Robert Heidbreder

"The conductor walks onto the stage, and the animal orchestra awaits his cue. ALLEGRO! Quickly, swiftly -- race, run, fly! ADAGIO! Slowly, smoothly - a steady pace. STACCATO! Popping, hopping, bouncing, bounding. The animals move and dance and bend to the music -- racing and gliding and twirling -- until the final soft chords ... PIANISSIMO! Quietly, softly -- sleep, dream ... This energetic and spirited interpretation of the universal musical terms...

What do you see when you look up at the sky? Children's poet, Robert Heidbreder, shares thirty memorable poems that capture the magic and beauty of all the wonderful things kids can see when they gaze at the sky. Gorgeous illustrations by artist and naturalist Emily Dove depict a diverse cast of children playing and cheering under a sky filled with birds and balloons, snow and shooting stars, sunflowers and falling leaves, and helicopters and kites....