The Emily Sonnets: The Life of Emily Dickinson [Hardcover]

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Category: Books (Juvenile Nonfiction)
Author: Yolen, Jane
Author: Yolen, Jane
ISBN-10: 1568462158
ISBN-10: 1568462158
ISBN-13: 9781568462158
ISBN-13: 9781568462158
Publisher: Creative Editions
Publisher: Creative Editions
Pages: 40
Pages: 40
Binding: Hardcover
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: 01-Feb-2012
Pub Date: 01-Feb-2012
SKU: 1568462158-11-SPLV
SKU: 1568462158-11-SPLV
Item ID: 100550908
List Price: $19.99

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She was quiet and fiercely private. She was bold and fiercely creative. And it wasn't until after her death that the world came to know her genius. In The Emily Sonnets, Jane Yolen's beautiful sonnets and insightful biographical notes spotlight Emily Dickinson's schooling, seclusion, and the slant rhymes for which she became famous, while Gary Kelley's captivating artwork portrays the poet's 19th-century Massachusetts world, including her family, faith, and fears.Jane Yolen, the Hans Christian Andersen of America, has written a range of fiction and nonfiction books for readers of all ages, with a list of publications that includes the Caldecott Medal-winningOwl Moon.

Gary Kelley's artwork has appeared in numerous illustrated books, in such periodicals asThe New YorkerandRolling Stone, and can be seen in Barnes & Noble's bookstore murals.