A School Year of Poems
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : Boyds Mills Press |
| Total Pages | : 120 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Children's poetry, American |
| ISBN | : 9781590783955 |
A collection of short, simple poems for children with teaching suggestions.
A School Year Of Poems
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Almost Late to School
| Author | : Carol Diggory Shields |
| Publisher | : Puffin Books |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2005-07-21 |
| Genre | : Children's poetry, American |
| ISBN | : 9780142403280 |
In this follow-up to the ever-popular "Lunch Money, " 22 poems offer humor, surprise, and a knowing slant on the changing moods of a school day. Full color.
A Child's Book of Poems
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : Sterling Publishing Company |
| Total Pages | : 134 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 9781402750618 |
A collection of poems evoking the world and feelings of childhood.
Naming the World
| Author | : Bret Anthony Johnston |
| Publisher | : Random House |
| Total Pages | : 262 |
| Release | : 2008-12-24 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0307488586 |
You already have the tools to become a gifted writer; what you need is the spark. Harvard creative writing professor and acclaimed author Bret Anthony Johnston brings you an irresistible interactive guide to the craft of narrative writing. From developing characters to building conflict, from mastering dialogue to setting the scene, Naming the World jump-starts your creativity with inspiring exercises that will have you scrambling for pen and paper. Every chapter is a master class with the country’s most eminent authors, renowned editors, and dedicated teachers. • Infuse emotion into your fiction with three key strategies from Margot Livesey. • Christopher Castellani dumps the “write what you know” maxim and challenges you to really delve into the imagination. • A point-of-view drill from Susan Straight can be just the breakthrough you need to flesh out your story. • Jewell Parker Rhodes shares how good dialogue is not just about what is being said but about what is being left unsaid. Brimming with imaginative springboards and hands-on exercises, Naming the World has everything you need to become a stronger, more inventive writer. “A delicious book. Imagine yourself at a cocktail party crammed with literary lions. You have the chance to spend a few moments with each of them. Wit and wisdom abound.” –Julia Cameron, author of The Artist’s Way “A highly useful and perceptive book. With charm and intelligence it touches on nearly every teachable aspect of the devilishly difficult art of writing.” –Ethan Canin, professor of creative writing at the Iowa Writers Workshop, and author of Carry Me Across the Water “These entertaining and useful exercises, intelligently organized, are a boon for both beginning and experienced writers.” –Andrea Barrett, National Book Award—winning author of The Air We Breathe “Forget about getting an MFA! For any writer struggling with his craft, here is the equivalent of a master class in writing by some of the best writer/teachers around.” –Betsy Lerner, author of The Forest for the Trees: An Editor’s Advice to Writers
Poetry 180
| Author | : Billy Collins |
| Publisher | : Random House Trade Paperbacks |
| Total Pages | : 354 |
| Release | : 2003-03-25 |
| Genre | : Poetry |
| ISBN | : 0812968875 |
A dazzling new anthology of 180 contemporary poems, selected and introduced by America’s Poet Laureate, Billy Collins. Inspired by Billy Collins’s poem-a-day program with the Library of Congress, Poetry 180 is the perfect anthology for readers who appreciate engaging, thoughtful poems that are an immediate pleasure. A 180-degree turn implies a turning back—in this case, to poetry. A collection of 180 poems by the most exciting poets at work today, Poetry 180 represents the richness and diversity of the form, and is designed to beckon readers with a selection of poems that are impossible not to love at first glance. Open the anthology to any page and discover a new poem to cherish, or savor all the poems, one at a time, to feel the full measure of contemporary poetry’s vibrance and abundance. With poems by Catherine Bowman, Lucille Clifton, Billy Collins, Dana Gioia, Edward Hirsch, Galway Kinnell, Kenneth Koch, Philip Levine, Thomas Lux, William Matthews, Frances Mayes, Paul Muldoon, Naomi Shihab Nye, Sharon Olds, Katha Pollitt, Mary Jo Salter, Charles Simic, David Wojahn, Paul Zimmer, and many more.
