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A collection of short poems features such creatures as baboons, bears, eagles, bats, dragonflies, and frogs, illustrated in full-color. By the author of For the Good of the Earth and Sun. (view table of contents)

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A collection of short poems featuring baboons, bears, eagles, bats, dragonflies, and frogs

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Product Description: Twelve poems and one traditional song with a variety of illustrations reflect how children feel about themselves.

Product Description: Twelve poems and one traditional song with a variety of illustrations reflect how children feel about themselves.

An unprecedented gift volume of life-affirming verse, inspired by the events of September 11, 2001, includes an outstanding selection of poems paired with artwork volunteered by more than eighteen well-known picture book artists, including G. Brian Karas, Kevin Hawkes, Giselle Potter, Vladimir Radunsky, Peter Sís, and Chris Raschka. 10,000 first printing.

Product Description: TRY THIS AT HOME. Poems to inspire young readers.From Eileen Spinelli's many goodbyes to summer at the shore, to Avis Harley's catalog of ways to say hello across the globe, to a close look at the birds and animals outside Valiska Gregory's window in winter…Georgia Heard has collected list poems from contemporary poets...read more

Product Description: Twitter feeds, school notes, advertisements, street signs--find poetry in the unlikely places with thirty comtemporary poets.Imagine picking up a scrap of paper off the floor or reading a sign at a gas station or looking at graffiti on the subway and finding poetry in these words...read more

Grades K-8   "How can I get my students to revise their writing?"   If this is one of your most frequently asked questions, then this is the book for you – a guide to specific strategies you can teach to enable your students to re-see and re-shape their writing on multiple levels, from word choice to organization.   Longtime writer and writing teacher Georgia Heard knows firsthand what a daunting task revision can seem to both students and teachers. First, she addresses students' confusion about the differences between editing and revision. She shows you how to reassure your students that revision is not an indicator of bad writing, but an integral part of the writing process. Then Heard provides ready-to-use strategies that take the mystery out of teaching revision and help even the most reluctant writers revise.   Using three main Revision Toolboxes–Words, Structure, and Voice–she offers dozens of specific revision tools to inspire students to revisit their work. In addition, Heard includes: a "Revision Lesson" for each tool to show you how to teach that strategy techniques to help students reread their writing from different points of view conferring techniques to guide you when instructing individual students revision examples from students and from Heard's own writing "Revision-at-a-Glance" – a quick-reference sheet for students on every revision tool. Make revision inviting. Make it a part of your students' writing process. Then watch as they fine tune and improve-and the real pleasures of writing and teaching begin.