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Spring Blossoms

by Carole GERBER
illus. by Leslie Evans. 32p. Charlesbridge. 2013. RTE $16.95. ISBN 978-1-58089-412-8; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-60734-594-7. LC 2012000791.
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PreS-K—An ode to the beauty of the season, this book is a catalogue of flowering trees that will charm children. Written in rhyming couplets, Gerber's spare text leaves plenty of room on the page for Evans's luscious bursts of color, including all the fresh pinks and greens one would witness on a fine spring day. Information is embedded in the poetry, such as the fact that some trees contain both male and female flowers: "White pine's male flowers, small and yellow,/grow in clusters near branch tips./Female flowers bloom weeks later./They're tinged with red, like slender lips." Back matter and clearly labeled illustrations help to make this a unique contribution to informational literature. Given the new Common Core priorities, this book is real plus.—Gloria Koster, West School, New Canaan, CT
Reviewed by Gloria Koster , Aug 01, 2013

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