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Rhyming Poems

Lisa M. Bolt Simons (author) Kathleen Petelinsek (illustrator)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781631438196

Presents an overview of rhyming poems, including the form's history, elements, and traits and how poets use rhyming poems to express ideas.

Prose Poems

Yvonne Pearson (author) Kathleen Petelinsek (illustrator)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781631438189

Presents an overview of prose poems, including the form's history, elements, and traits and how poets use prose poems to express ideas.

Narrative Poems

Yvonne Pearson (author) Kathleen Petelinsek (illustrator)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781631438202

Presents an overview of narrative poems, including the form's history, elements, and traits and how poets use narrative poems to express ideas.

Limericks

Yvonne Pearson (author) Kathleen Petelinsek (illustrator)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781631438172

Presents an overview of limericks, including the form's history, elements, and traits and how poets use limericks to express ideas.

Concrete Poems

Yvonne Pearson (author)Kathleen Petelinsek (illustrator)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781631438158

Presents an overview of concrete poems, including the form's history, elements, and traits and how poets use concrete poems to express ideas.

Cinquain Poems

Lisa M. Bolt Simons (author) Kathleen Petelinsek (illustrator)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781631438141

Presents an overview of cinquain poems, including the form's history, elements, and traits and how poets use cinquain poems to express ideas.

Acrostic Poems

Lisa M. Bolt Simons (author) Kathleen Petelinsek (illustrator)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781631438134

Presents an overview of acrostic poems, including the form's history, elements, and traits and how poets use acrostic poems to express ideas.

Brainstorm!

Rebecca Gardyn Levington (author) Kate Kronreif (illustrator)

Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press ISBN: 9781534112001

When it's time to write in class, one child feels like she has absolutely nothing to say. But suddenly--ker-plink--one drop, one tiny thought, hits her. And before long she's caught in a shower of funny phrases, a whirlwind of adjectives and verbs, a downpour of huge ideas. Boom, CRASH! A regular brainstorm of creativity for her to soak up and play in! With writing prompts and a glossary in the back matter, this is a story to inspire imagination and ingenuity in all readers.

Writing a Poem

Cecilia Minden, Kate Roth (authors)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781534140615

Writing is an important skill that kids use almost every day. The goal of the Write it Right series is to make kids writing experts. Writing a Poem is full of tips and tricks to help kids channel their creativity, from distinguishing rhyme from rhythm to organizing stanzas. This book includes a table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, activities, and instructions.

William Shakespeare

Jennifer Fandel (author)

Publisher: The Creative Company ISBN: 9781566604949

Combining biographical profiles with poetry selections, this revised and updated selection of Voices in Poetry highlights the extraordinary lives and talent of some of the world’s most influential poets. From Shakespeare’s classic love sonnets to Hughes’s songs of the African American experience, this series introduces readers to six unique poetic voices from multiple perspectives by featuring full-length poems or excerpts from larger works and examinations of the author’s style and thematic material. This title provides an exploration of the life and work of 16th-century English writer William Shakespeare, whose poetry is known best for its sonnet form as well as its transcendent descriptions of love.

Edgar Allan Poe

Patricia Kirkpatrick (author). Gary Kelley (illustrator)

Publisher: The Creative Company ISBN: 9781566604925

Combining biographical profiles with poetry selections, this revised and updated selection of Voices in Poetry highlights the extraordinary lives and talent of some of the world’s most influential poets. From Shakespeare’s classic love sonnets to Hughes’s songs of the African American experience, this series introduces readers to six unique poetic voices from multiple perspectives by featuring full-length poems or excerpts from larger works and examinations of the author’s style and thematic material. This title provides an exploration of the life and work of 19th-century American writer Edgar Allan Poe, whose poetry is known for its lonely and macabre themes, songlike rhythms, and sense of longing.

E.E. Cummings

S. L. Berry (author), Stasys Eidrigevicius (illustrator)

Publisher: The Creative Company ISBN: 9781566604918

Combining biographical profiles with poetry selections, this revised and updated selection of Voices in Poetry highlights the extraordinary lives and talent of some of the world’s most influential poets. From Shakespeare’s classic love sonnets to Hughes’s songs of the African American experience, this series introduces readers to six unique poetic voices from multiple perspectives by featuring full-length poems or excerpts from larger works and examinations of the author’s style and thematic material. This title provides an exploration of the life and work of 20th-century American writer E. E. Cummings, whose poetry is known for its combination of innovative, artistic style and traditional rhyme and meter.

