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Arnold Adoff (July 16, 1935, in Bronx, New York – May 7, 2021, in Yellow Springs, Ohio) was an American children's writer. In 1988, the National Council of Teachers of English gave Adoff the Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. He has said, "I will always try to turn sights and sounds into words.
The poetry is formatted in eye-catching designs that encourage effective reading, whether by adults or by middle-graders who will be able to handle this themselves." [1] School Library Journal wrote "While the meanings are readily accessible, it will take sophisticated readers to read these poems alone. ... These poems would be best read aloud ...
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“Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” — A. A. Milne
She met poet Arnold Adoff while living in New York City, [7] and married him in 1960. The two later returned with their children to live on the farm where Hamilton was raised. [3] Adoff supported the family by working as a teacher, so Hamilton spent her time writing and had two children. In 1967, Zeely was published, the first of more than 40 ...
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The work is in ternary form, with the music of the opening returning at the end, with Fand's love-song in between. The opening is a shimmering theme played by woodwind, two harps and divided upper strings, with the lower strings playing a rising and falling theme illustrative of the swell of the sea.
“Give a little love to a child, and you get a great deal back.” — John Ruskin “The family you come from isn't as important as the family you're going to have.”