From: James Elvekrog <jelvekro>
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 11:20:54 -0500

With April 18th right around the corner, we can't miss the opportunity to include that famous poem by Henry W. Longfellow--"Paul Revere's Ride." The copy I use is illustrated by Ted Rand, and is enjoyed by children and adults alike. This is a great way to incorporate history and poetry into one lesson.

Speaking of Longfellow, I also read "The Song of Hiawatha," illustrated by Susan Jeffers to my fifth and sixth grade classes.

Other favorites include:
        "Heartland," by Diane Siebert and illustrated by Wendell Minor.
        "Joyful Noise," by Paul Fleischman
        "A Child's Garden of Verses," by Robert Louis Stevenson and
            illustrated by Tasha Tudor
        I use a wonderful audiotape of "The Raven," read by Edward Blake, with my sixth graders every year, too.

Enjoy!

Jean Elvekrog St. John the Baptist Grade School Waunakee, WI
Received on Fri 07 Apr 2000 11:20:54 AM CDT