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From: Gardow, Pamela <pgardow_at_ecasd.k12.wi.us>
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2014 15:01:26 -0500
Many of our students love novels in verse. They can be quick reads (even when they look thick) and because of the careful word selection, they often convey emotion in a powerful way. The best novels in verse use language in fresh and surprising ways. Helen Frost and Margarita Engle are masters of the novel in verse, but I also love Allan Wolf's The Watch that Ends the Night: voices from the Titanic, and Martine Leavitt's My Book of Life by Angel.
Good novels in verse can help teens appreciate the power of words and make poetry more accessible. Sometimes, students don't even notice that the book they are enjoying is even written in verse, and are surprised that it is poetry! Pam
Pamela A. Gardow, Librarian Memorial High School Teen Literacy Initiative Authors in the Schools Chippewa Valley Book Festival 2225 Keith St. Eau Claire, WI 54701 715-852-6309
From: Merri Lindgren [mailto:mlindgren_at_education.wisc.edu] Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 1:11 PM To: ccbc-net_at_lists.wisc.edu Subject: [ccbc-net] Poetry in Literature for Children and Young Adults
It's time to begin our April discussion of poetry books for children and teens. Do you have a favorite new anthology or do you prefer picture book editions of a single poem? What about novels in verse? Have you found a way to introduce young people to poetry that creates a lasting appreciation for the power of language? Please jump in and share your thoughts!
I've been especially appreciative in the last few years of poetry books designed for the very young, such as Wee Rhymes: Baby's First Poetry Book by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Jane Dyer (A Paula Wiseman Book / Simon & Schuster, 2013) and A Little Bitty Man and Other Poems for the Very Young by Halfdan Rasmussen, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes, translated by Marilyn Nelson and Pamela Espeland (Candlewick Press, 2011). I love the playful feeling of both these volumes, and the way they seem to naturally encourage care-givers to share words. That sharing may begin with the poems of others from a book, but it can easily lead to spontaneous word play.
In the second half of April we'll be focusing on two poetry books. We're pleased that authors Helen Frost and Joyce Sidman will be participating in the CCBC-net discussion of their books.
Crossing Stones by Helen Frost (Frances Foster Books / Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2009) What the Heart Knows: Chants, Charms & Blessings by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski (Houghton Mifflin, 2013)
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2014 15:01:26 -0500
Many of our students love novels in verse. They can be quick reads (even when they look thick) and because of the careful word selection, they often convey emotion in a powerful way. The best novels in verse use language in fresh and surprising ways. Helen Frost and Margarita Engle are masters of the novel in verse, but I also love Allan Wolf's The Watch that Ends the Night: voices from the Titanic, and Martine Leavitt's My Book of Life by Angel.
Good novels in verse can help teens appreciate the power of words and make poetry more accessible. Sometimes, students don't even notice that the book they are enjoying is even written in verse, and are surprised that it is poetry! Pam
Pamela A. Gardow, Librarian Memorial High School Teen Literacy Initiative Authors in the Schools Chippewa Valley Book Festival 2225 Keith St. Eau Claire, WI 54701 715-852-6309
From: Merri Lindgren [mailto:mlindgren_at_education.wisc.edu] Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 1:11 PM To: ccbc-net_at_lists.wisc.edu Subject: [ccbc-net] Poetry in Literature for Children and Young Adults
It's time to begin our April discussion of poetry books for children and teens. Do you have a favorite new anthology or do you prefer picture book editions of a single poem? What about novels in verse? Have you found a way to introduce young people to poetry that creates a lasting appreciation for the power of language? Please jump in and share your thoughts!
I've been especially appreciative in the last few years of poetry books designed for the very young, such as Wee Rhymes: Baby's First Poetry Book by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Jane Dyer (A Paula Wiseman Book / Simon & Schuster, 2013) and A Little Bitty Man and Other Poems for the Very Young by Halfdan Rasmussen, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes, translated by Marilyn Nelson and Pamela Espeland (Candlewick Press, 2011). I love the playful feeling of both these volumes, and the way they seem to naturally encourage care-givers to share words. That sharing may begin with the poems of others from a book, but it can easily lead to spontaneous word play.
In the second half of April we'll be focusing on two poetry books. We're pleased that authors Helen Frost and Joyce Sidman will be participating in the CCBC-net discussion of their books.
Crossing Stones by Helen Frost (Frances Foster Books / Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2009) What the Heart Knows: Chants, Charms & Blessings by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski (Houghton Mifflin, 2013)
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Merri Lindgren, Librarian
Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
School of Education / UW-Madison
4290 Helen C. White Hall
600 N. Park Street
Madison, WI 53706
608-263-3930
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