Welcome to the Sea of Sand
Book Review:
Welcome to the Sea of Sand is a poetry book about the beauty
and serenity of the desert. Author Jane Yolen focuses the reader to
see beyond a broad view of the term 'desert,' and invites the reader
to look closely at the animals and plants that live in our Southwest
lands. Yolen tells about a wide diversity of animals such as the mountain
lion, rams, kangaroo rats, tarantulas, and coyotes. She also allows
the mind to visualize the desert through phrases such as "wash of blue
sky" and "desert surprise landscape after rain." This book's repeated
use of words and rhyming make for an interesting and fun approach to
learning while reading this book to children.
Illustrator Laura Regan captures the landscape - what one would see
if looking at the desert from a far, or if one wanted to look at details.
The pictures reach out to make the reader feel part of the scenic desert
setting.
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