Walt Whitman

Jim Whiting (author), Rob Day (illustrator)

Publisher: The Creative Company ISBN: 9781566604956

Combining biographical profiles with poetry selections, this revised and updated selection of Voices in Poetry highlights the extraordinary lives and talent of some of the world’s most influential poets. From Shakespeare’s classic love sonnets to Hughes’s songs of the African American experience, this series introduces readers to six unique poetic voices from multiple perspectives by featuring full-length poems or excerpts from larger works and examinations of the author’s style and thematic material. This title provides an exploration of the life and work of 19th-century American writer Walt Whitman, whose poetry is known for both its passionate celebration of American life and its direct, speechlike style.

The Emily Sonnets

Jane Yolen (author), Gary Kelley (illustrator)

Publisher: The Creative Company ISBN: 9781566602457

Acclaimed writer Jane Yolen employs 15 sonnets, accompanied by brief biographical notes, to tell of the reclusive life and literary innovations of 19th-century American poet Emily Dickinson.

Read, Recite, and Write Nursery Rhymes

JoAnn Early Macken (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427175236

In this entertaining title, readers will learn about Mother Goose, rhyme schemes, and metered verse. They will look for the logic in nonsense words and be guided through the process of writing their own nursery rhymes.

Read, Recite, and Write Limericks

JoAnn Early Macken (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427175212

This lively book shows readers how repetition and word sounds contribute to a limericks impact. Students will discover methods they can use to find appropriate rhymes, and then use them to compose their own limericks.

Rapping Rhymes About Friends

Thomas Kingsley Troupe (author)

Publisher: Black Rabbit Books ISBN: 9781623104153

Explores the world of friendship through poems meant for rapping. Includes suggestions for how to create raps about friends.

Rapping Rhymes About School

Thomas Kingsley Troupe (author)

Publisher: Black Rabbit Books ISBN: 9781623104160

Explores the world of school through poems meant for rapping. Includes suggestions for how to create raps about school.

Rapping Rhymes About Space

Thomas Kingsley Troupe (author)

Publisher: Black Rabbit Books ISBN: 9781623104177

Explores the world of space through poems meant for rapping. Includes suggestions for how to create raps about space.

Rapping Rhymes About Sports

Thomas Kingsley Troupe (author)

Publisher: Black Rabbit Books ISBN: 9781623104184

Explores the world of sports through poems meant for rapping. Includes suggestions for how to create raps about sports.

Rapping Rhymes About the Human Body

Thomas Kingsley Troupe (author)

Publisher: Black Rabbit Books ISBN: 9781623104191

Explores the human body through poems meant for rapping. Includes suggestions for how to create raps about the body.

Read, Recite, and Write Concrete Poems

JoAnn Early Macken (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427175977

This fun book provides a logical plan for creating concrete poems - a poetic form in which the text creates a shape that mimics its subject. Tips are included for choosing workable topics, arranging words on the page, and making the most of white space.

Read, Recite, and Write Haiku

JoAnn Early Macken (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427175984

Haiku is a form of short poem that features a set number of syllables. This engaging book describes how to create haiku focusing on setting, seasonal words, and making every word count. As they write their own haiku, readers will learn what else matters besides counting syllables.

Read, Recite, and Write Cinquains

JoAnn Early Macken (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427175960

In this delightful book, readers will learn how to write poems in a five-line poetic form called a cinquain. Examples help show budding poets how to condense text while using natural sentence structure in writing their own cinquains. Easy-to-understand text encourages concrete language, highlights imagery, and provides hints for creating effective titles.

Read, Recite, and Write List Poems

JoAnn Early Macken (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427175991

List poetry includes a number of forms that rely on parallel structure, repetition, and line breaks. This fascinating book gives readers useful instructions for writing a variety of list poems, including acrostics, biopoems, and riddle poems.