It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Check out some of these poetry books as your celebrate! Animal Poems by Valerie Worth (illustrations by Steve Jenkins) Castles: Old Stone Poems by J. Patrick Lewis and Rebecca Kai Dotlich A Poke in the I: A Collection of Concrete Poems selected by Paul B. Janeczko and … [Read more…]
We spent April and May really focusing on poetry in our homeschool. Well, we do that anyway, with our weekly (ish) poetry tea times, but since April is National Poetry Month, I make extra effort during April every year. This year it spilled over into May. I chose Love That Dog by Sharon Creech … [Read more…]
April is National Poetry Month. Did you know that? I love poetry, and my kids love our weekly (ish) poetry tea times. Poetry tea time provides a great opportunity for making something kids sometimes look askance at (what–surely not just my kids do this?!?) a little more appealing. An exciting bonus this year is … [Read more…]
I’ve been on a history and geography kick this National Poetry Month. So far I’ve shared a poetry book about presidents and a poetry atlas of the United States. Today’s pick just might be me favorite yet. It’s actually one we’ve read before, and I thought I might’ve blogged about it before. It turns out … [Read more…]
Last week I featured a poetry book that spotlights all of the American presidents, and this week I’m sharing another substantial poetry book. My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States is compiled by Lee Bennett Hopkins and illustrated by Stephen Alcorn. The book is divided into eight sections based on the regions of the … [Read more…]
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