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Cast Away: Poems of Our Time

Naomi Shihab Nye

Cast Away: Poems of Our Time

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  • Poetry - rhyme, rhythm and rap
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Average rating

5 out 5

3 reviews

"How much have you thrown away in your lifetime already? Do you ever think about it? Where does this plethora of leavings come from? How long does it take you, even one little you, to fill the can by your desk?" National Book Award Finalist, Young People’s Poet Laureate, and devoted trash-picker-upper Naomi Shihab Nye explores these questions and more in this original collection of poetry that features more than eighty new poems

Reviews

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I thought all the poems in this book were excellent I would really recommend this. I also think that Naomi Shihab Nye Is an amazing author.

Principal Fifi Sunshine 23.08.2021

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It was very enjoyable i particularly like the way it talked about climate change and how it is affecting us

Count Jazzy Bojangles 05.08.2021

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I loved it

Anonymous 17.07.2021

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