Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening

Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening

NOTE: Age Range: 4 - 8 years; Grade Level: Preschool - 3Ever since it was published in 1978, the picture-book presentation of Robert Frost's poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" has been an enduring favorite. For this special edition with a new design, trim size, and three new spreads, Susan Jeffers has added more detail and subtle color to her sweeping backgrounds of frosty New England scenes. There are more animals to find among the trees, and the kindly figure with his "promises to keep" exudes warmth as he stops to appreciate the quiet delights of winter. The handsome new vellum jacket will attract new and old fans as it evokes a frost-covered windowpane. This celebration of a season makes an ideal holiday gift for a child, a teacher, or a host.Robert Frost (1874-1963) is one of America's most celebrated poets and a four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Susan Jeffers is the illustrator of such distinguished picture books as Three Jovial Huntsmen, a Caldecott Honor Book; Rachel Field's Hitty; and the ABBY Award-winning Brother Eagle, Sister Sky, which was also a New York Times best-seller.From Publishers WeeklyRobert Frost's Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening with Susan Jeffers's 1978 illustrations plays up a festive family atmosphere. Jeffers warms the snowy b&w scenes by accenting coats, blankets and birds with muted colors. A frosty vellum cover evokes a wintry feel.Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.About the AuthorRobert Lee Frost was born in San Francisco in 1874. When he was ten, his father died and he and his mother moved to New England. He attended school at Dartmouth and Harvard, worked in a mill, taught, and took up farming, before he moved to England, where his first books of poetry,A Boy?s Will (1913) andNorth of Boston (1914), were published.North of Boston brought him recognition as the preeminent voice of New England and as one of America?s major poets. In 1915 he returned to the United States and settled on a farm in New Hampshire. Four volumes of his poetry,New Hampshire (1923),Collected Poems (1930),A Further Range (1936), andA Witness Tree (1942) were all awarded the Pulitzer Prize. He died in 1963.Susan Jeffers is the illustrator of such distinguished picture books asThree Jovial Huntsmen, a Caldecott Honor book;Rachel Field's Hitty; and the ABBY Award-winningBrother Eagle, Sister Sky, which was also aNew York Times besteller. She lives in New York.Excerpt.