Awesome Earth: Concrete Poems Celebrate Caves, Canyons, and Other Fascinating Landforms

Fun, accessible concrete poems and bold, vibrant artwork celebrate the many shapes and forms of our planet Earth. Perfect for National Poetry Month and Earth Day!

The Earth’s crust shakes, water swells, lava flows, and glaciers advance. In this ingenious picture book, the landforms created by Earth's powerful forces are examined through compelling concrete poetry. From canyons to volcanos, archipelagoes to hoodoos, take a tour of the many fascinating forms and features of our awesome planet.

Rich back matter includes more about landforms, a glossary, and additional resources for readers, caregivers, and educators.

"This rocks." - Kirkus Reviews

"The poems are exceptional...truly a poetry-geography STEM gem!" - Heidi Bee Roemer, author of Peekity Boo, What YOU Can Do and host of S.T.E.A.M. Powered Poetry

"Playfully informational. Poetry and art combine to create an upbeat spin through Earth’s forms." - Publishers Weekly

"Digitally enhanced mixed-media artwork beautifully supports and extends the text. A welcome addition to science or poetry units." - Booklist (starred review)

"With her signature wordplay and deep curiosity about the natural world, Joan invites readers on an awe-inspiring journey through Earth's most breathtaking landscapes!" - Georgia Heard, author of Welcome to the Wonder House; NCTE Excellence in Poetry for Children Award-winner

"This book inspires awed ‘wow’ on every page. Precise yet playful words combined with bold and brilliant art bring our vast, fantastic world down to earth…and into our hands." - Lee Wardlaw, author of Won Ton - A Cat Tale Told in Haiku; Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award-winner

"The imagery of the words is beautifully reflected in the dramatic illustrations."

"Fun to read and loaded with fascinating information, Awesome Earth is Graham's valentine to the planet.... Marvelous." - Jama Kim Rattigan, author of Dumpling Soup; host of Jama's Alphabet Soup blog

"There is so much to love here. All the fun word play is supplemented by wonderful back matter explaining more that appealed greatly to the educator in me (as well as the lifelong learner)."

"A welcome addition to the world of science and children's poetry." - Dr. Patricia Stohr-Hunt, Chair, Education Dept., University of Richmond, VA;President, VA Assoc. of College and Teacher Educators (VACTE);host of Miss Rumphius Effect blog

"An excellent introduction to our awesome planet for novice geographers and poets alike."

- School Library Journal

"This collection of poems makes us fall in love with our planet all over again . . . fabulous."

"Describe[s] the Earth and its features in a succinct way that is easy for children to digest and rare to find in books about geography . . . It is really fun to have both the meaning of the words and the visual look of the words on the page support each other."