{"product_id":"traveling-the-blue-road-poems-of-the-sea","title":"Traveling the Blue Road: Poems of the Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTraveling the Blue Road\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a carefully curated collection of kid-friendly poetry about the ever inspiring subject of the ocean. Themes include pilgrimages, migration, culture, and more.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrepare to be inspired by the sea with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTraveling the Blue Road\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. This book is packed with\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egorgeous illustrations\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat surround a collection of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epoetry for children\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eon the themes of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ecourage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ebeauty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epromise of sea voyages\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompiled and edited by award-winning poet Lee Bennett Hopkins, the poems describe how the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003esea has historically shone as a metaphor for both hope and despair\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and served as a pathway for\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epeople searching for new life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTraveling the Blue Road\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e includes poems about the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003epilgrims\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecoming to the New World, the Mariel boatlift, the Vietnamese boat people, a Dutch slave ship, the current \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003emigration\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003esituation in the Mediterranean, and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003evoyage\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSt. Louis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContributing poets include Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Paul B. Janeczko, J. Patrick Lewis, Allan Wolf, Marilyn Nelson, Denver Butson, Georgia Heard, Jane Yolen, Naomi Shihab Nye, and G. Neri, and Margarita Engle, the\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erecently named Young People's Poet Laureate\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNamed one of Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year, 2018\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e**Previous Library Copy**\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Better Oft Read","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43481379405875,"sku":null,"price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4085\/0227\/files\/DSCN4083.jpg?v=1773066843","url":"https:\/\/betteroftread.com\/products\/traveling-the-blue-road-poems-of-the-sea","provider":"Better Oft Read","version":"1.0","type":"link"}