This Poem is a Nest

This Poem is a Nest
Author: Irene Latham
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2020-10-20
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1635924308

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book An NCTE Notable Poetry Book This beautiful poetry collection introduces readers to the art of found poetry as the poet writes a 37-line poem, "Nest," then finds 160 smaller poems within it. What can you find in a poem about a robin's nest? Irene Latham masterfully discovers "nestlings" or smaller poems about an astonishing variety of subjects--emotions, wild animals, natural landmarks on all seven continents, even planets and constellations. Each poem is a glorious spark of wonder that will prompt readers to look at the world afresh. The book includes an introduction detailing the principles of found poetry and blackout poetry, and a section of tips at the end. The joyous creativity in this volume is certain to inspire budding poets.

Nest, Nook & Cranny

Nest, Nook & Cranny
Author: Susan Blackaby
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2010-02-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1580893503

From tongue-in-cheek sonnets to lyrical free verse, this collection of poems explores the many kinds of home animals make for themselves. Readers will meet better-known animal dwellings like the spiderweb and the bird's nest as well as the more unusual: a fawn's thicket bed, a hare's bowl-shaped ground nest, and a sea anemone's ever-changing tide pool home. Readers experience different habitats—desert, grasslands, shoreline, wetland, and woodland—and the animals that build their dwellings there. Jamie Hogan's expressive line art complements this clever anthology. Back matter provides more information on the highlighted habitats, poetic forms, and the writing process.

Sting and Nest

Sting and Nest
Author: Barbara Rockman
Publisher: Sunstone Press
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2011
Genre: American poetry
ISBN: 0865348073

Rockman's poems have been recognized with the Baskerville Publishers' Award, the New Mexico Discovery Award, the Southwest Writers Poetry Prize, and The MacGuffin National Poet Hunt. She teaches poetry at Santa Fe Community College, and in private workshops.

Hurrah's Nest

Hurrah's Nest
Author: Arisa White
Publisher: vacpoetry
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2012
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 0944048013

A vivid and varied collection that addresses family loyalties, dysfunction, violence, and differences, Hurrah’s Nest is White’s imaginative and emotionally honest exploration of growing up the second oldest, first daughter of seven siblings. Childhood experiences are looked at with rawness, sensitivity, and crafted with precision: be it the cutting of her dreadlocks, mother’s abortion, drug trafficking, or her sister’s developmental disability, the language is tender and startling. Hurrah’s Nest—from the confusion of our lives—asks us to make meaning and good from what we’ve bargained and haven’t bargained for.

Words from the Eagle's Nest

Words from the Eagle's Nest
Author: Nawania Perry-Lyles
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2012-07-05
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9781475931938

As you read this book you just might find yourself reflecting on real life situations that may relate to you also. They may be some of the experiences you have confronted personally or maybe they are those of family members, friends or associates. In either case, use this book as a source of encouragement for any circumstance of life.

Ten Eggs in a Nest

Ten Eggs in a Nest
Author: Marilyn Sadler
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 47
Release: 2014-01-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 037598139X

Beginning readers can count to ten—and add—while they learn to read with P.J. Funnybunny author Marilyn Sadler's latest, funniest Bright and Early Book! Gwen the hen has laid her eggs, but just how many is anyone's guess. For now, she's quite content to sit and wait for them to hatch. Red Rooster, however, is too excited to wait. As soon as one egg hatches, he struts over to Worm World and buys ONE worm for his ONE new baby chick. Alas, Red returns to find that not ONE new baby chick, but TWO baby chicks have now hatched, requiring a return trip to Worm World. The hijinks continue back and forth until ten eggs have hatched, Red Rooster is ready to plotz, and young readers have learned a thing or two about ONE: counting to ten; TWO: simple addition; THREE: buying and selling; and FOUR: chickens and eggs! With stylized illustrations by Michael Fleming reminiscent of classic Beginner Books, this is a perfect choice for parents looking to teach reading and math to their own little chicks! Bright and Early Books are perfect for beginning beginner readers! Launched by Dr. Seuss in 1968 with The Foot Book, Bright and Early Books use fewer and easier words than Beginner Books. Readers just starting to recognize words and sound out letters will love these short books with colorful illustrations.

A Nest Is Noisy

A Nest Is Noisy
Author: Dianna Hutts Aston
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2015-04-14
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1452133433

From the award-winning creators of An Egg Is Quiet, A Seed Is Sleepy, A Butterfly Is Patient, and A Rock Is Lively comes this gorgeous and informative look at the fascinating world of nests. From tiny bee hummingbird nests to orangutan nests high in the rainforest canopy, an incredible variety of nests are showcased here in all their splendor. Poetic in voice and elegant in design, this carefully researched book introduces children to a captivating array of nest facts and will spark the imaginations of children whether in a classroom reading circle or on a parent's lap.

Empty Nest

Empty Nest
Author: Carol Ann Duffy
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2021-05-13
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1529083540

‘Carol Ann Duffy is the most humane and accessible poet of our time’ - Guardian In this stunning anthology of ninety nine modern and classic poems, Carol Ann Duffy delves into the powerful and unique bond between parent and child. Empty Nest contemplates growing old, the love of a parent, the everyday of family life, as well as poems that explore darker terrains – grief, loss and estrangement. Some of our favourite poets are collected here, such as Elizabeth Bishop, Jackie Kay, Simon Armitage, Shakespeare, Imtiaz Dharker, Seamus Heaney and Don Paterson. These poems are by turns wry, moving, profound, funny, melancholic and wise; they will console and comfort those suddenly facing a house that may be much cleaner, but is also much quieter, than it once was. There is something here for every reader to treasure. ‘Wonderful . . . a poet alert to every sound and shape of language’ - Telegraph

The Nest That Wren Built

The Nest That Wren Built
Author: Randi Sonenshine
Publisher: Candlewick
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2020-03-10
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1536201537

Nature lovers and poetry fans alike will be drawn to this lyrical picture book depicting how Carolina wrens build a nest for their young. This is the bark, snippets of twine, spidery rootlets, and needles of pine that shape the nest that Wren built. In the rhyming style of “The House That Jack Built,” this poem about the care and specificity that Carolina wrens put into building a nest is at once tender and true to life. Papa and Mama Wren gather treasures of the forest, from soft moss for a lining to snakeskin for warding off predators. Randi Sonenshine’s lilting stanzas, woven with accurate and unexpected details about Carolina wrens, and Anne Hunter’s gentle, inviting illustrations reveal the mysterious lives of these birds and impart an appreciation for the wonder of the life cycles around us. Back matter includes a glossary and additional interesting facts about wrens.