poetry and children

Presents guidance and tools for getting children ages five to twelve involved in poetry.

Presents timeless treasures from the world of poetry, including classics by William Shakespeare, Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Frost, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Langston Hughes and William Carlos Williams. Let the ryhmes and rhythms transport you and encourage your child to develop a lifelong love of the music of words.

Presents guidance and tools for getting children ages five to twelve involved in poetry, including original essays and poems, poetry-building exercises and other activities, advice for connecting poems with other genres and with school subjects, and ten strategies for ensuring audience participation.