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Poetry Speaks to Children (Book & CD) (Hardcover) (Hardcover)
by Elise Paschen
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Poetry, Ages 4-8, Children's book |
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Author: Elise Paschen
Publisher: Sourcebooks MediaFusion
Pub. in: October, 2005
ISBN: 1402203292
Pages: 128
Measurements: 9.3 x 11.0 x 0.5 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BC00075
Other information: Book & CD edition
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It's a fine, basic collection. Approximately half of the 97 selections are read or performed on the accompanying CD. The book provides a mix of adult writers (Rita Dove, Seamus Heaney, and Billy Collins, among others) and those whose work is specifically for children, such as X. J. Kennedy and Mary Ann Hoberman. Topics include childhood, animals, nonsense poems, and humor (including C. K. Williams's Gas, which dwells on the fact that FARTING IS FORBIDDEN!). The three illustrators have captured the different tones of the selections, from a comic portrait of the Jabberwock slayer wearing a colander and wielding a plunger and the wailing children in William Stafford's First Grade, to the moving paintings of a girl with flowers echoing the natural images of James Berry's Okay, Brown Girl, Ok. The CD gives children the opportunity to hear several of the poets, such as Robert Frost reading Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening and Langston Hughes reading The Negro Speaks of Rivers. They hear a variety of accents and dialects–an Irish lilt, New England inflections, or James Berry's lilting Jamaican-British voice. Readers of Roald Dahl's books will enjoy hearing him read The Dentist and the Crocodile, and fans of The Lord of the Rings books and movies will appreciate hearing Tolkien read Frodo's Song in Bree. Joy Harjo frames her Eagle Poem with a haunting vocalization that echoes its serious tone.
Target readers:
Kids aged up 4
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Elise Paschen, Osage, Executive Director of the Poetry Society of America from 1988 to 2001, is the cofounder of "Poetry in Motion," a nationwide program that places poetry posters in subways and buses, reaching more than 10 million people a day with poetry. While an undergraduate at Harvard, she received the Lloyd McKim Garrison Medal and the Joan Grey Untermyer Poetry Prize. After graduation from Harvard, she attended Oxford University where she received her M.Phil. and D.Phil. in English Literature. She is the co-founder of Oxford Poetry and has been a guest editor of Poetry Magazine's special issue on contemporary British poets. She is the author of Infidelities (Story Line, 1996), winner of the Nicholas Roerich Poetry Prize, and Houses: Coasts (Oxford: Sycamore Press, 1985). She is coeditor of Poetry in Motion (Norton, 1996) and Poetry Speaks (Sourcebooks, 2001). A former Frances Allen Fellow of the Newberry Library, Dr. Paschen currently teaches in the Writing Program at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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In the tradition of Poetry Speaks, the anthology named a Best Book of 2002 by School Library Journal, and praised by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer as "a volume to delight longtime lovers of poetry and to spark new love for poetry, especially among the young," Sourcebooks Media Fusion is proud to introduce the joy of the written and spoken word in Poetry Speaks to Children.< Parents, educators, librarians, and poetry enthusiasts have wondered for years how to get children really interested in poetry. Until now, there hasn't been a collection of poems and poets that spoke directly to that elusive audience. Poetry Speaks to Children cracks through that barrier by packaging the best poems by the best authors along with a CD-making the engrossing and often mischievous verses come alive in the voices of many of the creators. Poetry Speaks to Children reaches into the world of poetry and pulls out the elements children love: rhyme, rhythm, fun and, every once in a while, a little mischief. More than 90 poems, for children ages six and up, celebrate the written word and feature a star-studded lineup of beloved poets, including: Roald Dahl; J. R. R. Tolkien; Robert Frost; Gwendolyn Brooks; Ogden Nash; John Ciardi; Langston Hughes; Sonia Sanchez; Seamus Heaney; Canada's best-loved children's poet, Dennis Lee; Rita Dove; Billy Collins; Nikki Giovanni and X. J. Kennedy. On the accompanying CD, 52 of the poems are brought to life-most read by the poets themselves-allow the reader to hear the words as the poets intended. Hear Gwendolyn Brooks growl her rhyming verse poem "The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves, or, What You Are You Are" with verve and inflection-relaying the story of the striped cat who "rushed to the jungle fair for something fine to wear," much to the hoots of his jungle peers. Amid jeers, sneers and sighs, the tiger eventually learns to be comfortable in his own striped skin (or fur as it were!). Follow Ogden Nash as he tells of the brave little Isabel, who "didn't worry, didn't scream or scurry" when confronted with a ravenous bear, a one-eyed giant or a troublesome doctor. Her clever solutions to problems ("She turned the witch into milk and drank her") will keep even the most reluctant readers interested. Listen to James Berry, who quells a little girl's anxieties about her color by celebrating the marriage of "night and light," emphasizing how all colors are necessary in nature, in "Okay, Brown Girl, Okay." Turn the page and tune in . . . kids won't be the only ones hooked!
