Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night

Name: Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Joyce Sidman
ISBN: 9781490639031

Author: Joyce Sidman

Narrator: Myra Lucretia Taylor

Unabridged: 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/13/2014

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography

Synopsis

Acclaimed author Joyce Sidman has received multiple awards for her books of poetry, including a Caldecott Honor for Red Sings from Treetops. Itself a Newbery Honor Book, Dark Emperor & Other Poems of the Night features several spellbinding poems about "the feast of sound and spark" that awakens with the raccoons, snails, owls, and crickets each night after sunset. "In Sidman's delicious poems, darkness is the norm, and there's nothing to fear but the rising sun."-Publishers Weekly

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rod on January 22, 2025

Boring poems about nocturnal animals. Each poem is accompanied by a somewhat interesting prose paragraph of factoids about the animal or thing being feted in verse. The art is a nice block-print sort, though I wonder if children might find it a bit dark and creepy. FOR REFERENCE: Contents: Welcome To T......more

Goodreads review by Edward on August 13, 2010

A stunningly illustrated, excellent collection of poems about creatures of the night......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on December 04, 2011

1.Poetry 2. This poetry collection by Joyce Sidman is a beautiful description of the night through the plants and animals that call it home. The poems are a tribute to nocturnal creatures like the owl, the snail, and the cricket. Even plants like trees and mushrooms are highlighted as they move and g......more

Goodreads review by Tara on September 24, 2021

Nice poems and also very educational and informative.......more