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    Our Big Home: An Earth Poem
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    Our Big Home: An Earth Poem

    By Linda Glaser and Elisa Kleven

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    Young children usually think of their home as the structure in which they live. In Our Big Home, the author and illustrator present a much larger vision of home as the planet Earth. Linda Glaser's beautiful poem is a wonderful way to gently lead children toward the all-important understanding of caring for our environment. In her lyrical, child-oriented style, she presents the idea that our big home is shared not only with all people but with all plants and animals as well. She shows that we share the air, the water, the soil, and other elements that affect and sustain all of us who live on Earth. Elisa Kleven's vibrant art enhances the concept as she takes young readers to an African plain, a Caribbean island, a South American mountain, and around the world to see people and animals reveling in the beauty and abundance of our shared home.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner Publishing
    Release dateAug 1, 2011
    ISBN9780761384458
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    Our Big Home: An Earth Poem
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    Linda Glaser

    <p>Linda Glaser's grandparents emigrated from eastern Europe in the late 1800's to New York City, where they first saw the huge statue.Also the author of the immigrant novel, BRIDGE TO AMERICA, Ms. Glaser lives in Duluth, MN.</p>

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    • 4/5
      This book is a free verse poem showing children that we all live on the same earth and have so much in common. There are beautiful illustrations showing children of many diverse backgrounds and levels of ability living together harmoniously. Many cultures and families are represented.