The Horn Book Guide

LITERATURE

Schmidt, Gary D., Editor

Robert Frost

48 pp. | Sterling | March, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4549-0288-1 $14.95
Reissue (1994)

(3) 4-6 Poetry for Young People series. Illustrated by Henri Sorensen. After an introduction that emphasizes Frost's New England roots, his early struggles to support himself and his family, and the universality of his poems, Schmidt presents twenty-nine Frost favorites, divided into sections by the four seasons; each has a brief explanatory note providing context and aiding readers' engagement with the poem. Like Frost's poetry, Sorensen's earthy paintings evoke the natural world. Ind.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen