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From: Stephanie Bange <SBange>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 23:16:57 -0400
Just this afternoon, I met with my monthly reading group of kids in grades 2 - 4. They gathered around as I read aloud for about 45 minutes from "Poem Stew", edited by Cole. (Each child had a copy to follow along.) You wouldn't believe all the giggles! It was marvelous! After, we ate popcorn, pretzels, and Peeps and drank apple juice and talked about our favorite poems, reading more because we just couldn't get enough!
This yummy book could have been titled "Poem Magic"! :)
Stephanie Bange Children's Librarian Wilmington-Stroop Branch Dayton Metro Library (OH)
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From: ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu on behalf of Cassandra Whetstone Sent: Tue 4/11/2006 2:57 PM To: Subscribers of ccbc-net Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] poetry
On Apr 11, 2006, at 11:29 AM, Emmaattic at aol.com wrote:
> Again, it seems there is plenty of wonderful audios for adult poetry;
> not so
> for
> children's poetry.
This may be true, but one of the joys about children's poetry is that it can be read aloud by teacher or parent or librarian and the listener will find as much joy in the hearing as if it were read by the poet him or herself.
My six year old daughter has the Poetry Speaks CD and I was excited to let her hear the real poets read when we got the CD. She tried to share my enthusiasm when I said, "Honey, this is Robert Frost HIMSELF," or
"Sweetie, do you understand that this is THE Langston Hughes?" She enjoyed it, and listens to it while she putters around her room, but at bedtime she still prefers my reading of the poems. We start off with a few picture books, followed by her chapter book, but our evening reading is not complete without a few poems. She'll find her favorite poems as after the first reading she'll often point to lines or verses and ask, "read that part again."
Audio readings of poetry collections are a treat. We as writers and teachers and librarians may read a collection cover to cover, but kids like to break it up like an oreo cookie. It's meant to be savored in the mind and in the mouth.
-Cassandra Reigel Whetstone
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Received on Tue 11 Apr 2006 10:16:57 PM CDT
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 23:16:57 -0400
Just this afternoon, I met with my monthly reading group of kids in grades 2 - 4. They gathered around as I read aloud for about 45 minutes from "Poem Stew", edited by Cole. (Each child had a copy to follow along.) You wouldn't believe all the giggles! It was marvelous! After, we ate popcorn, pretzels, and Peeps and drank apple juice and talked about our favorite poems, reading more because we just couldn't get enough!
This yummy book could have been titled "Poem Magic"! :)
Stephanie Bange Children's Librarian Wilmington-Stroop Branch Dayton Metro Library (OH)
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From: ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu on behalf of Cassandra Whetstone Sent: Tue 4/11/2006 2:57 PM To: Subscribers of ccbc-net Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] poetry
On Apr 11, 2006, at 11:29 AM, Emmaattic at aol.com wrote:
> Again, it seems there is plenty of wonderful audios for adult poetry;
> not so
> for
> children's poetry.
This may be true, but one of the joys about children's poetry is that it can be read aloud by teacher or parent or librarian and the listener will find as much joy in the hearing as if it were read by the poet him or herself.
My six year old daughter has the Poetry Speaks CD and I was excited to let her hear the real poets read when we got the CD. She tried to share my enthusiasm when I said, "Honey, this is Robert Frost HIMSELF," or
"Sweetie, do you understand that this is THE Langston Hughes?" She enjoyed it, and listens to it while she putters around her room, but at bedtime she still prefers my reading of the poems. We start off with a few picture books, followed by her chapter book, but our evening reading is not complete without a few poems. She'll find her favorite poems as after the first reading she'll often point to lines or verses and ask, "read that part again."
Audio readings of poetry collections are a treat. We as writers and teachers and librarians may read a collection cover to cover, but kids like to break it up like an oreo cookie. It's meant to be savored in the mind and in the mouth.
-Cassandra Reigel Whetstone
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Received on Tue 11 Apr 2006 10:16:57 PM CDT
