Author: -Gary Schmidt
Title: -Poetry for Young People
Illustrator: -Henri Sorensen
Publisher: -Sterling Publishing Company
Year: -1994
Format: -Hardcover
Genre: -Poetry
Reading Level: -Independent
Interest Level: -Late Elementary
Topics: -Poetry, History, seasons.
Summary: -Starts off with the introduction to the life of Robert Frost. These poems he wrote are great for older elementary so that they will get all of the poems that he wrote. After almost every poem there is something about it or why Robert Frost wrote it. The poems are put into season order starting with Summer going to the spring. There is about 7 poems for each season.
Illustrator: -Henri Sorensen
Publisher: -Sterling Publishing Company
Year: -1994
Format: -Hardcover
Genre: -Poetry
Reading Level: -Independent
Interest Level: -Late Elementary
Topics: -Poetry, History, seasons.
Summary: -Starts off with the introduction to the life of Robert Frost. These poems he wrote are great for older elementary so that they will get all of the poems that he wrote. After almost every poem there is something about it or why Robert Frost wrote it. The poems are put into season order starting with Summer going to the spring. There is about 7 poems for each season.
Extension Activities: -
Have the kids do a research paper on a famous poet, and give the class examples of why they were so famous.
Have the kids find and site their favorite poems.
