Kindle The Northland beckons yoga

Beautiful story and wonderful illustrations throughout the book Hardcover The Northland Beckons by Sandra Hisakuni is a book filled with haikus and an explanation of the sights and sounds the author has encountered During visits to Ontario Canada Hisakuni and her children saw many animals that she describes first with a haiku and then in a text detailing the experience The text after the haikus is filled with biological ecological and other scientific information Her daughter Sofia Hisakuni illustrates her memories of flying fowl and curious wildlife and Hisakuni shares one of her daughter s award winning haikus After the story Hisakuni expresses her love of Japanese poetry and scenery and compares the nature in that country to their family vacation to Canada. Book the northland beckons series Sandra Hisakuni s vision of the Canadian landscape will capture your interest and her short poems bring you to the area she describes even if you haven t visited it The rhythm runs like silk over your ears as it is read aloud and delivered in a peaceful atmosphere If you read only the haikus in the book to children at bedtime the tranquility in the lines would ease them into a gentle slumber as they stared at the colorful pages Adults will enjoy the depictions of wildlife and the visions the words conjure as they read the book Sofia Hisakuni and her mother have lived in Japan and they searched for natural beauty when they returned to North America The book is their way of sharing their awe inspiring adventure Lovely words and images await you in The Northland Beckons Hardcover