
Poems in the attic
Family stories
Human-narrated audio
Summary
A young girl learns much about her mother as she reads a collection of poems, written before she was born, that capture her mother's memories of living around the world and growing up as a child of an Air Force… serviceperson. Includes author's note, list of Air Force bases, and explanation of the free verse and tanka poetry forms used. Grades 3-6. 2015.