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VerseDay: Poetry Month Post #2
Poetry Book of the Week FOREST HAS A SONG by Amy Ludwig Vanderwater, illustrated by Robbin Gourley Clarion, 2013 ISBN: 978-0-618-84349-7 Capturing the stillness, the noisiness, the pure magic of the forest is hard to do. It’s hard to put into words. But Amy Ludwig Vanderwater does…
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VerseDay: Poetry Month Post #1
Poetry Book of the Week Since April is National Poetry Month, I will feature a poetry book that I really love each VerseDay in April. GRUMBLES FROM THE FOREST: FAIRY TALE VOICES WITH A TWIST by Jane Yolen and Rebecca Kai Dotlich, illustrations by Matt Mahurin. Wordsong,…
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VerseDay: Jen McConnel on Teaching with Verse Novels
Today’s VerseDay post is featured at Jen McConnel’s blog. She’s a former middle school Language Arts teacher and she gives three reasons why you should teach using verse novels.
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VerseDay: Matt Rubinstein
Today’s VerseDay post is over at Matt Rubinstein’s blog where he shares a bit about his novel in verse, EQUINOX.
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VerseDay with Holly Thompson
Today’s VerseDay post is at Holly Thompson’s blog. Check out her post where she talks about the verse novel panels at AWP.
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VerseDay: Happy Book Birthday
On Tuesday, Tamera Will Wissinger celebrated the book birthday of novel in verse, GONE FISHING (a book I have personally wanted to read for awhile). To read more about this novel in verse, head over to Versenovels for the full post.
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Mentor Text Lesson: Stone Bench in an Empty Park, selected by Paul B. Janeczko
A couple of weeks ago, I posted an annotated list of haiku books for using in the elementary classroom. The truth is, haiku is one of my favorite things to teach and write. So for the other haiku teachers out there, I give you a mentor text lesson plan for…
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VerseDay: A Book Review
Today’s VerseDay post is at Read At A Single Sitting. Enjoy the review of NOTE ON THE DOOR by Lorraine Marwood.
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VerseDay: A Valentine Gift for You
Happy Valentine’s Day! I’m not one for jewelry and fancy dinners. But I am a big fan of books. On one of my first Valentine’s Days with my husband, I asked him for a gigantic print dictionary. He was leery. I was thrilled! So my Valentine gift to you…
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VerseDay: Verse at ALA
The American Library Association Midwinter meeting was held recently. It’s the big meeting where wonderful things like the Youth Media Awards are announced (think Newbery, Caldecott, Sibert, and many, many more). Today’s VerseDay post is what poetry books were around at ALA. Check out the ALA verse report at…