Chicken Socks and Other Contagious Poems


Book Description

A collection of humorous poems about school, behavior, learning to ride a bike, and more.




Chicken Socks and Other Contagious Poems


Book Description

A collection of humorous poems about school, behavior, learning to ride a bike, and more.




Unspun Socks from a Chicken's Laundry


Book Description

A collection of sixty humorous and nonsense poems.




For the Love of Poetry


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Grade level: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, e, i, s, t.




Poetry Aloud Here!


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From choosing a poem and developing presentations that will keep the audience captivated, to using promotional displays and materials, Poetry Aloud Here! takes the reader through all the steps of introducing poetry for children.




Poetry People


Book Description

Dr. Sylvia Vardell's new children's poetry reference book provides a comprehensive introduction to more than 60 contemporary young people's poets. Focusing primarily on those who are still actively writing today, the author includes poets appropriate for young children through young adults. Each entry features brief biographical information, highlights selected poetry books authored, showcases awards won, notes related Web sites, and provides suggestions for making connections (programming ideas, related books and activities). The book is ideal for librarians who serve children and young adults, as well as for teachers and others who work with children and young adults. Beginning with Arnold Adoff the list of poets is both impressive and informative. A sample: Francisco Alarcon, Aileen Fisher, Douglas Florian, Nikki Giovanni, Kristine O'Connell George, Jane Yolen, Eloise Greenfield, John Ciardi and many more!




Creating Readers with Poetry


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The message in Creating Readers with Poetry is simple and strong: Poetry helps children learn to read! In this innovative resource, Nile Stanley offers you teaching techniques that transform reading from a two-dimensional world of boredom and frustration into a three-dimensional world of voice, movement, and artistic expression. He shows you how poetry supports the teaching of reading and allows students to relax and blossom. His mini-lessons and engaging activity poems provide standards-based reading instruction that also build community, confidence, and enthusiasm. He includes a CD of sung and spoken poetry performed by noted children's poets and students to use as instructional models.




Daily Writing Prompts


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Educational resource for teachers, parents and kids!




chicken broth & magic


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This is a revised edition of a previous collection of poetry, essays and short stories by author ch Williams. The themes explore the human aspirations of resilience, self governance and body autonomy.




Chickens in Sweaters and Other Epic Poems


Book Description

Everything from soup to nuts. The poems in this easy read novel cover such a wide variety of topics including, yes, a poem about soup and a variety of characters that one might easily refer to as eccentric. It's a fun novel that might make you think deeply and might even inspire you to live with a dash more adventure in your life. Like Brent and Louise, who decided to live for the winter in a garden shed, owned by a big box company. Or like Jason who had never tasted deep-fried zucchini before and now lives for it! Then there's the bored teenager with a secret identity, cruising on the spaceship "June-Bug". Boy does life go in a different direction for her! And let's not forget, the real diva, Amelia Sophia Harper-Jones, chicken extraordinaire who orders her cashmere sweaters on-line! You'll enjoy these humorous poems by a Canadian poet who not only colors outside of the lines but encourages others too as well.