Mother Earth/Father Sky: Poems of Our Planet »

JaneYolen lives in Massachusetts.

John Schoenherr lives in New Jersey.

In this sweeping anthology for young readers, Yolen has collected poems of C.S. Lewis, Joseph Langland, William Stafford, Christina Rossetti, and others who have paid tribute to our fragile world. Here are 35 voices that cry with joy, grief, and hope for the earth. Illustrations.

Children's Literature

In this splendid anthology for young readers, award-winning author Jane Yolen has collected poems about the earth's blessings and sacrifices from thirty-five poets including C.S. Lewis, William Stafford, Joseph Langland, and Christina Rossetti. The inspirational poems in this collection focus on the wonders and joys of the earth, as well as the fragility of nature's environment. Young readers will treasure this moving tribute to our beautiful planet.