I recently read the picture book When I heard the learn'd astronomer. I thought it was a beautifully illustrated book with big pictures children can enjoy. I enjoyed the poem by Walt Whitman but am really lost as how to use this book with children. I don't think young children while appreciate and understand the poem and might get restless and bored while reading it. I really love the illustrations in this book.
Monday, July 21, 2008
When I heard the learn'd astronomer By Walt Whitman
Posted by Melissa Bailey at 8:18 PM
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M Dog,
Imma have to agree with you on that. The book was composed of great illustrations on every picture and the words set the mood correctly for the book, but I'm clueless as well on how to present this to young children.
I agree. I don't think this is the best book to present to young children because they won't appreciate the value of this story and what it is trying to portray. The pictures along with the poem tell a very beautiful story, but children at a young age probably wouldn't understand it.
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