Bibliography
Franco, Betsy. 2009. Messing Around on the Monkey Bars. Candlewick Press: Massachusetts. ISBN: 978-0-7636-3174-1.
About the Poem Collection
Throughout this collection of nineteen poems many words, pictures, and voices erupt and invite the reader to laughter filled ride around school. This collection of school poems is designed for the elementary aged but the colorful school references will appeal to students and teachers alike. Most of the poems contain dialogues between two individuals covering common school-day themes such as new friends, cafeteria lunch, and homework excuses. The text's various typefaces identify suggestions for different voices and easily allow more than one reader to read aloud the poem.
One Poem
I Can’t Wait
Today’s the day.
I can’t wait.
At recess time,
I won’t be late.
I’ll meet you by
the mulberry tree.
And then you’ll make the trade with me.
I’ll trade my little green iguana…
for my little sister Donna!
Activities
· Have students partner up and pick a poem to perform for the class.
· Have students read the poems that pertain to where they are going throughout the school day. For example, before going to the library read “In the Library” or before going to recess read “Messing Around on the Monkey Bars”.
Bibliography
Sidman, Joyce. 2010. Dark Emperor & Other Poems of the Night. Houghton Mifflin Books for Children: New York. ISBN 978-0-329-85965-7.
About the Poem Collection
In this collection of 19 poems that celebrate the wonder and danger of the night and describes the many things that hide in the dark Joyce Sidman combines lyrical poetry and compelling art with science concepts. The poems highlight facts and tidbits of information that any child would find intriguing. A glossary at the end of the book provides the reader with a great resource of science terms. This collection is a great way to incorporate science and reading.
One Poem
Love Poem of the Primrose Moth
Evening unfolds like a primrose,
pale and scented.
The moon, a primrose:
two faces glowing.
Which is sweeter: night flight
or the nectar of a primrose?
I have only one true love:
it is the primrose.
At dawn, I fold my sherbet-colored wings
and become
a primrose.
Activities
*Read the poem about the Primrose Moth when studying the life cycle of butterflies as an introduction to the topic.
*Read “Welcome to The Night” and have students make a list of nocturnal animals.
*Use the poems as introduction to an animal study.
Bibliography
Wardlaw, Lee. 2011. Won Ton A Cat Tale Told in Haiku. Henry Holt and Company: New York. ISBN 978-0-8050-8995-0.
About the Poem Collection
This collection tells a great story of a cat's journey from a shelter to a home with a boy. The collection will delight children of all ages and animals lovers. These series of senryu poems, similar to haiku, will serve as a great example of how poems do not have to rhyme while focusing on the nature of an animal. Yelchin's graphite and gouache pictures match the poems' sensitivity as well as their humor. This is the perfect companion to poetry month and multicultural literature.
A Poem
The Car Ride
Letmeoutletme
outletmeoutletmeout.
Wait-let me back in!
Activities
*Do a poetry study of other poets who have received the Lee Bennett Hopkins award.
*Find other poems about animals and have students read and discuss the poems.
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