{"id":121,"date":"2020-07-29T19:33:08","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T23:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/patriciamaurice\/?p=121"},"modified":"2020-07-29T19:36:34","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T23:36:34","slug":"poems-to-grow-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/patriciamaurice\/2020\/07\/29\/poems-to-grow-by\/","title":{"rendered":"Poems to Grow By"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>My new book of children&#8217;s poems is published and now available from Lulu.com<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-126\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/patriciamaurice\/files\/2020\/07\/poembookfrontcover-222x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/patriciamaurice\/files\/2020\/07\/poembookfrontcover-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/patriciamaurice\/files\/2020\/07\/poembookfrontcover-757x1024.jpg 757w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/patriciamaurice\/files\/2020\/07\/poembookfrontcover-768x1039.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/patriciamaurice\/files\/2020\/07\/poembookfrontcover.jpg 999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Poems to Grow By is a collection of 48 children&#8217;s poems written and illustrated by the author over a 50-year time period, beginning when she was only 8-10 years old. Written by a female Professor Emeritus of Environmental Geology at the University of Notre Dame (Indiana, USA), the collection includes many environmental, science, and travel-themed poems, as well as poems focusing on family and fun. Written for children of all ages, the poems are whimsical, thought-provoking, and inspirational. The book is divided into five sections: Ever a Child, Near and Far, Nature&#8217;s Mystery, The Rhyme&#8217;s the Thing, and Wise and Foolish Poems. In addition to simple illustrations, the collection includes many photographs taken over the course of the author&#8217;s travels near and far. This is a book designed for generations of poetry lovers to read and enjoy together. It is a celebration of science, music, literature, art, and family, and of the amazingly beautiful, diverse world in which we live.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-127\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/patriciamaurice\/files\/2020\/07\/poemsfigure-1-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/patriciamaurice\/files\/2020\/07\/poemsfigure-1-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/patriciamaurice\/files\/2020\/07\/poemsfigure-1-1024x795.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/patriciamaurice\/files\/2020\/07\/poemsfigure-1-768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/patriciamaurice\/files\/2020\/07\/poemsfigure-1-1536x1193.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/patriciamaurice\/files\/2020\/07\/poemsfigure-1.jpg 1738w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; My new book of children&#8217;s poems is published and now available from Lulu.com &nbsp; Poems to Grow By is a collection of 48 children&#8217;s poems written and illustrated by the author over a 50-year time period, beginning when she was only 8-10 years old. Written by a female Professor Emeritus of Environmental Geology at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2760,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/patriciamaurice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/patriciamaurice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/patriciamaurice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/patriciamaurice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2760"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/patriciamaurice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/patriciamaurice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":130,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/patriciamaurice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121\/revisions\/130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/patriciamaurice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/patriciamaurice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/patriciamaurice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}