Give Them Poetry! A Guide to Sharing Poetry with Children K-8 » (1st Edition)

This lively book offers a host of ways for teachers to bring poetry and children together in their classrooms. Based on the premise that poetry and verse, properly presented, promote literacy, this practical handbook includes: introductions to children's poets and their poetry, advice on poetry writing from the poets themselves, examples of children's poetry writing, and methods of presenting poetry to students of any age.