This title is aimed at children aged 8 years and upwards. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American educator and poet and was one of the five Fireside Poets. This work includes a considered introduction that offers a substantial overview of the poet's life, which will help readers understand this remarkable writer. The poems are accompanied by commentary and illustrations that younger readers will love. Schoonmaker's careful selection and meticulous editing and Wallace's luminous, full-colour paintings make for an enthralling introduction to Longfellow and his work.

 

This book is part of a book series called Poetry For Young People .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Sterling Juvenile .

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was the most famous American poet of his time. Best known for long narrative works and the classic "Paul Revere's Ride," he was a modern languages professor at Bowdoin College and Harvard College, as well as the first American to translate Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy . Frances Schoonmaker is a professor in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Teacher's College, Columbia University. She has taught and lectured in China, Japan, Mexico, England, and India, and served as the head of the teacher education initiative for the Teachers College/UNICEF Afghanistan Project. Academic editor Frances Schoonmaker is a professor in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Teacher's College, Columbia University. She has taught and lectured in China, Japan, Mexico, England and India, and served as the head of the teacher-education initiative for the Teachers College/UNICEF Afghanistan Project. Illustrator Chad Wallace creates detailed paintings with a focus on wildlife, people and landscapes. He lives in Amawalk, New York.