How to Eat a Poem: A Smorgasbord of Tasty and Delicious Poems for Young Readers

by Academy Of American Poets, Academy of American Poets, American Poetry & Literacy Project

Book Overview

Focusing on popular verse from the nineteenth century through today, this anthology invites young readers to sample a taste of irresistible poems that will nourish their minds and spirits. Selected for both popularity and literary quality, seventy charming poems cover a wide range of subjects: poetry, books, words, and imagination; the beauty of the natural world; travel, adventure, sports, and play; love, friendship, sadness, hope, and other emotions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486451593
• ISBN13: 9780486451596
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 9

Customer Reviews

Poems will last longer than the binding

No doubt the poems will last longer than the binding. The cover came off my copy as soon as I took it out of the package. Dover specializes in inexpensive editions, but this was a new experience for me. The book will not survive in a classroom.

Must have!

My daughters 8 and 9 loved raeding the book. Thye would read it out to each other. They both used it for school. I loved it!

excellent intro to poetry

The poem selections are very good and the subject categories are very helpful as well.