Science + Poetry = Birds and beaks

Here’s the next installment in my series of science poetry tied to science-themed picture books. My graduate student, Chazley Dotson (in my "Poetry for Children" class) selected the focus on “birds and differing beaks” from the series of professional resource books, "Picture Perfect Science Lessons" by Karen Ansberry and Emily Morgan (and published by the National Science Teachers Association). Here are her three infographics centered around birds and differing beaks. The focus picture book pair is:

• Unbeatable Beaks by Stephen R. Swinburne
• Beaks! by Sneed B. Collard III

The poetry book that works perfectly with this book pair is “Martín Pescador” by the late Francisco X. Alarcón from his book, Animals Poems of the Iguazú / Animalario del Iguazú. Below is a graphic featuring all these books, followed by the featured poem and Take 5 activities to accompany the poem along with a "bonus" poem, "Discovery / Descubrimiento" by Margarita Engle, from The Poetry of Science. Enjoy!

Science of poetry graphics created by Chazley Dotson

Image credit: dialoguealumninews.wordpress.com