Bøger af Judy Young

Moonset is a collection of fine poems that intricately blends tones of the ordinary with the sublime, the workaday life with the beauties and wild swings of nature.Judy Young brushes these pages with artistic strokes, drawing for the reader visions both colorful and drab, lush and burdensome, and you see the world differently by having experienced her words and worlds.

In the mid-1800s, Minnow lives in one of the many native villages scattered across the plains. One day she meets Rose, who is traveling West with her family on a wagon train, and two different cultures come face to face with life-changing results. Illustrations.

There are places to walk in the wild wood, where ancient black walnut trees bow over a pleasant ridge road, and where the winter prelude to silent snows is as welcome a cover as the sod quilt of spring. Travel with these poems through hard times and sweet, a wind crow as your guide, where nostalgia is as thick as candle wax on your fingers as you turn these pages slowly.

"Poetry and expository text give readers an A-to-Z guide on how to prepare for outdoor hiking adventures. Topics include information on gear, clothing, and safety rules, along with recommended trails to travel. Front and back matter includes information on trail symbols and instructions on how to read a compass"--

In H is for Hook: A Fishing Alphabet, seasoned angler Judy Young tackles topics such as types of lures, where to fish, and what equipment you will need, along with the basics of cleaning, filleting, and cooking your final catch. And since every fisherman loves to brag about the "one that got away," she includes suggestions on how to capture your fishing memories through journals and photography. For anglers everywhere, reading H is for Hook is the next best thing to being at the end of a fishing pole waiting to land that big one.

Eduardo, a young boy living in present-day Ecuador, helps his father collect Brazil nuts from the Amazon rainforest. When poachers capture two tamarins Eduardo has befriended, he works to free them.

While traveling along the Oregon Trail, ten-year-old Cora and her newborn baby sister suffer the loss of their mother and are separated, but Cora stitches a book to tell the dark-eyed baby of their journey and family.

Judy Young (1940--2015) was a gifted but private poet. Over the years, she established provisional collections of her best work but refrained from seeking publication due to her trepidation with sharing her deeply personal poems with an audience. She found her voice in a collective group of creatives that included Susan Starr Richards, Mary Ann Taylor-Hall, and the late Donna Boyd, Jane Gentry, Audrey Robinson, and Carolyn Hisel. This illustrious circle of friends met monthly for almost thirt