Fathers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothers: A Collection of Family Poems

by Mary Ann Hoberman

Other authorsMarylin Hafner (Illustrator)
Paperback, 1991

Status

Check shelf

Call number

811 Ho

Publication

Scholastic (1993), Edition: First Scholastic

Description

Humorous and serious poems celebrate every kind of family member, including aunts and uncles, step-brothers and sisters, cousins, and even cats!

Local notes

0000-1227-7465
Permanent Loan to 3rd/4th gr

User reviews

LibraryThing member jrjohnson1
This is a great collection of 26 poems in this book that deal with many diffrent topics such as relatives, adoption, sibling issues, divorce, and growing up.
LibraryThing member lcisabell
This is an amazing poem book about family and the many diverse family structures. There are poems about cousins, grandparents, step, half & adopted siblings. All kinds of family! This book is a great asset to every classroom, can be used in a Pre-k to grade school classroom. Younger children can
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draw pictures of their families, older age children can add or make their own poems and illustrations. It will allow all children to be proud of their own families. The author was named Children's Poet Laureate by the National Poetry Foundation.
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Awards

Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades K-3 — 1993)

Language

ISBN

0590470299 / 9780590470292
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