- Library Binding: 29 pages
- Publisher: Landmark Editions (September 1990)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0933849273
- ISBN-13: 978-0933849273
- Product Dimensions: 28.4 x 21.8 x 0.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 494 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Book Description
The First Place Award Winner for The 1989 National Written & Illustrated By...Contest for Students, this is a lyrical blend of poetry and photographs.
This outstanding book of poetry offers a wide range of sensitive insights, thought-provoking ideas, and amusing whimsies.
A lovely book to be savored and enjoyed again and again.
About the Author
At sixteen years of age, Amity Gaige wrote and photographhed WE ARE A THUNDERSTORM and won THE 1989 NATIONAL WRITTEN & ILLUSTRATED BY...AWARDS CONTEST FOR STUDENTS in the 14 to 19 age category.
Amity grew up in Reading, Pennsylvania, attended Brown University, and is currently in Mexico finishing work on a novel.
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This review is from: We Are a Thunderstorm (Library Binding)
Once in a blue moon, a person of tender years shows ability far beyond what one would expect. Mozart, for example, wrote brilliant music at the age of 5. The author of this work, only 16 when she put it together, is one such talent. Her poetry shows a wisdom and experience far beyond her years. Her photographs convey such feeling and depth, and complement her words beautifully. In the past decade, I have read this book over and over. Bits and pieces of the poems, and images from the photographs, come back to me often, and I will suddenly finding myself asking a friend if he or she has ever seen the book We Are A Thunderstorm, or if he or she has ever heard of Amity Gaige. And each time, it is an opportunity to share this marvelous work with others. I can't recommend it highly enough.
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5.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews) 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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A Delight for All Ages,
By Amy Taylor Santos - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: We Are a Thunderstorm (Library Binding)
Inspiring and thought provoking, this beautifully written and photographed work of poetic art is one to be treasured by young and old alike. If you have been turned off by poetry in the past, I strongly recommend you give it a second chance with this book. If you are a lover of poetry, this is an important addition to any collection. Each poem is brilliantly coupled with an equally moving photograph. I've been sharing this book with my literature courses (for future teachers) for years, and my students are always amazed to find that the author of this perspicacious book was only 16 at the time of publication. Truly, this book is a "must have" for any classroom or home where poetry is to be enjoyed.
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Incredible talent,
By Rev. William H. Carey - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: We Are a Thunderstorm (Library Binding)
Once in a blue moon, a person of tender years shows ability far beyond what one would expect. Mozart, for example, wrote brilliant music at the age of 5. The author of this work, only 16 when she put it together, is one such talent. Her poetry shows a wisdom and experience far beyond her years. Her photographs convey such feeling and depth, and complement her words beautifully. In the past decade, I have read this book over and over. Bits and pieces of the poems, and images from the photographs, come back to me often, and I will suddenly finding myself asking a friend if he or she has ever seen the book We Are A Thunderstorm, or if he or she has ever heard of Amity Gaige. And each time, it is an opportunity to share this marvelous work with others. I can't recommend it highly enough.
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