Contains a collection of poems related to the changing seasons. With its blend of poetic brilliance and exquisite art, the Poetry for Young People series has won the admiration of critics, educators, children, and parents alike. Every breathtaking volume in this celebrated best-selling collection features an introduction to each poem, full-page images, annotations that define unfamiliar vocabulary, and fascinating biographical information. John N Serio, editor of Poetry for Young People: Wallace Stevens, and Robert Crockett, illustrator of Poetry for Young People: William Carlos Williams have combined talents to create an absolutely charming and appealing anthology--and one that teachers will joyfully welcome in the classroom, parents to their homes, and children to their reading and listening enjoyment. With works by such poets as Shakespeare, Langston Hughes, E.E. Cummings, and Nikki Giovanni, plus a Haiku for every season, it spans the year exquisitely. The superb, yet always child-friendly, images make this a volume not to be missed.

Includes index.

Poems of summer -- Poems of autumn -- Poems of winter -- Poems of spring -- Index.