Poetry Resources
Anthologies
A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children. Selected by Caroline Kennedy. NY: Hyperion/Hyperion books for Children, 2005. ISBN: 0-7868-5111-2.
Barefoot Book of Classic Poems. Compiled and illustrated by Jackie Morris. Cambridge, MA : Barefoot Books, 2006. ISBN: 1-905236-56-5.
The Bill Martin Jr. Big Book of Poetry. Edited by Bill Martin Jr. NY: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. 2008. ISBN: 978-1-4169-3971-9.
Favorite Poems: Old and New. Selected by Helen Ferris. NY: Doubleday. 1957. ISBN: 0-385-07696-7.
Hand in Hand: An American History Through Poetry. Collected by Lee Bennett Hopkins. New York : Simon & Schuster, c1994. ISBN: 0-671-73315-X.
Langston Hughes. Edited by Arnold Rampersad & David Roessel New York : Sterling Pub., c2006. ISBN: 1-40271845-4.
Lives: Poems About Famous Americans. Selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins. New York HarperCollins Publishers c1999. ISBN: 0-06-027767-X.
My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States. Selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins. NY: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. 2000.
The Oxford Illustrated Book of American Children’s Poems. Edited by Donald Hall. Oxford University Press, 1999. ISBN: 0-19-512373-5.
Poetry Place Anthology: More Than 600 Poems for All Occasions. NY: Scholastic Professional Books, 1983. ISBN: 0-590-49017-6.
Random House Book of Poetry: A Treasury of 572 Poems for Today’s Child. Selected by Jack Prelutsky. NY: Random House, 1983. ISBN: 0-394-85010-6.
Tomie DePaola’s Book of Poems. Selected by Tomie DePaola. NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1988. ISBN: 0-399-21540-9.
The Tree That Time Built: A Celebration of Nature, Science, and Imagination. Selected by Mary Ann Hoberman and Linda Winston. Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, c2009. ISBN: 1-40222517-2. (CD included)
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The Twentieth Century Children’s Poetry Treasury. Selected by Jack Prelutsky. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999. ISBN: 0-679-89314-8.
Resources for Teaching Poetry
A Child’s Introduction to Poetry. Driscoll, Michael. NY: Black Dog & Leventhal, 2003. ISBN: 1-57912-282-5. (Anthology with CD)
Cobwebs, Chatters, and Chills: A Collection of Scary Poems. Compiled and annotated by Patricia M. Stockland. Minneapolis, MS: Compass Point Books, 2004. ISBN: 0-7565- 0565-8.
Color Me a Rhyme: Nature Poems for Young People. Yolen, Jane. Honesdale, Pa. : Wordsong/Boyds Mill Press, 2003, c2000. ISBN: 1-59078-172-4.
Dirty Laundry Pile: Poems in Different Voices. Selected by Paul B. Janeczko. New York: HarperCollins, 2001. ISBN: 0-688-16252-5. (Voice)
Easy Poetry Lessons that Dazzle and Delight. Harrison, David L. New York: Scholastic Professional Books, 1999. ISBN: 0-590-12050-6.
Favorite Poetry Lessons: A Poet's Great Activities for Writing: Free Verse, Rhyming List Poems, Synonym Poems, Clerihews, Wish Poems, Letter Poems, The Free and the Brave: A Collection of Poems About the United States. Compiled and annotated by Patricia M. Stockland. Minneapolis, MS: Compass Point Books, 2004. ISBN: 0-7565- 0563-1.
A Foot in the Mouth: Poems to Speak, Sing, and Shout. Selected by Paul B. Janeczko. Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2009. ISBN: 0-7636-0663-4
The Free and the Brave: A Collection of Poems about the United States. Compiled and annotated by Patricia M. Stockland. Minneapolis, MS: Compass Point Books, 2004. ISBN: 978-0-7565-0563-9.
Fur, Fangs, and Footprints: A Collection of Poems About Animals. Compiled and annotated by Patricia M. Stockland. Minneapolis, MS: Compass Point Books, 2004. ISBN: 0-7565-0562-3.
