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Read-Aloud for Everyone: Notable Books for a Global Society

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https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2018/02/12/read-aloud-for-everyone-notable-books-for-a-global-society

as to the Golden Shovel poetry form that Grimes uses. Expressive full-color works of art by contemporary

Drop Everything and Read: Independent Reading

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https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2018/03/26/dear-independent-reading

and fears through poetry he composes in his mind. When word comes that their family is about

Herstory: Achievements of Women in the Past and the Present

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https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2018/12/10/herstory-achievements-of-women-in-the-past-and-the-present

Carpenter. 2018. Hyperion. Marilyn Singer's witty poetry and Nancy Carpenter’s whimsical pen

Curriculum Connections

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https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2019/02/25/curriculum-connections

a glossary, notes about the poetry forms Bulion uses, and resources for further exploration about

Stories From the Past

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https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2019/07/02/stories-from-the-past

the Civil War years. Using numerous quotes from Whitman’s poetry, Burleigh focuses on how Whitman

Sports & Action! Book Reviews

<img sfref="[images|OpenAccessDataProvider]c0f76ac1-674c-6d52-9eff-ff000089f9b9" src="/images/default-source/reading-today/avatarsports.jpg?sfvrsn=0.5754215663764626" alt="sports" title="sports" style="float: left; margin: 0px 8px 8px 0px;" />Leap into the action and excitement, the euphoria and heartbreak, the exercise and exhaustion of reading in motion with this week’s book review column on sports!

https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2013/07/31/sports-action!-book-reviews

theme that include sports poetry, using trading cards, sports trivia, star searches and many more, their fishing spot. The author has provided information on poetry at the end of the book, on the possibilities of poetry

Diverse and Impressive Picture Books of 2013

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https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2013/12/11/diverse-and-impressive-picture-books-of-2013

of animal poetry; with favorites from Robert Frost, Jack Prelutsky, Emily Dickinson, and more: 200 poems, Animals” is a guide for young writers to try their own hand at writing some animal poetry, poetry experience. Visit Marilyn Singer’s website to learn more about her work. —Karen Hildebrand

IRA Children’s and Young Adult Book Award Winners 2013

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https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2013/05/01/ira-children-s-and-young-adult-book-award-winners-2013

.) Written in concrete poetry, the poems’ printed styles match the architectural styles

Writing Mentor Texts

https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2012/02/08/writing-mentor-texts

As teachers we want our students to use writing to get to know themselves and our world and to discover why we write. By sharing children’s and young adult literature in different genres from fiction to memoir to poetry, our students will be able to think about how texts can help their own writing. Through literature our students can find topics, genres, styles, forms and craft techniques. Books can be shared in their entirety or teachers may choose to share one passage or poem to spark writing

Book Reviews: Dog Lover’s Delight

https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2012/02/29/book-reviews-dog-lover-s-delight

are represented in haiku poetry in this delightful picture book. Breeds such as the Bluetick coonhound