Teacher poet and anthologist lee bennett hopkins assembles traditional and contemporary poets to be read aloud to young children.
Poems in the attic read aloud.
His raspy sing song narration turns the poem into a funny little melody kids will remember and love singing along to.
A great look at free verse poetry and tanka the book is a great addition for elementary school teachers to use in poetry units.
Covering the seasons holidays animals and lullabies the 57 poems also include several of the classic narrative poems for young children like poor old lady the house that jack built and a visit from st nicholas.
Poems in the attic was must read for me as this book is a texas bluebonnet award nominee.
As most of the nominees tend to be poems in the attic was exceptionally well done.
Each subsequent set of pages pairs a poem written by the girl with one by her mama.
Watch as different generations of readers celebrate poetry by reading aloud a classic shel silverstein poem reminding us that poetry is for readers of all a.