# Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold - Hardcover

by **Joyce Sidman** (Author), **Rick Allen** (Illustrator)

In this outstanding picture book collection of poems by Newbery Honor-winning poet, Joyce Sidman (_Song of the Water Boatman_, _Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night_)**,** discover how animals stay alive in the wintertime and learn about their secret lives happening under the snow. Paired with stunning linoleum print illustrations by Rick Allen, that celebrate nature's beauty and power.  

### Author Biography

The Newbery Honor Award winner **Joyce Sidman** is simply one of the best poets writing for children today. For her body of work, she recently won the Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. She lives in Wayzata, Minnesota, where she has grown to know the cold. **joycesidman.com** **Rick Allen** endures the winter by pressing original linoleum cuts, curious wood engravings, and other printed ephemera in collaboration with his wife and creative partner, Marian Lansky, and their assistant, Janelle Miller. **kenspeckleletterpress.com**

**Number of Pages:** 32

**Dimensions:** 0.4 x 11.1 x 9.5 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** November 04, 2014

**Award:** Children's Book Committee Award (2015)

**Award:** Minnesota Book Award (2015)

**Award:** Rhode Island Children's Book Awards (2016)

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 6.1

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 19.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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