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56 pp.
| Scholastic |
October, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-439-35791-8$16.95
(2)
4-6
Illustrated by
Brian Selznick.
This movingly illustrated picture book biography focuses on the Civil War years. In well-crafted prose, Kerley stresses the poet's love of words and his compassion for the common people. Selznick extends the text with glorious colored-pencil drawings. The quoted lines are carefully chosen, and more complete versions of the poems are included in the back matter. Bib.
Reviewer: Kathleen Isaacs
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2004