Haiku: Asian Arts and Crafts. Donegan, Patricia. Tuttle Publishing, 2003. ISBN: 0804835012
Hailstones and Halibut Bones. O’Neill, Mary. New York: Doubleday Book for Young Readers, [1989], c1961. 0-385-41078-6. (Imagery, Figurative Language)
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Joyful Noise : Poems For Two Voices. Fleischman, Paul. New York: HarperCollins, c1988. ISBN: 0-06-021852-5
A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms. Selected by Paul B. Janeczko. Boston, MA: Candlewick Press, 2005. ISBN: 0-7636-0662-6.
Knock at a Star: A Child’s Introduction to Poetry. Kennedy, X. J. and Kennedy, Dorothy M. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1999. ISBN: 0-316-48800-3.
Leap into Poetry: More ABCs of Poetry. Harley, Avis. Wordsong/Boyds Mills Press, 2001. ISBN: 1-56397-673-0.
Once Upon a Poem: Poems That Tell Stories. Foreword by Kevin Crossley-Holland. Somerset [England] : Chicken House ; New York : Scholastic, 2004. ISBN: 0-439-65108-5.
Pass the Poetry, Please. Hopkins, Lee Benett. New York: Harper Collins, 1998. ISBN: 0-06-446199-8.
Pizza, Pigs and Poetry: How to Write a Poem. Prelutsky, Jack. New York : Greenwillow Books, c2008. ISBN: 0-06-143449-3.
Poetry from A to Z. Janeczko, Paul B. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. ISBN: 0-02-747672-3.
Poetry Speaks to Children. Edited by Elise Paschen. Sourcebooks MediaFusion, 2005. 1-40220-329-2. (Anthology with CD)
A Poke in the Eye: A Collection of Concrete Poems. selected by Paul Janeczko. Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2001. ISBN: 0-7636-0661-8
R is for Rhyme: A Poetry Alphabet. Young, Judy. Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, c2005. ISBN: 1-58536-240-9.
Rainbow Soup: Adventures in Poetry. Cleary, Brian. Minneapolis, MS: Carolrhoda Books, 2004. ISBN: 1-57505-597X
Read a Rhyme, Write a Rhyme: Poems. Selected by Jack Prelutsky. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Distributed by Random House, 2005. ISBN: 0-375-82286-0.
Recess, Rhyme, and Reason: A Collection of Poems About School. Compiled and annotated by Patricia M. Stockland. Minneapolis, MS: Compass Point Books, 2004. ISBN: 0-7565-0564-X.
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Seed Sower, Hat Thrower: Poems About Weather. Salas, Laura Purdie. Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Press, c2008. ISBN: 1-42961209-6. (Imagery, Figurative Language)
Sing a Song of Poetry: Grade K. Pinnell, Gay Su. Portsmouth, NH : FirstHand, c2004. ISBN: 0-325-00655-5
Sing a Song of Poetry: Grade 1. Pinnell, Gay Su. Portsmouth, NH : FirstHand, c2004. ISBN: 0-325-00656-3
Sing a Song of Poetry: Grade 2. Pinnell, Gay Su. Portsmouth, NH : FirstHand, c2004. ISBN: 0-325-00657-1
Skin Like Milk, Hair of Silk: What Are Similes and Metaphors. Minneapolis, MN : Millbrook Press, c2009. ISBN: 0-8225-9151-0. (Grades 1-3)
Teaching 10 Fabulous Forms of Poetry: Great Lessons, Brainstorming Sheets, and Organizers for Writing Haiku, Limericks, Cinquains, and Other Kinds of Poetry Kids Love. Janeczko, Paul B. New York: Scholastic Professional Books, 2000. ISBN: 0-439-07346-4.
Metaphors, Similes, and Other Word Pictures. Fandel, Jennifer. Mankato, Minn. : Creative Education, c2006. ISBN: 1-58341-340-5. (Teaching about Imagery and Figurative Language.)
Wake Up House! Rooms Full of Poems. Lillegard, Dee. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2000. ISBN: 0-679-88351-7. (Personification)
A Writing Kind of Day. Fletcher, Ralph. Honesdale, PA : Wordsong/Boyds Mills Press, 2005. ISBN: 1-59078-276-3.
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