Anthologies are BELOW
26 "small" poems
describe life of Mexican farm worker
awesome "sun drenched" illustrations
cover is dark, ;not representative of book illustrations
ABC book wit":
alliteration
sophisticated vocabulary
cleverness
illustrations to examine closely
wonderful collection of oems
celebrating Billy Collins
celebrating William Carlos Williams
celebrating Mary Oliver
celebrating Naomi Shihab Nye
plus 16 others
illust. Ekua Holmes
poetry from 5 different habitats
desert, grassland, shoreline,
wetland, woodland
imagery of all sorts!
14 poems relating to Halloween
Many not directly related
Fun
13 poems
abundance of train information
illust. by James Cristoph
20 poems
includes scientific info on each
writing project idea
smallest, largest, all superlatives
ill. Hyewon Yum
39 different dogs
super short
(2-3-4 lines each)
dogs: bassett hound, greyhound
chihuahua, dachshund, pug
german shepherd, poodle
a timeline through the past
tells time period and how long ago
four different illustrators
one for each season
20 of Esbensen/s poems
poems about writing poems,
poetry, words
super poems
29 poems
many can be used as starters for kids
autumn and the coming of winter
47 Poems
Pack a punch!
Exquisite
Illust. Julie Morstad
Titles are dates
Fall & Winter
nature
simple
Fishing all over the world
Tobago, Washington, Ireland,
Baffin Island, Japan, Long
Island, NY, Namibia,
New Caledonia, California
British Columbia, Georgia,
Hawaii, Florida
three friends
poems about a single subject from each of their pov's
toothbrush, pants, socks, shoes
toes, cup, bowl, kite, air
water, summer sun, hot dog
ice cream cone, leaves,
rain, book, crayons, scissors,
spaghetti, bear, light , pillow
20 poems about poetry, words, and story.
illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist
lifespan of a monarch
many different types of poetry
18 poems
20 poems about gardening, vegetables,
great language
alliteration, personification
punctuation...
100 Favorite poems including:
"Waiters"
"North Pole"
History and Biography in poetry
Molly Williams, Nellie Bly
Mary Anning, Annette Kellerman
Pura Belpre, Frida Kahlo
Jacqueline Nearne & Eileen Nearne
Frances Moore, Ruby Bridges
Mae Johnson, Maya Lin
Angela Zhang, Malala Yousafzai
18 poems
18 cities
fun to guess which city
map at back of book
celebrate the color brown
lovely poetry
senryu, a form of HAIKU
funny
lots of word play
Poems of Mexico, past & present
Maya, Aztec
2-page spreads
funny & fun
tunes are to well-known songs
19 poems
rain forest plants & animals
free verse poems are great
rhyming poems not-so-great
Short poems
Many cultures
Gorgeous illustrations: Julie Paschkis
Food
illust. by Julie Paschkis
14 poems about animals
Lewis, J. Patrick - Heroes and She-roes, 2005
poems highlighting many heroes
Helen Keller, Lewis & Clark
Ghandi, Tianemen Square
Roberto Clemente, Lady Godiva
MLK Jr., Rosie the Riveter
Ida Wells-Barnett, Joan of Arc
Rosa Parks....and more!
16 poems
library & books
exterminator, map-maker
bely dancer, pet groomer, poet
highway line painter, banana
picker, bridge painter, sunken
treasure hunter, acupunturist,
cuckoo-clock repairman,
paleontologist, marathon runner
knock offs using Shel Silverstein
controversial poem about killing a sibling
funny
23 poems
illust. Dan Santat
14 poems about the southwestern desert
illust. Steve Jenkins
Poems about foods native to North and South America
all haiku
blueberry, chili, chocolate, corn
cranberry, papaya, peanut, pecan
potato, prickly pear, pumpkin
tomato, vanilla
Acrostic poems that really make sense!
