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From: James Elliott <libraryjim>
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 10:59:57 -0400 (EDT)
I totally agree, which is one reason I enjoyed reading them both to my children when they were young and to my story time groups in April (to celebrate poetry month) when I was a Children's librarian.
Jim Elliott North Florida, USA
"Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open ... every child in America should have access to a well-stocked school or community library"
--Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States
----- Original Message ----- From: Kristy Dempsey <kdempsey at campusoutreach.org> To: James Elliott <libraryjim at embarqmail.com> Cc: CCBC Net <ccbc-net at ccbc.ad.education.wisc.edu> Sent: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 10:56:11 -0400 (EDT) Subject: RE: [CCBC-Net] Poetic license
Oh yes, but even then it extends the reader's imagination and/or curiosity. And truth be told, Prelutsky's and Silverstein's poems say much, much more as the reader comes back to read them again and again through the years.
Kristy Dempsey Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Received on Fri 04 Apr 2008 09:59:57 AM CDT
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 10:59:57 -0400 (EDT)
I totally agree, which is one reason I enjoyed reading them both to my children when they were young and to my story time groups in April (to celebrate poetry month) when I was a Children's librarian.
Jim Elliott North Florida, USA
"Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open ... every child in America should have access to a well-stocked school or community library"
--Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States
----- Original Message ----- From: Kristy Dempsey <kdempsey at campusoutreach.org> To: James Elliott <libraryjim at embarqmail.com> Cc: CCBC Net <ccbc-net at ccbc.ad.education.wisc.edu> Sent: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 10:56:11 -0400 (EDT) Subject: RE: [CCBC-Net] Poetic license
Oh yes, but even then it extends the reader's imagination and/or curiosity. And truth be told, Prelutsky's and Silverstein's poems say much, much more as the reader comes back to read them again and again through the years.
Kristy Dempsey Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Received on Fri 04 Apr 2008 09:59:57 AM CDT