Manger
| Author | : Lee Bennett Hopkins |
| Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 19 |
| Release | : 2014-09 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 0802854192 |
There is a legend that describes how, at midnight on Christmas Eve, all creatures are granted the power of speech for one hour. In this rich collection, Lee Bennett Hopkins and a dozen other poets imagine what responses they might offer. The poems represent a diverse group of animals, but all come together with one singular purpose: celebrating the joy of the miraculous event. This collection of graceful poems provides readers with a Nativity story unlike any other -- at times gently humorous, at times profound, but always inviting readers to appreciate the wonder of Christmas. This book is a perfect gift for the holiday season. Includes poems by... Lee Bennett Hopkins Joan Bransfield Graham Amy Ludwig VanDerwater X. J. Kennedy Jude Mandell Marilyn Nelson Jane Yolen Ann Whitford Paul Prince Redcloud Rebecca Kai Dotlich Michele Krueger Alma Flor Ada Alicia Schertle
Did You Hear What I Heard?
| Author | : Kay Winters |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 23 |
| Release | : 2018-02-13 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0735230862 |
A joyful, poetic celebration of kindergarten and first grade Poet Kay Winters has written a book of zippy poems centering on the triumphs and trials of those first school years. This cheery collection covers an astonishing range of activities from the anticipated--dashing to the bus and science class discoveries--to the completely unexpected--losing a permission slip and seeing a teacher outside the classroom. Patrice Barton's sweetly smudgy watercolor illustrations show a wonderfully diverse class of young students, making this an ideal selection for every collection.
First Food Fight This Fall and Other School Poems
| Author | : Marilyn Singer |
| Publisher | : Sterling Publishing Company |
| Total Pages | : 50 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : School children |
| ISBN | : 1402741456 |
Acclaimed poet Singer serves up a helping of wit and humor with this collection of school-themed poems sure to get children in the mood for back to school. Full color.
I Thought I'd Take My Rat to School
| Author | : Dorothy Mintzlaff Kennedy |
| Publisher | : Little Brown |
| Total Pages | : 63 |
| Release | : 1993 |
| Genre | : American poetry |
| ISBN | : 9780316488938 |
A collection of poems capturing the good and the bad sides of school, by such authors as Russell Hoban, Gary Soto, and Karla Kuskin.
The Poetry Friday Anthology for Middle School (Common Core Version; Grades 6-8 Teacher Edition)
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 281 |
| Release | : 2013-02-21 |
| Genre | : Children's poetry, American |
| ISBN | : 9781937057787 |
An NCTE Poetry Notable, The Poetry Friday Anthology for Middle School (Grades 6-8) is designed to help teachers meet the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in the English Language Arts (ELA). Take 5 teaching tips for each poem provide step-by-step poetry lessons that address curriculum requirements. These 110 poems include examples of many techniques, forms, and elements such as rhyme, repetition, and rhythm; metaphor and simile; personification; onomatopoeia; hyperbole; dramatic irony; and different forms. The Poetry Friday Anthology for Middle School (PFAMS) offers a set of 36 poems (a poem-a-week for the 9 months of the typical school year) for each grade level. This is the Middle School (grades 6-8) Common Core edition; there is also a Middle School (6-8) TEKS edition for Texas (and elementary school editions for K-5). The 110 poems in this book represent the work of 71 of the best poets who are writing for young people today. Those poets are: Joy Acey, Jeannine Atkins, Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, Robyn Hood Black, Calef Brown, Joseph Bruchac, Jen Bryant, Leslie Bulion, Stephanie Calmenson, Deborah Chandra, Kate Coombs, Cynthia Cotten, Kristy Dempsey, Margarita Engle, Betsy Franco, Carole Gerber, Charles Ghigna, Joan Bransfield Graham, Nikki Grimes, Lorie Ann Grover, Monica Gunning, Mary Lee Hahn, Avis Harley, David L. Harrison, Terry Webb Harshman, Juanita Havill, Georgia Heard, Stephanie Hemphill, Sara Holbrook, Carol-Ann Hoyte, Patricia Hubbell, Jacqueline Jules, X.J. Kennedy, Linda Kulp, Julie Larios, Irene Latham, Renée M. LaTulippe, Gail Carson Levine, Debbie Levy, J. Patrick Lewis, George Ella Lyon, Guadalupe Garcia McCall, Heidi Mordhorst, Marilyn Nelson, Lesléa Newman, Naomi Shihab Nye, Ann Whitford Paul, Jack Prelutsky, Mary Quattlebaum, Heidi Bee Roemer, Michael J. Rosen, Deborah Ruddell, Laura Purdie Salas, Michael Salinger, Ted Scheu, Joyce Sidman, Marilyn Singer, Ken Slesarik, Sonya Sones, Eileen Spinelli, Holly Thompson, Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, Lee Wardlaw, Charles Waters, April Halprin Wayland, Robert Weinstock, Steven Withrow, Allan Wolf, Virginia Euwer Wolff, Janet Wong, and Jane Yolen. See PomeloBooks.com for more info, including "poem movies" and additional curriculum connections.
