Title: Here's a Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry Author & Illustrator: Jane Yolen, Andrew Fuseck, and Polly Dunbar Copyright: 2007 Publisher: Candlewick Press Medium: Mixed Media Summary: In this collection of sixty poems, these poems depict the life of early childhood children. The simple poetry invites young readers to comprehend the wonder and delight of childhood experiences. Ideal Students: I believe young children from 2-4 years old would enjoy the simplicity of these poems described in the book. They are easliy relateable to their experiences they may encounter. Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.5 Recognize common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems). This book is a good match for this standard because since it is a beginning poetry book, students should be able to identify the type of text and how it is different from other books.
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Title: Sea Star Wishes: Poems from the Coast Author & Illustrator: Eric Ode and Erik Brooks Copyright: 2013 Publisher: Sasquatch Books Medium: N/A Summary: In the book a collection of poetry describes the experiences one may experience along the coast. The author talks about sea creatures, sand castles, ferry boats and footprints. The beautiful illustrations bring the many things described to life. Ideal Students: I believe a wide array of students who have enjoyed spending time at the beach would relate to these poems. Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.5 Recognize common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems). This book is a good match for this standard because it uses simple poetry to introduce the topics discussed in the book. Title: Edgar Allen Poe's Pie: Math Puzzlers in Classic Poems Author & Illustrator: J. Patrick Lewic and Michael Slack Copyright: 2012 Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books Medium: Digital paint and collage on Photoshop Summary: A collection of poetry inspired from Edgar Allen Poe and many others in the form of math riddles. The reader is invited to solve the math problems posed in the poetry. The answer is upside down at the bottom the of the page. Ideal Students: Students who like to be challenged will love this book. Although it may seem the poetry word problems are simple, they actually require a heavy amount of thinking to solve. Lovers of math will rejoice! Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.7 Compare and contrast the experience of reading a story, drama, or poem to listening to or viewing an audio, video, or live version of the text, including contrasting what they "see" and "hear" when reading the text to what they perceive when they listen or watch. This book is a good match for this standard because the math problems used in the text require listening skills. Title: Ashely Bryan's ABC of African American Poetry Author & Illustrator: Ashley Bryan Copyright: 1997 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Medium: Tempra and gouache painting Summary: This is no ordinary book of ABC's, but a collection of poetry from twenty-five African American poets. This book not only introduces the alphabet, but introduces a world of poetry, art and history to young children and adults alike. Although the poems are only fragments of the original work, but nonetheless they are beautifully written. Ideal Students: I believe young children will love the new way to introduce the ABC's. They will also enjoy the beautiful poetry and illustrations that accompany the letters. Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.5 Recognize common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems). This book is a good match for this standard because it is an alphabet book that will introduce poetry to young readers. Title: You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Stories to Read Together
Author & Illustrator: Mary Ann Hoberman and Michael Emberley Copyright: 2001 Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Medium: Ballpoint pen, watercolor and dry pastel on watercolor paper Summary: This book has short stories in poetry format that are read with "two voices." Two people take turns reading the poems about a variety of childlike themes, such as familes, friendship and sharing. The rhyme, rhythm, and repetition invites readers to read along. Ideal Students: I believe this book will appeal to young children who enjoy reading stories with other people. They will love taking turns to read. Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.5 Recognize common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems). This book is a good match for this standard because it is for young readers to read together and understand the context of the story. Title: Mixed Beasts...Or a Misscellany of Rare and Fantastic Creatures
Author & Illustrator: Wallace Edwards and Kenyon Cox Copyright: 2005 Publisher: Kids Can Press Medium: Watercolor, colored pencil and gouache Summary: Professor Julius Duckworth O'Hare, Esq., a zoologist, compiled a list of the most unique creatures. To bring his expedition to life, he uses the talents of both the author and illustrator to describe these fascinating creatures in their natrual habitat. The reader is welcomed to the world of mixed beasts. Ideal Students: This book will appeal to all ages. The whimiscal illustrations and the poems allows students to creatively comprehend what these animals do. Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.5 Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text. The standard works with this book because students should be able to refer to the elements used in the poetry because each piece of poetry in the text is different. Title: Digger, Dozer, Dumper
Author & Illustrator: Hope Vestergaard and David Slonim Copyright: 2013 Publisher: Candlewick Press Medium: Acrylic and charcoal on illustration board Summary: In sixteen poems, the author describes trucks through personification. The poems descibes the functions of the trucks. The illustrations are detailed and give subtle characterstics to the trucks described. Ideal Students: Young truck fans, both boys and girls, will adore this book. Any child who is fascinated by construction equipment will relate to this story's use of personification to describe the trucks. Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.5 Recognize common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems). This book is a good match for this standard because it is for young children as they are introduced to poetry. Title: Meow Ruff: A Story in Concrete Poetry
Author & Illustrator: Joyce Sidman and Michelle Berg Copyright: 2006 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company Medium: Digital Summary: A story about a dog and cat through the use of concrete poetry. Both the cat and dog have escaped from their homes and realize they must stick together when a thunderstorm develops. An unlikely friendship forms. Ideal Students: This is a visually appealing story and I believe young elementary students will enjoy ir and how the words of the poetry are used to create pictures. Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.5 Recognize common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems). This book is a good match for this standard because it introduces the concept of poetry to young readers in a playful way. Title: Zim Zam Zoom! Zappy Poems to Read Out Loud
Author & Illustrator: James Carter and Nicola Colton Copyright: 2016 Publisher: Otter-Barry Books Medium: Mixed Media Summary: This book has collection of poetry that has a heavy use of onomatopoeias. This makes for a fun story to read out loud to students in the classroom. Beautiful illustrations accompany the text to make the poems more appealing to listen to. Ideal Students: Young students ages 5-7 will enjoy this book especially because children love being read to at this age. This is the perfect book to read aloud. Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.5 Recognize common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems). This book works with standard because it is for young readers to introduce them to poetry. Title: Lunch Money and Other Poems About School
Author & Illustrator: Carol Diggory Shields and Paul Meisel Copyright: 1995 Publisher: Dutton Children's Books Medium: N/A Summary: A collection of humerous poetry about elementary school life that many students experience on a day-to-day basis. Ideal Students: I think many elementary students will be able to relate to a majority of the poems used in this book. It talks about how students feel about getting called on in class, bullies, recess, and lunch time in the cafeteria. These poems are very relateable. Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.5 Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text. This book works with this standard because it the poems in the book are all each different. |
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