POETRY ABOUT NATURE
Nature has always inspired great poems. Here are a couple of favorite poetry books that focus on the natural world.
Shape Me A Rhyme, written by Jane Yolen with photographs by Jason Stemple. A gem of a book, it’s greatness is in it’s simplicity. Through each poem and the perfectly complementary pictures, shapes in [...]
Entries from February 2008
February 15, 2008
Poetry Friday
February 12, 2008
2007 Newbery & Caldecott Winners!
The winners for the 2007 Newbery and Caldecott have been announced!
Every year a special award is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature (fiction or non-fiction) for children.
This award, called Newbery Medal, was named for the eighteenth-century bookseller John Newbery, and is awarded by the Association for Library Service to [...]
February 8, 2008
Poetry Friday
COLLECTED POEMS FOR CHILDREN by Ted Hughes
This magnificent volume came out just last year. Ted Hughes was Poet Laureate of England, writing for adults and children alike. His poems describe the the natural world, mostly animals, and are arranged in this book by age level, with poetry for youngest readers first.
His poems can be silly [...]
February 1, 2008
Poetry Friday
Eletelephony
Once there was an elephant,
Who tried to use the telephant–
No! no! I mean an elephone
Who tried to use the telephone–
(Dear me! I am not certain quite
That even now I’ve got it right.)
Howe’er it was, he got his trunk
Entangled in the telephunk;
The more he tried to get it free,
The louder buzzed the telephee–
I fear I’d [...]
