By sixth grade I was writing my social studies reports in verse. We had to do a project on New York State manufacturing products. It was my first literary love. I suspect it will be my last. Students don't forget what they learn through strong visual images and emotionally-charged words of poetry.
Poetry dramatizes a science theme on endangered species and makes it unforgettable.
To work with them is my privilege and my joy. Jane Yolen celebrates nature and the seasons in her poetry. She is a sensitive observer of places and people in all kinds of weather. Look at the panoramic photographs, taken by her son Jason, to see an entire mountainside with skiers in Snow, Snow . She captures other season and weather scenes in Once Upon Ice and Water Music .