Down goes the moon
And up comes the sun,
Welcoming the
New day.
sijo (Korean)
similar to haiku
three lines
"twist" at the end
gorgeous illustrations by the author
written in Spanish and translated
some, written in Spanish, sounded
incredible, even though I
couldn't understand
13 poems of :
vile villains, ruthless roughnecks,
scoundrels....
VERY funny
22 poems
earth/geology
illust. Cathie Felstead
13 Poems
a different poem/moon for each month
illust. Mary Azarian
illustrated by Holly Hardwick
funny poems about Maine and its wildlife
many sung to well-known tunes
lots of funny poems
a number of haiku
poems combining two animals
illust. Jackie Urbanovich
poems for the very young
(too young for 4th graders)
illust. by Luke Flower
75 songs/poems from the show
not my favorites
great tribute to Fred Rogers
silly
play-on-words
take-offs on Mary Mack-Mack-Mack
line drawings
Cut paper illustrations by Ashley Bryan
Classics
"Who Has Seen the Wind?"
"Hurt No Living Things"
"Where Innocent Bright-Eyed Daisies Are"
illust Joan Rankin
bird poems
some VERY anthropomorphized
some funny
Today at the Bluebird Cafe
It's all-you can-eat at the Bluebird Cafe,
a grasshopper-katydid-cricket buffet,
with berries and snails and a bluebottle fly,
a sip of the lake and a bite of the sky.
It's all-you can-eat at the Bluebird Cafe,
a grasshopper-katydid-cricket buffet,
with berries and snails and a bluebottle fly,
a sip of the lake and a bite of the sky.
21 poems
all about books and reading and words
poems about clothing
super clever and fun
illust. by Peetra Mathers
Translations remind me too much of kids that force rhyming, I don't think they translated well, too bad, illustrations are cool.
poems about being black in the south during Jim Crow
eye-popping art by Beth Krommes
two-page spread with explanation
dew & grasshopper, rabbit & fox
spittlebug & xylem, deer & trees
snake & toad, goldfish & hawk,
milkweed & butterflies
Newbery Honor book, 2011
sophisticated poetry
woodprints
poems of apology, followed by responses
funny
12 lovely poems
informative explanations
translated from French
poems about the way animals sleep
illust. by the author
Poems that commemorate New Year's celebrations all over the world
cut paper illust by Susan L. Roth
12 kids write different poems
about school
great for 3rd/4th grade
all based on Fairy Tales --
Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty
Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood
Ugly Duckling, Snow White
Jack-in-the-Beanstalk, Hansel &
Gretel, Rumpelstiltskin
Princess & the Frog, Sleeping Beauty
elegant, clever words
poems about the woods
Didn't like any of them!
(I rated it a 2)
The one I chose to include has pacing that doesn't work for me...
seasons
holidays
illust by the author
homage to Shel Silverstein
funny, clever, rhythmic
observation journal
poetry book
sketching
watercolors
quatrains
14 poems about what different kids call their grandmas
many countries
illust by the author
short poems
slim, beautiful volume
illust. by Natalie Babbitt!
ANTHOLOGIES
200+ GREAT poems, old and new
various well-known illustrators
classic anthology
poems about world changers by many different poets:
Sylvia Mendez, Nicholas Cobb,
Father Gregory Boyle, Anne Frank
Jonas Salk, Jean-Michel Basquiat
Michelle Kwan, Ashley Bryan,
Temple Grandin, Martha Graham
Georgia O'Keeffe, Christa McAuliffe
Steven Speilberg, the YouTube founders
historical
holidays
great poets
calendar
many formats
Short poems
Different formats
Making the world a better place
"Try-Its" for each poem
old & new poems
illust. Michael Emberley
Short selections
illust. Philip Stanton
Green Poems - Jill Bennett, 1999
59 Poems
Oxford/British mostly
Photos
3 separate indexes
separated by US regions
over 200 poems
32 nursery rhymes
30 poems for babies, toddlers, preschoolers
13 picture book stories with original illustrations
Little Bear, Sylvester, Cordoroy....
huge, heavy book
love it!!
366 nature poems
one for each day of the year
different poets
14 poems
sun, moon, stars...
