This is jolly and good, a fine thing in an anthology. It serves as
an excellent introduction to a whole lot of poetry, from
Shakespeare to Nikki Giovanni, from Kipling to Naomi Shihab Nye.
The poems are short and long, rhymed and not, famous and
little-known. Every single one of them is appealing. There's all of
"Casey at the Bat" and "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod"; there are poems
about farting and about underwear; there's Billy Collins's
existential musing on turning ten and Maxine Kumin's poem about a
sneeze. The accompanying CD is a wonder: Langston Hughes
introducing his own "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" and Tolkien
himself reading one of Frodo's songs. Joy Harjo near-chants her
"Eagle Poem," and Poetry Alive! performs a few selections with a
bit of musical accompaniment. The illustrations are earnest and
cheerful, although they suffer a bit from being by several hands:
There isn't one style or focus. Sure to please teachers, parents
and children who might not yet know how much they need poetry, and
how much they will love it. (Poetry. 7-12) (Kirkus Reviews)
New York Times Bestseller In the tradition of Poetry Speaks, the
anthology named a Best Book of 2002 by School Library Journal, and
praised by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer as "a volume to delight
longtime lovers of poetry and to spark new love for poetry,
especially among the young," Sourcebooks MediaFusion is proud to
introduce the joy of the written and spoken word in Poetry Speaks
to Children.
Parents, educators, librarians, and poetry enthusiasts have
wondered for years how to get children really interested in poetry.
Until now, there hasn't been a collection of poems and poets that
spoke directly to that elusive audience. Poetry Speaks to Children
cracks through that barrier by packaging the best poems by the best
authors along with a CD-making the engrossing and often mischievous
verses come alive in the voices of many of the creators.
Poetry Speaks to Children reaches into the world of poetry and
pulls out the elements children love: rhyme, rhythm, fun and, every
once in a while, a little mischief.
More than 90 poems, for children ages six and up, celebrate the
written word and feature a star-studded lineup of beloved poets,
including: Roald Dahl; J. R. R. Tolkien; Robert Frost; Gwendolyn
Brooks; Ogden Nash; John Ciardi; Langston Hughes; Sonia Sanchez;
Seamus Heaney; Canada's best-loved children's poet, Dennis Lee;
Rita Dove; Billy Collins; Nikki Giovanni and X. J. Kennedy.
On the accompanying CD, 50 of the poems are brought to life--most
read by the poets themselves--allow the reader to hear the words as
the poets intended.
Hear Gwendolyn Brooks growl her rhyming verse poem "The Tiger Who
Wore White Gloves, or, What You Are You Are" with verve and
inflection-relaying the story of the striped cat who "rushed to the
jungle fair for something fine to wear," much to the hoots of his
jungle peers. Amid jeers, sneers and sighs, the tiger eventually
learns to be comfortable in his own striped skin (or fur as it were
).
Follow Ogden Nash as he tells of the brave little Isabel, who
"didn't worry, didn't scream or scurry" when confronted with a
ravenous bear, a one-eyed giant or a troublesome doctor. Her clever
solutions to problems ("She turned the witch into milk and drank
her") will keep even the most reluctant readers interested.
Listen to James Berry, who quells a little girl's anxieties about
her color by celebrating the marriage of "night and light,"
emphasizing how all colors are necessary in nature, in "Okay, Brown
Girl, Okay."
Turn the page and tune in . . . kids won't be the only ones
hooked
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