Climbing the Volcano
A Journey in Haiku
Candlewick Press · Print & ebook · January 9, 2024
Through haiku, a young boy narrates his family’s invigorating hike to the peak of Oregon’s South Sister volcano.
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- Who it’s for
- A family’s volcano hike becomes a child’s haiku-shaped invitation to notice the natural world.
- Themes
- Wonder in nature, Family outdoor adventure, Finding a voice through poetry
- Genres
- Poetry, Environment & Conservation, Camping & Outdoor Adventures
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Through haiku, a young boy narrates his family’s invigorating hike to the peak of Oregon’s South Sister volcano. For centuries, haiku has offered meditation on the grace and majesty of nature. In Climbing the Volcano, old meets new as a young protagonist uses the poetic form to voice his wonder.
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Trekking uphill, the family encounters tiny toads, colorful butterflies, soaring birds of prey, and so much more to see, do, and feel. dormant volcano— but at sunrise each day it blazes Climbing the Volcano is a call to adventure in the natural world, and a wonderful introduction to poetic forms. Young readers will be inspired to summit their own peaks and to find their own voices to share what they discover there. Whether you live in the shadow of a volcano, amid sprawling flatlands, or anywhere in between, Climbing the Volcano invites you to get out there and explore. Jennifer K. Mann’s breezy, childlike artwork harmonizes with Curtis Manley’s poetry to detail this mesmerizing Pacific Northwest journey. A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection An Evanston Public Library Blueberry Honor Book
Wonder in Each Step
A family’s volcano hike becomes a child’s haiku-shaped invitation to notice the natural world.
Come here for
- Nature observed in compact, vivid haiku
- The pleasures of a family hiking adventure
Expect
- A young narrator’s wonder at the sights along the climb
- Poetry paired with breezy, childlike artwork
Where it sits
| Camping & Outdoor Adventures | 65% |
|---|---|
| Poetry | 56% |
| Environment & Conservation | 48% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Nature & Wildlife
- Camping & Outdoor Adventures
- Poetry
- Authors
- Curtis Manley
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- January 9, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Wonder in nature · Family outdoor adventure · Finding a voice through poetry
- Reading lane
- Nature & Wildlife