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Cataract Of Lodore

At the request of his children, the author creates a descriptive poem evoking the sound and feel of water that flows on its way to a famous waterfall at Lodore in England.

Hardcover: 1 pages

Publisher: Henry Holth & Co (J); 1st edition (May 1992)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0805019456

ISBN-13: 978-0805019452

Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 9.5 x 11.2 inches

Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Best Sellers Rank: #1,070,134 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1638 in Books > Literature & Fiction > British & Irish > Poetry #3180 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Poetry > Regional & Cultural > European #166178 in Books > Children's Books

This is a wonderful book to introduce poetry to young people. Although the poem was written almost 200 years ago, it is still a delight to read. The illustrations provide beautiful support to the poetry. Both the poem and the illustrations will be enjoyed by children of all ages.

Of course, poetry is all words and pictures in your mind... but my opinion is that young children will have trouble with this book simply because it uses words like "moreover," "anon," "laureate," "vocation," and many others that most adults would have to look up in a dictionary to fully understand. One deliciously clever part of this book is that the text changes as the water flows over a waterfall. (You have to turn the book to read it, as the waterfall goes across the pages from left to right and the words are turned sideways to follow the flow! If you're looking for a beautifully descriptive poem with lots of old English language, this is perfect. The illustrations are lovely and the poem itself is wonderful... but children may need quite a bit of explanation and assistance if they were to read or listen to this book. As a teacher, I'd say a practical use might be to give sections of this poem to children (older grades) and have them practice their context clue and dictionary skills to figure out what the words mean.

fabulous book. it is going to a friend who is getting married at the Lodore Falls hotel in the summer. Many thanks

I've given it to my granddaughter for her daughter and I know it will get used a lot by others.

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