Author: Maya Angelou
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781402720239
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 62
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Book Description
Award-winning poet, author, playwright, historian, songwriter, singer, dancer, stage and screen producer, director, and civil rights activist: Dr. Maya Angelou needs no introduction. She is a true American icon—and now she is the first living poet included in Sterling’s celebrated Poetry for Young People series. Twenty-five of her finest poems capture a range of emotions and experiences, from the playful “Harlem Hopscotch” to the prideful “Me and My Work” to the soul-stirring “Still I Rise.” While her writings deal with the historic struggles of African-Americans, they all resonate with spiritual strength and hope for the future that everyone can relate to. A special inclusion in this volume is “A Brave and Startling Truth,” written to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the United Nations. Award-winning artist Jerome Lagarrigue masterfully illustrates each verse with evocative, stunning pictures. Dr. Edwin Graves Wilson, the Provost Emeritus of Wake Forest University and a longtime colleague of Dr. Angelou, has written the book’s introduction, the introductions to the individual poems, and the annotations.
Author: Caroline Horwood
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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Author: Robert Frost
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9780806906331
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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A collection of poems about the four seasons by one of America's best-known poets.
Author: afterwards BAKER HORWOOD (Caroline)
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 156
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Author: Michael Driscoll
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
ISBN: 0762469668
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 99
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This delightful, interactive journey through the history of the world's poetry includes a removable poster and access to downloadable audio, allowing kids to listen and learn as they experience the magic of the spoken word. Poetry is fun—especially when we can read it, hear it, and discover its many delights. A Child's Introduction to Poetry joyously introduces kids (and parents) to the greatest poets in history—from Homer and Shakespeare to Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou—and provides excellent examples of their work and commentary on what makes it so special and everlasting. The book covers every style of poem, from epics and odes, to nonsense verse and haikus, and is filled with examples of each one. This multimedia package encourages children to listen, read, and learn, and opens the door to a lifetime of appreciation of a rich literary tradition. Also included is a removable, fold-out poster of "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll, one of history's most iconic poems.
Author: Frances Schoonmaker
Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
ISBN: 9780806919560
Category : Children's poetry, American
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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Combine the poetry of six of America's finest poets with specifically commissioned illustrations from its finest artists and you get a deluxe treasury of more than 150 classic works from the pen of Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Edgar Allan Poe, Carl Sandburg and Walt Whitman. As you and your child read each poem together, you'll both feel as if a magical world - sometimes light and charming, sometimes dark and spooky - has come to life through the remarkable harmony between word and image. And with a biography of each poet, commentary and definitions for the harder vocabulary, you'll be able to help youngsters appreciate the beauty of the verse's sound and rhythm and understand what is being said between the lines. Nothing is better for inspiring a lifetime love of poetry, of language and of reading.
Author: Emily Dickinson
Publisher: MoonDance Press
ISBN: 1633221172
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57
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An illustrated introduction to the poetry of Emily Dickinson.
Author: Lee Bennett Hopkins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780823421190
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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A book is a wonderful, magical treat. The thirteen poems in this collection encourage young readers to snuggle up with a story and stretch their imaginations, to splash in a sea of tales by day and swashbuckle through chapters late at night. With playful illustrations by Yayo and thought-provoking poems by Jane Yolen, Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Naomi Shihab Nye, and others, readers will unlock a treasure trove of poems in this exuberant celebration of reading.
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9780806943442
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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Introduces the poetry of William Shakespeare through a sampling of sonnets and excerpts from his plays.
Author: Fred Sedgwick
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113476359X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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In this, Sedgwick's latest book, he aims to help all those involved with children and their learning through poem-writing improve their practice. He argues that through poetry, children can learn about the whole curriculum, including history and science. The book begins with an introduction outlining the importance of poetry, and defining it. It discusses poetry in terms of children's learning and the imagination. Case studies are used to show how children learn about themselves - first, their bodies, and second, their thoughts and emotions - through the writing of poetry. Using many examples of childrens work he considers how children learn about their environment and the relationship between themselves and their environment. Finally, he discusses his techniques for getting children to write and provides recommendations for further reading. Fred Sedgwick is a freelance lecturer and writer specialising in children's writing, art and personal, social and moral education and has been described as 'the nearest thing I've seen to the Pied Piper'. Previously a headteacher in primary schools for 16 years, he has published books of poetry for both children and adults.
