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Lasso the Wind Aurelia’s Verses and other Poems

Artist: Susan Tooke
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing
SKU: NB1056

$24.95

George Elliot Clarke started writing poems for his daughter the day she was born.Tooke, a three-time winner of the Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award for Excellence in Illustration, aprroached Clarke (Regarding their collaboration).For this 24-page hardcover book, she has created bold and graphic collaged images, ranging from a grim image of imprisoned families to a whimsical vision of a dragon at a picnic to endearing pictures of Aurealia as a baby.This book is aimed at kids aged seven to fourteen and the birthday poems end at age nine because they “have a particular sequential feel” says Clarke, a Windsor born, prize winningpoet laureate of Toronto and teaches Canadian literature at the University of Toronto

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Description

Can you lasso the wind?

Can you whip it a-gale?

Can you make oceans bend

To cradle each lost whale?

Lasso the Wind is the first collection of children’s poetry by renowned poet and playwright George Elliott Clarke. By turns absurd, witty, playful, and profound, Clarke’s poems speak to the vivid wonder, the bright joys, and the secret pains of growing up in this world.

With bold and contemporary illustrations by Susan Tooke, Lasso the Wind is a masterpiece.

Additional information

Weight442 g
Dimensions8.25 × 9.25 in
Binding

Hardcover

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Date Published

November 5 2013

Awards this title has won

Atlantic Book Awards, Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award for Excellence in Illustration Shortlisted Libris Award for Best Canadian Children's Picture Book Shortlisted Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Awards (English Fiction)

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ACTIVE TITLE

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ACTIVE TITLE

No of Pages

64

ISBN

9781771080507