Poetry for Children

           About finding and sharing poetry with young people

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Happy El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros

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Today is El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros also known as Children's Day/Book Day . For the annual April 30th celebration, both t...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

A Poem for Arbor Day

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Most states celebrate Arbor Day at some point in April, although the actual date varies somewhat. Arbor Day was started in Nebraska by J. S...
Monday, April 28, 2008

New Now: A CROSSING OF ZEBRAS

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I have always loved collective nouns—those interesting labels that describe groups of things, like “a pride of lions.” I think it’s fascinat...
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Sylvia Vardell
Sylvia Vardell is Professor Emerita and author of the textbook, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IN ACTION, as well as POETRY ALOUD HERE, THE POETRY TEACHER'S BOOK OF LISTS, POETRY PEOPLE, and the co-editor of many poetry anthologies in collaboration with poet Janet Wong and Pomelo Books. A frequent speaker at conferences, Vardell chaired the NCTE Poetry Award committee, served as a judge for the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award and the CYBILS poetry award, and has been a consultant to the Poetry Foundation.
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