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Poetry by Heart : A Child's Book of Poems to Remember by Liz Attenborough (2001, Hardcover)
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The pages are uncrowded, beautifully illustrated, and very inviting. An engaging anthology that encourages children to learn their favorite poems "by heart.". Beatrice Schenk de Regniers's "Keep a Poem in Your Pocket" closes it: "Keep a poem in your pocket/and a picture in your head/and you'll never feel lonely/at night when you're in bed.".
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Product Identifiers
PublisherScholastic, Incorporated
ISBN-100439296579
ISBN-139780439296571
eBay Product ID (ePID)1978130
Product Key Features
Book TitlePoetry by Heart : a Child's Book of Poems to Remember
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPoetry / General, Fairy Tales & Folklore / Anthologies
Publication Year2001
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction
AuthorLiz Attenborough
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight28 Oz
Item Length11.3 in
Item Width8.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
Preface byMotion, Andrew
ReviewsFirst published in Britain, this collection of over 100 poems features art by nine different illustrators, each handling a different thematic sections Though included poets come from various places, there's a definite British slant to the anthology, with contributions from contemporary writers such as Phillip Larkin and Wendy Cope, poets past such as John Clare and John Dryden, and stalwarts such as Edward Lear and Robert Louis Stevenson; even Anonymous has an Anglo-Saxon flavor here. While some terms will seem arcane to U.S. readers (and 'Chinese Counting' for a nonsense rhyme will raise a few eyebrows), they'll relish the pleasing exoticism thereby lent to the most domestic of scenes. Difficulty levels of the poems range widely, making this useful for employment with a group varied in age, and there's plenty of opportunity for readalouds. On the whole, the poems are more sophisticated than the art, a discrepancy that may need to be tactfully handled (readers skilled enough for Siegfried Sassoon may find the picture-book appearance rather babyish). The illustrations vary in quality and suitability as well as style: Polly Dunbar's sharp, squiggly-lined watercolors are energetically appropriate for the "Stuff and Nonsense" section, for instance, but Ian Andrew's blurry colored-pencil work lends an unfortunate stodginess to "Uplifting and Brave." Nonetheless, this is an intriguing gallery of poetic possibilities that will be new to many readers. Indices of titles, authors, and first lines are included. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, February 2002 An engaging anthology that encourages children to learn their favorite poems "by heart." In his foreword, Andrew Motion, Poet Laureate, UK, sets the tone: "If we say we know something 'by heart,' we mean we keep it in our closed and most inward and important place, because it matters so much to us." The more than 100 poems are arranged thematically into sections, and each one is ably illustrated by a different artist. Rose Fyleman's "Singing Time" opens the volume on a happy note: "I wake in the morning early/And always, the very first thing/ I poke out my head and I sit up in bed/ And I sing and I sing and I sing." Beatrice Schenk de Regniers's " Keep a Poem Your Pocket" closes it: " Keep a poem in your pocket/ and a picture in your head/ and you'll never feel lonely/ at night when you're in bed." In between is a delightful assortment of classic selections by famous poets, including John Masefield's "Sea Fever," William Blake's " The Tiger," Emily Dickinson's "Morning," and William Shakespeare's "Full Fathom Five." Much-loved children's poets are also represented, including Roald Dahl, Edward Lear, Mary Ann Hoberman, and Judith Viorst. Each carefully selected poem has the potential to connect selected with children, to encourage them to learn the verse and store it in what Dennis Lee calls " The Secret Place": " There's a place I know inside myself,/Where nobody else can be,/And none of my friends can tell it's there/Nobody knows but me." The pages are uncrowded, beautifully illustrated, and very inviting. --School Library Journal, February 2002, starred review, First published in Britain, this collection of over 100 poems features art by nine different illustrators, each handling a different thematic sections Though included poets come from various places, there's a definite British slant to the anthology, with contributions from contemporary writers such as Phillip Larkin and Wendy Cope, poets past such as John Clare and John Dryden, and stalwarts such as Edward Lear and Robert Louis Stevenson; even Anonymous has an Anglo-Saxon flavor here. While some terms will seem arcane to U.S. readers (and 'Chinese Counting' for a nonsense rhyme will raise a few eyebrows), they'll relish the pleasing exoticism thereby lent to the most domestic of scenes. Difficulty levels of the poems range widely, making this useful for employment with a group varied in age, and there's plenty of opportunity for readalouds. On the whole, the poems are more sophisticated than the art, a discrepancy that may need to be tactfully handled (readers skilled enough for Siegfried Sassoon may find the picture-book appearance rather babyish). The illustrations vary in quality and suitability as well as style: Polly Dunbar's sharp, squiggly-lined watercolors are energetically appropriate for the "Stuff and Nonsense" section, for instance, but Ian Andrew's blurry colored-pencil work lends an unfortunate stodginess to "Uplifting and Brave." Nonetheless, this is an intriguing gallery of poetic possibilities that will be new to many readers. Indices of titles, authors, and first lines are included. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, February 2002 An engaging anthology that encourages children to learn their favorite poems by heart." In his foreword, Andrew Motion, Poet Laureate, UK, sets the tone: If we say we know something 'by heart,' we mean we keep it in our closed and most inward and important place, because it matters so much to us." The more than 100 poems are arranged thematically into sections, and each one is ably illustrated by a different artist. Rose Fyleman's Singing Time" opens the volume on a happy note: I wake in the morning early/And always, the very first thing/ I poke out my head and I sit up in bed/ And I sing and I sing and I sing." Beatrice Schenk de Regniers's Keep a Poem Your Pocket" closes it: Keep a poem in your pocket/ and a picture in your head/ and you'll never feel lonely/ at night when you're in bed." In between is a delightful assortment of classic selections by famous poets, including John Masefield's Sea Fever," William Blake's The Tiger," Emily Dickinson's Morning," and William Shakespeare's Full Fathom Five." Much-loved children's poets are also represented, including Roald Dahl, Edward Lear, Mary Ann Hoberman, and Judith Viorst. Each carefully selected poem has the potential to connect selected with children, to encourage them to learn the verse and store it in what Dennis Lee calls The Secret Place": There's a place I know inside myself,/Where nobody else can be,/And none of my friends can tell it's there/Nobody knows but me." The pages are uncrowded, beautifully illustrated, and very inviting. --School Library Journal, February 2002, starred review
Grade FromPreschool
Compiled byAttenborough, Liz
Dewey Decimal821.008
Grade ToThird Grade
SynopsisSometimes you read a poem that you think must have been written specially for you. When you learn it by heart, it becomes yours!
LC Classification NumberPR1175
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