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by: May Swenson
Binding: School & Library Binding
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9780027887259
ISBN: 0027887251
Label: MacMillan Publishing Company
Manufacturer: MacMillan Publishing Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 115
Publication Date: 1993-04
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Sales Rank: 1576489
Studio: MacMillan Publishing Company
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Product Description:
A collection of poems celebrates the magic and the mystery of the written word and features riddle poems and poems about animals, water, space, and more.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A good introduction to poetry for children
This book is a good tool for introducing poetry to children and sparking their interest. Afterall, all poets were kids once, and something got us interested in the craft.
Rating:  - My 6th graders were not really captivated
I'm not that much of a fan of Swenson's poetry, but I bought this book for my 6th grade writing classes and my rating is largely based upon their reactions to it. Before I ask the kids to write poetry, I try to allow them to read as much as possible. Since many 11-year-olds have little attraction to poetry, this book looked like an interesting addition with it's `puzzler' twist. This did not turn out to be the case. A fair number of students picked out the book, but few stuck with it. After some ... Read More
Rating: - Great for teachers
This book is a great tool to use in order to promote higher order thinking skills in upper elementary and middle school students. It helps children to use their imaginations, and write with more descriptive language.
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