Tuesday 21 January 2014

A Platter of Charming Poetry


A Platter of Charming Poetry




Poems about ...

... reading ~ Good Books, Good Times! By Lee Bennett Hopkins

... limericks ~ Pigericks, by Arnold Lobel

... a famous midnight ride ~ Paul Revere's Ride; by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

... children growing up in a big city ~ Bronzeville Boys and Girls, by Gwendolyn Brooks

... Victorian children, beautifully illustrated, by Victorian poet ~ Marigold Garden, by Kate Greenaway

... the weather ~ I Like Weather, by Aileen Fisher

... nature ~ In the Woods, In the Meadows, In the Sky, by Aileen Fisher

... the moon ~ Moon's the North Winds Cooky, by Susan Russo

... the wonderful story of a young boy finding a rabbit ~ Listen, Rabbit, by Aileen Fisher

... the well-known old tale of a ratcatcher ~ Pied Piper of Hamelin, by Robert Browning

... various stories and people in the Bible (favourites in our library!) ~ Pillars of Pepper & Don't Mess with Moses!

... which words go well together ~ Some Things Go Together, by Charlotte Zolotow

Poems by the author of Winnie the Pooh ( a delightful collection) ~ When We Were Very Young, by A. A. Milne

... by a beloved illustrator ~ First Poems of Childhood, by Tasha Tudor

A story of a little girl that meets poet Emily Dickinson (not a poem, but fabulous) ~ Emily, by Michael Bedard

A poem set in the World War I era ~ Long Ago in Oregon, Claudia Lewis

A poem written by a young pilot in WWII (John Magee)  ~ High Flight, by Linda Granfield

How to write poems yourself  (inspiring) ~ Poetry Pointers, by Rod & Staff


2 comments:

  1. Hi Dani,
    We had a "poet-tea" last week, one day. We set out snacks and read poetry out loud together. Then we wrote some of our own poetry. Nice and relaxing!
    Shawna

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  2. That's the way it should be - nourishing! : )

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