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A. Elias (MSL quote), NY USA
<2006-12-28 00:00>
I've looked at many anthologies of poetry for children. This one is by far the best. It has many poems I've never encountered before, and they range from lyrical to funny, from structured by meter and rhyme to blank verse.
Three of my favorites: #4 from More Opposites, by Richard Wilbur, starts: "What is the opposite of pillow?/The answer, child, is armadillo./"Oh, don't talk nonsense!" you protest./ However, if you tried to rest/ Your head upon the creature, you/ Will find that what I say is true." "The Reason I Like Chocolate," by Nikki Giovanni: "The reason I like chocolate/ is I can lick my fingers/ and nobody tells me I'm not polite// I especially like scary movies/ 'cause I can snuggle with my mommy/ or my big sister and they don't laugh// I like to cry sometimes 'cause / everybody says , "What's the matter/ don't cry"// and I like books/ for all those reasons/ but mostly 'cause they just make me/ happy// and I really like/ to be happy." And "The Unwritten," by W.S. Merwin, begins, "Inside this pencil/ crouch words that have never been written/ never been spoken/ never been taught// they're hiding/ they're awake in there/ dark in the dark/ hearing us/ but they won't come out/ not for love not for time not for fire" and concludes, "every pencil in the world/ is like this."
My kids, who are 13, 9, and 7, really enjoy this book and CD. I suspect that many (though not all) of the poems would be over the heads of preschoolers, but it's certainly a book to grow with! My only quibble is that the book presents only excerpts of three longer poems: "The Raven" by Poe, and "The Tale of Custard the Dragon" and "The Adventures of Isabel" by Ogden Nash. You should also be aware that not all the poems are on the CD; there are 95 in the book, but only 52 on the CD. Still, I'd consider this a "must have" for the bookshelf of any parent or teacher!
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D. Leger (MSL quote), Seattle, WA United States
<2006-12-28 00:00>
This is the best collection of poetry for children that I have come across, and I've been very picky. The selections are superb, ranging from contemporary western poetry by Billy Collins and the like to classics like the "Jabberwocky" and "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod". The CD is worth the price of the entire book, containing 60+ tracks, many of which are the poets reading their own work. What a joy it is to have J.R.R Tolkien, Langston Hughes, and Robert Frost read to my daughter! The illustrations are lovely, and each poem is fitted to the page (making for easy bedtime reading). Another pro for parents is that this book is light, so no heavy propping or daunting heft. It contains the absolute essentials and then some!
I recommend this book for the entire family. I am so happy to have this available for my daughter, and I often drive around listening to the CD in my car. It's a terrific collection. |
Ranchwood (MSL quote), NJ USA
<2006-12-28 00:00>
I always loved poetry as a young child and I am trying to introduce my children to poetry as well (ages 11, 6 and 3). When I received this book and first looked through it I was very excited. It contains many of the poems that I loved as a child including "The Tyger" by William Blake, "The Land of Counterpane" by Robert Louis Stevenson, and "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost. This book does not just contain poems by "dead" poets but more contemporary ones as well. There are over 100 poems with great illustrations.
An extra plus is the included CD with 52 poems read by 36 poets and artists. On the book page with the poem it will tell you what track the reading is on and who is reading the poem. Most are read by the poets themselves! I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to introduce young children to poetry! |
M. Levine (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-28 00:00>
I am an English teacher and had used Poetry Speaks when teaching poetry to my high school students. Poetry is meant to be heard, not just read, and who better to read it than the actual poets? When I found Poetry Speaks to Children at Bank Street Bookstore in Manhattan, I bought it for my sons (5 and 8) in the hope that I could spark their interest in poetry. Playing the CD seemed like a good way to introduce it to them without taking away from their beloved bedtime stories. I never thought they'd like it as much as they do. Every night after I turn out the lights, I let the CD play. They fall asleep to the sound of the poems, and in the morning, I am amazed by what they remember. My younger son cited two lines from the first poem, "Dig In" after only hearing it twice and talks constantly about the Jabberwock. They each have their favorites, and I'm sure they will develop new ones in time. I can't recommend this enough! |
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