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National Poetry Month

Rutherford B., Who Was He? by Marilyn Singer

April 4, 2014 by Amy 5 Comments

I’ve wanted to review Rutherford B., Who Was He?:  Poems About Our Presidents for a long time.   I requested my library buy it way back when I first heard of it last summer, and I even tried to nominate it for a Cybils.  (It was published after the cutoff date, so I will be … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Picture Books Tagged: Cybils, Cybils poetry, Juvenile Nonfiction, National Poetry Month, Picture Books, Poetry Friday, Read Aloud Thursday

April is National Poetry Month!

April 1, 2013 by Amy 4 Comments

This is a post I dug out of the archives and updated.  For the past few years I’ve tried to give at least a small part of our school time each week in April to sharing poetry with my girls.  This year, however, since we will be acclimating to being a family of six, I’m … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Education, Picture Books Tagged: Juvenile Nonfiction, National Poetry Month, Picture Books, Poetry, Poetry Friday

A Sock Is a Pocket for Your Toes: A Pocket Book by Elizabeth Garton Scanlon

April 27, 2012 by Amy 4 Comments

I’ve made a concerted effort to read more poetry to my children this National Poetry Month, and I’m ending the month by posting a little review of a delightful book entitled A Sock Is a Pocket for Your Toes by Elizabeth Garton Scanlon. (I just love the assonance and alliteration in the title, don’t you?)  … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Picture Books Tagged: National Poetry Month, Picture Books, Poetry, Poetry Friday

Carver: A Life in Poems by Marilyn Nelson

April 20, 2012 by Amy 8 Comments

George Washington Carver has completely captured by imagination, so it is fitting that I picked up a volume of poems about his life this National Poetry Month.  I hardly know what to say about it.  It is good–really good, in that sharp-intake-of-breath kind of way.  It’s written from a multitude of perspectives, from the man … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Newbery Award Tagged: Award Book, Award Winning Books Challenge, Coretta Scott King Award, Juvenile Nonfiction, National Poetry Month, Newbery Award, Poetry

Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems by Joyce Sidman

April 6, 2012 by Amy 6 Comments

To say that I am excited about this book is an understatement.  I love Joyce Sidman‘s poetry, so choosing her Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems to kick off National Poetry Month was a no-brainer.  Reading her poetry simply feeds my love of nature, and because love of both poetry and nature is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Education, Picture Books, Science Tagged: Award Book, Award Winnings Books Challenge, Caldecott Award, Juvenile Nonfiction, National Poetry Month, Nature Study, Picture Books, Poetry Friday, Science
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