Poetry Friday is hosted today by Poetry for Children.
For Poetry Friday: I'm particularly fond of poetry that has cross-curriculum appeal so today's share is "Got Geography!: poems" edited by Lee Bennett Hopkins and illustrated by Philip Stanton.
Friday, September 25, 2015
Poetry Friday
Bennett has collected
sixteen geography-themed poems by various authors to delight readers and inspire
adventures both real and imagined. You'll find some familiar names here -- Jane
Yolen, Carl Sandburg, Kristine O'Connell George, and J. Patrick Lewis to name a
few.
Verses vary from
simple to sophisticated, providing the target audience of fourth through
seventh graders with multiple reading options. Topics range from specific
places such as Australia to broader subjects of the equator and gravity.
Stanton's artwork is
colorful and inventive -- a reminder that geography is fun!
A delightful way to
introduce geography studies.
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4 comments:
Ooh! That's one I've never seen! On my Get From The Library list!!
This sounds like a TERRIFIC collection, Janet. I'll have to check it out!
JANET: Thank you for sharing this post. My best. Lee
Hi and thanks for joining our Poetry Friday gathering this week! I'm a big fan of cross-curricular poems too-- and if you're looking for more, I have lists and lists of them by subject area in THE POETRY TEACHER'S BOOK OF LISTS. Just FYI.
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