Poetry Speaks to Children

Good poetry book, because various sound patterns included in this book, such as rhyme, rhythm, assonance, consonance. There are also many great poets in this book, such as William Shakespeare, Roald Dahl, and William Blake.
Age: Intermediate
Mixed Media.

This was one of the best poetry compilation books I have had the pleasure of reading. Specifically geared towards lower elementary students, this book contains poems that caters towards younger children's interest while still allowing for "big thinking" about poetry. This anthology spans various

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types of poetry, subject matter and characters. The bonus: included is a CD with each poem read aloud by poets, mainly by the authors themselves.

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This book is a good example of poetry because it is full of poems in different styles on different topics. Famous authors created poems and have been complied into this book. It also has the option of a CD for audio on certain poems. There are many different styles of poems in this book, which is a

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good way to show students that poems do not just have one form. Many of the poems are fantasy and some are realistic fiction.

Genre: Poetry
Level: Primary

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Genre: Poetry
Review: This book is a collection of poems, including couplets. The authors bring emotions into play with their visuals, and there is a certain pattern that sets it apart from a regular story. The poems do not really connect with each other.
Style: There are many visuals used with the

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words, such as colors used to describe crayons.There is also ontomontapeoia used for the sounds of the owl
Media: Watercolor
Age: Primary, intermediate

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This book was to hard for children. I felt that I could not understand the poems so why would i bring this to my classroom. I might bring this to show what poetry is but as for letting them learn them I probably would go with other books.

This book of poetry has a little of everything for children! There are poems of almost all topics, making this an excellent introduction of poetry. And the best part of this book is that there is a CD available so that you can listen to most of these poems, read by the authors themselves! The

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beautiful illustrations give a uniqueness to each poem.

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A wonderful collection of poetry for children covering all topics and grade levels. The book also includes a cd that provides an audio for each written pieces. This book was given to me my teacher mentor upon the completion of my student teaching. I use many poems in class.

After reading it, I thought the book was a great selection. And then, I listened to the accompanying CD. Let me tell you, the CD makes the book a true gem of a find.

Overall, the book is filled with wonderful poems by a variety of poets, including J.R.R. Tolkien, Nikki Giovanni, Margaret Walker,

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Lewis Carroll, Agha Shahid Ali, W.B. Yeats, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Rita Dove, and X. J. Kennedy, among others. The poems range from the whimsical and the funny to the more serious.

While the book itself is wonderful, the CD truly does make this a fantastic read/listen. There is simply something wonderful about listening to Robert Frost read his "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" or listening to Nikki Giovanni tell us "Reasons Why I like Chocolate" and then listening to her read three of her other poetry selections included in this piece: "Trips", "Mommies", and "Knoxville, Tennessee". Equally fantastic is listening to Langston Hughes explain when and why he wrote "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" and then go on to read the poem.

Of the selections included on the CD, my absolute favorite was hearing J.R.R. Tolkien read "Frodo's Song in Bree", which was from The Fellowship of the Ring. Another favorite was listening to Joy Harjo read "Eagle Poem", a Native American song.

While the poetry selections included on the CD were wonderful, I found myself wishing that others, specifically Margaret Wise Brown's "The Secret Song" and versus from "The Elephant's Child" by Rudyard Kipling, had been included on the CD.

Overall, however, this book is simply fantastic.

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After reading it, I thought the book was a great selection. And then, I listened to the accompanying CD. Let me tell you, the CD makes the book a true gem of a find.

Overall, the book is filled with wonderful poems by a variety of poets, including J.R.R. Tolkien, Nikki Giovanni, Margaret Walker,

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Lewis Carroll, Agha Shahid Ali, W.B. Yeats, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Rita Dove, and X. J. Kennedy, among others. The poems range from the whimsical and the funny to the more serious.

While the book itself is wonderful, the CD truly does make this a fantastic read/listen. There is simply something wonderful about listening to Robert Frost read his "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" or listening to Nikki Giovanni tell us "Reasons Why I like Chocolate" and then listening to her read three of her other poetry selections included in this piece: "Trips", "Mommies", and "Knoxville, Tennessee". Equally fantastic is listening to Langston Hughes explain when and why he wrote "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" and then go on to read the poem.

Of the selections included on the CD, my absolute favorite was hearing J.R.R. Tolkien read "Frodo's Song in Bree", which was from The Fellowship of the Ring. Another favorite was listening to Joy Harjo read "Eagle Poem", a Native American song.

While the poetry selections included on the CD were wonderful, I found myself wishing that others, specifically Margaret Wise Brown's "The Secret Song" and versus from "The Elephant's Child" by Rudyard Kipling, had been included on the CD.

Overall, however, this book is simply fantastic.

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An illustrated collection of ninety-five poems for children. CD accompanies with readings by authors.