Poems In The Attic By Nikki Grimes

During a visit to her grandma s house a young girl discovers a box of poems in the attic poems written by her mother when she was growing up.

Poems in the attic by nikki grimes.

Poems in the attic is rich with figurative language that tugs at the reader s heartstrings while simultaneously inspiring their sense of adventure. Her mother s family often moved around the united states and the world because her father was in the air force. Class clown by nikki grimes duration. Each subsequent set of pages pairs a poem written by the girl with one by her mama.

Son of promise child of hope 2008 which was a new york times bestseller and a naacp image award winner. Rainbow reads 1 397 views. On the adventurous side one poem from the daughter s perspective she says grandma sings me to sleep with one of mama s poems i dream of skies my mother s eyes have seen. Reading the poems introduces the girl to the many interesting places her mother lived because of her father s military career.

Grimes is the author of numerous award winning books for children and young adults including garvey s choice 2016 poems in the attic 2015 and barack obama. Poems in the attic by nikki grimes britney ochoa. This is the story of a young girl who discovers a box of poems in her grandma s attic. Unsubscribe from britney ochoa.

During a visit to grandma s a seven year old girl discovers a stash of poems in the attic written by her mother as a child. Free shipping on qualifying offers. The poems act as a journal of sorts written by her mother when she was growing up.