BIBLIOGRAPHY
Florian, Douglas. 2007. Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars: Space Poems and Paintings. Orlando, Florida. ISBN 9780152053727
PLOT SUMMARY
Douglas Florian created a whimsical collection of celestial themed poems that transport the reader to another galaxy. The book is a blend of colorful illustrations and educational poems that touch on everything from constellations, to planets, to space exploration. The factual poems cover twenty topics and flow beautifully with the detailed pictures on each page.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
Artist and poet Douglas Florian defies gravity by putting space into the hands of the reader. He used brown paper bags as his canvas along with a variety of techniques to create a picture (paint, multimedia, and rubber stamps). Different patterns, shapes, and colors combine to create complete images throughout the book. Florian’s fact based poems were meticulously depicted in a way that was relatable to the text and pleasing to the eye.
REVIEW EXCERPT(S)
Moving from universe to galaxy to sun, planets to constellations and "the great beyond," Florian sums up the heavens in twenty snappy rhymes. Variants of flame-orange and blues predominate in the full-spread paintings, which incorporate collage-like accents. With its gorgeous palette, sweeping vistas, and ingenious effects (including occasional die-cut holes), this is an expansive and illuminating view of the subject. Bib., glos. Copyright 2007 of The Horn Book, Inc
CONNECTIONS
This book would be a great addition to any science unit on the study of space.
It could be used as a springboard to invite students to compose their own galactic poetry or create a poem as a class and then collaborate on illustrations to go with each part/stanza.
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