How to Eat a Poem: A Smorgasbord of Tasty and Delicious Poems for Young Readers
| AUTHOR | Kooser, Ted; Academy of; American Poetry &. Literacy Project et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Dover Publications (03/10/2006) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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Focusing on popular verse from the nineteenth century through today, this anthology invites young readers to sample a taste of irresistible poems that will nourish their minds and spirits. Selected for both popularity and literary quality, seventy charming poems cover a wide range of subjects: poetry, books, words, and imagination; the beauty of the natural world; travel, adventure, sports, and play; love, friendship, sadness, hope, and other emotions. Included are:
Prickled Pickles Don't Smile, Nikki Giovanni
W. D., Don't Fear that Animal, W. D. Snodgrass
A Jelly-Fish, Marianne Moore
The Porcupine, Ogden Nash
Annabel Lee, Edgar Allan Poe
The Falling Star, Sara Teasdale
Sick, Shel Silverstein
Casey at the Bat, Ernest Lawrence Thayer
With Kitty, Age Seven, At the Beach, William Stafford
Hope is the Thing with Feathers, Emily Dickinson
. . . . and sixty other notable works.
Chosen by the American Poetry & Literacy Project and the Academy of American Poets, two of the nation's most respected nonprofit poetry organizations, these much-loved and highly readable poems promise young readers and poetry lovers of all ages hours of reading pleasure.
Prickled Pickles Don't Smile, Nikki Giovanni
W. D., Don't Fear that Animal, W. D. Snodgrass
A Jelly-Fish, Marianne Moore
The Porcupine, Ogden Nash
Annabel Lee, Edgar Allan Poe
The Falling Star, Sara Teasdale
Sick, Shel Silverstein
Casey at the Bat, Ernest Lawrence Thayer
With Kitty, Age Seven, At the Beach, William Stafford
Hope is the Thing with Feathers, Emily Dickinson
. . . . and sixty other notable works.
Chosen by the American Poetry & Literacy Project and the Academy of American Poets, two of the nation's most respected nonprofit poetry organizations, these much-loved and highly readable poems promise young readers and poetry lovers of all ages hours of reading pleasure.
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ISBN-13:
9780486451596
ISBN-10:
0486451593
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
96
Carton Quantity:
40
Product Dimensions:
5.00 x 0.30 x 7.80 inches
Weight:
0.15 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Price on Product - Canadian,
Price on Product,
Table of Contents
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Poetry | American - General
Grade Level:
3rd Grade
- 9th Grade
Dewey Decimal:
811.540
Library of Congress Control Number:
2006003940
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Focusing on popular verse from the nineteenth century through today, this anthology invites young readers to sample a taste of irresistible poems that will nourish their minds and spirits. Selected for both popularity and literary quality, seventy charming poems cover a wide range of subjects: poetry, books, words, and imagination; the beauty of the natural world; travel, adventure, sports, and play; love, friendship, sadness, hope, and other emotions. Included are:
Prickled Pickles Don't Smile, Nikki Giovanni
W. D., Don't Fear that Animal, W. D. Snodgrass
A Jelly-Fish, Marianne Moore
The Porcupine, Ogden Nash
Annabel Lee, Edgar Allan Poe
The Falling Star, Sara Teasdale
Sick, Shel Silverstein
Casey at the Bat, Ernest Lawrence Thayer
With Kitty, Age Seven, At the Beach, William Stafford
Hope is the Thing with Feathers, Emily Dickinson
. . . . and sixty other notable works.
Chosen by the American Poetry & Literacy Project and the Academy of American Poets, two of the nation's most respected nonprofit poetry organizations, these much-loved and highly readable poems promise young readers and poetry lovers of all ages hours of reading pleasure.
Prickled Pickles Don't Smile, Nikki Giovanni
W. D., Don't Fear that Animal, W. D. Snodgrass
A Jelly-Fish, Marianne Moore
The Porcupine, Ogden Nash
Annabel Lee, Edgar Allan Poe
The Falling Star, Sara Teasdale
Sick, Shel Silverstein
Casey at the Bat, Ernest Lawrence Thayer
With Kitty, Age Seven, At the Beach, William Stafford
Hope is the Thing with Feathers, Emily Dickinson
. . . . and sixty other notable works.
Chosen by the American Poetry & Literacy Project and the Academy of American Poets, two of the nation's most respected nonprofit poetry organizations, these much-loved and highly readable poems promise young readers and poetry lovers of all ages hours of reading pleasure.
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Foreword by:
Kooser, Ted
Ted Kooser was the U.S. Poet Laureate from 2004 to 2006 and won a Pulitzer Prize for his book of Poems Delight & Shadows. His picture books include Bag in the Wind, also illustrated by Barry Root, and House Help Up by Trees, a New York Times Book Review 10 Best Illustrated Children's Books, illustrated by Jon Klassen.
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