Scarecrow Press
Pages: 316
Trim: 5¾ x 8¾
978-0-8108-5465-9 • Paperback • March 2006 • $87.00 • (£67.00)
978-1-4616-7055-1 • eBook • March 2006 • $82.50 • (£63.00)
Angela Leeper is an independent educational consultant and freelance writer and editor. She has worked as a teacher, librarian, and as an educational consultant in Evaluation Services at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. In Evaluation Services, she facilitated the review of print materials to be used in North Carolina's public schools; edited and contributed to InfoTech, NCDPI's journal of recommended reviews; and worked with educators across the state via one-on-one interactions, workshops, conferences, and telecasts. She is a regular reviewer of children's and young adult books for Kirkus Reviews and Multicultural Review, and a contributor to Multicultural Review, The Book Report, American Careers, Succeed, The Bark, Dream/Girl, and North Carolina Libraries. She is the author of Juneteenth: Celebrating African-American Freedom (2004). She serves on the Association for Library Service to Children's Publications Committee and the Young Adult Library Services Association's Alex Award Committee.
Part 1 Foreword
Part 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 1. General Poetry Anthologies
Chapter 4 2. Classics
Chapter 5 3. Poetry Formats
Chapter 6 4. Novels in Verse
Chapter 7 5. Multicultural
Chapter 8 6. Curriculum Connections: The Arts
Chapter 9 7. Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts
Chapter 10 8. Curriculum Connections: Health
Chapter 11 9. Curriculum Connections: Mathematics
Chapter 12 10. Curriculum Connections: Science
Chapter 13 11. Curriculum Connections: Social Studies
Chapter 14 12. Curriculum Connections: Traditional Literature
Chapter 15 13. Performance Poetry and Poetry Slams
Chapter 16 14. Poetry by Children and Teens
Chapter 17 15. Poet Biographies
Chapter 18 16. Poetry Writing Guides for Children and Teens
Part 19 Appendix A: Professional Resources for Educators
Part 20 Appendix B: Electronic Poetry Resources
Part 21 Appendix C: Building a Core Poetry Collection in Your School Library
Part 22 Author Index
Part 23 Grade Index
Part 24 Subject Index
Part 25 Title Index
Part 26 About the Author
This annotated bibliography, written for educators, lists general anthologies, classics, poetry formats, novels in verse, performance poetry, multicultural books, biographies, books by children and teens, and writing guides for students in elementary through high school. Seven chapters list books that can be integrated into the arts, language arts, health, math, science, social studies, and literature. Annotations include publication information, grade levels, price, and descriptions. Professional resources, including books, articles, and ERIC documents are listed, along with electronic resources and titles that should be in a core collection. Indexes are separated by title, subject, author, and grade.
— Reference and Research Book News
The book is a good choice for teachers and school libraries.
— VOYA
...this title is packed with innovative ways to integrate poetry into the K-12 curriculum....Whether organizing a poetry slam, searching for a novel in verse, or looking for a fresh way to bolster a math lesson, this volume will guide the way.
— School Library Journal
...educators will find this a welcome resource for bringing poetry into the classroom and extending its influence beyond traditional limits.
— American Reference Books Annual
More than 900 entries describe collections, anthologies, performance poetry, poet biographies, and more, for kindergarten through high school.
— Booklist