the poor old hippopotamus‚ to cover his hide – once we decide exactly how big his bottomus.” This short‚ humorous poem from Where the Sidewalk Ends is one of the many unique and entertaining works of Shel Silverstein‚ a poet‚ author‚ artist and musician. As a child‚ I grew up reading books by Silverstein‚ including A Light in the Attic and The Giving Tree. I was excited to set out to find information about one of the authors that shaped my love for books at an early age. In order to find sources‚ I
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Shel Silverstein‚ the author of The Giving Tree‚ has won the Quilt award for children’s l illustrated books which people can’t get anymore. The book The Giving Tree is an amazing book for children and has a great author to. While the book has several themes‚ the best one would be the theme of greed because this is shown through the book‚ it’s also one that can help your children in the future. The strongest theme in The Giving Tree would be greed since this goes through most of the book. Let’s start
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Sheldon Silverstein wrote many great poems‚ so I decided to analyze two of best: ‘A Light in the Attic’ and ‘Where the Sidewalk Ends’. These poems are one of the biggest icons in children’s literature and made Silverstein one of the most recognized children’s authors in history. Also‚ these two poems have been considered best-sellers for New York Times in multiple years. Both of these poems have changed the face of children’s literature in many ways. ‘A Light in the Attic’ seems like a poem that
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The Unique Technique of Shel Silverstein Shel Silverstein is best known for his collection of children’s poetry in both “Where the Sidewalk Ends‚” and “A Light in the Attic.” He is also known for his classic children’s story “The Giving Tree” which raises many questions on the message of kindness and generosity that it sends to children who read the story (Spitz). Although some people may have a bias opinion towards Silverstein and his very simple yet appealing poetry‚ he still lives on as an
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Allegory in The Giving Tree The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein is an allegory about unrestricted love. This children’s story begins with a tree and a young boy. The tree provides a place for the boy to play and is happy. However‚ as he grows‚ the boy begins to need more and the tree happily provides everything‚ overtime giving away its leaves‚ apples‚ branches‚ and trunk. In the end‚ all that is left is a stump which provides a seat for the boy who has now grown into an old man. The tree loves
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Shel Silverstein was born in Chicago‚ Illinois 1932 and died May 10‚ 1999 from a heart attack. Shel Silverstein was a well know and well liked author/poet. Silverstein noticed his talents when he was twelve years old. When most boys are playing sports and chasing girls‚ Shel was at home writing and drawing original pieces. His talents were well developed by the time he served in the US Armed Forces during the 1950’s. While in the military he was a cartoonist for the Pacific Edition of the military
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The story‚ “The Giving Tree‚” is a book written by Shel Silverstein that is about the relationship between a tree and a boy. In the beginning of the story‚ the boy and the tree spend a lot of time together having fun. For example‚ they would play hide and seek‚ the boy would play on the branches‚ and the boy would play king of the forest with the leaves of the tree. The tree would be very happy because she was interacting with the boy. Throughout the story‚ the boy would spend less and less time
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American Literature 3/28/10 The Giving Tree Shel Silverstein‚ an extremely gifted and versatile author‚ wrote and illustrated "The Giving Tree". Readers of all ages have enjoyed this story since its publication in 1964. It portrays the gift of giving and to love and be loved in return. While "The Giving Tree" generated a lot of controversy upon its publication‚ having been a child and now being a mother‚ I see the tree representing a mother ’s unconditional and self sacrificing love
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Something” Silverstein once said “If you want to find out what a writer or a cartoonist feels‚ look at his work. That’s enough.”("Shel Silverstein Quotes"‚ 2010‚ p. 1). This quotes describes Silverstein because he developed a style of writing unique to himself. Silverstein explored a variety of writing genres throughout his lifetime. Another way that Silverstein contributed was that in his writings he taught children themes that would help them in their adult life. Shel Silverstein was a poet who
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Exploring the work of poet Sheldon Allan Silverstein‚ Shel‚ was an American poet‚ singer‚ songwriter‚ cartoonist‚ screenwriter‚ and author of children’s books. Mr. Shel Silverstein was born September 25‚ 1930 in Chicago‚ Illinois. Not much is known about Mr. Silverstein’s younger life except for the fact that he started to write at the age of twelve‚ but at the age of 20 he enlisted in the U.S. Army‚ in 1950‚ and served in the Korea and Japan. While there he became a cartoonist for the stars
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