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Loading... A Child's Garden of Verses (1885)by Robert Louis Stevenson
These poems are whimsical and easy for children to relate to. It was easy to understand the subjects of the poems. This book would be appropriate for children in 4th grade and up. ( )This is a book of poems that is suitable for children in the early childhood level. Kids will love the catchy poems and colorful pictures in this book. This book contains many short poems related to a child's life. I enjoyed this book because it was relatable to my life when I was a child. I would recommend this book for grades K-3. Beautiful collection of children's poems. Great book to introduce poems to young children. Short poems about Swinging as high as you can go. There are poems about farm animals,bedtime and climbing trees. The poems tend to take children on their own little adventures. Pictures are great! Personal Reaction I love this book of poems. My mom's coworker gave this book to when I was about 5 years while I was recovering from the mumps in the hospital. The swing is a poem in this book that I can recite over and over. Many of the poems have stay in my head. Great starter book of poems. Extension Ideas 1. Have each child make up their own poem and draw a picture to go with the poem.
Joni Lucas (Children's Literature) Stevenson's poems and stories are American classics. Poems about rain, foreign lands, travel, windy nights, shadows, swings, cows, the moon and other fanciful things and places fill up this beautifully illustrated book of poems that would make a great gift for new parents. Tasha Tudor's watercolor illustrations help convey the historical flavor of Stevenson's work and conjure up images of simpler times for children. 1999 (orig. 1981), Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, $18.00. Ages All.
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