Saturday, November 22, 2008

Book Review From NCTE #2--A New Book by Georgia Heard

I was thrilled to see a new children's poetry book by Georgia Heard coming soon. (Yes, I got an advanced copy of it and am loving every page!) The book is called FALLING DOWN THE PAGE and it is an edited collection of list poems. This book is quite fun. The spine is on the top which works perfectly with the topic and clever title, don't you think?

The book is filled with 45 poems by some of our favorite poets--Jan Yolen, Eileen Spinelli, J. Patrick Lewis, Kristine O'Connell George and many others. Each poem is a list poem, although there is so much variety in the presentation.

As always, Georgia gives us a gret intro. She lets us know how important list-making is for her and for all of us. And then she shares her thoughts on the craft of creating list poems. She also lets us in on the fact that the poems in the book tell a sort of story--the sequence follows the cycle of a school year. She finishes by recognizing the fact that after reading this book, you will most likely want to write a list poem of your own!

A great book for everyone. Kids of any age will love it. It will serve as a great mentor text or be a great book to add to any poetry collection. I love everything about it and CAN'T WAIT until it comes out in early 2009!

(NOTE: I could not find a photo of the cover and I do not have a scanner here so you will have to imagine the cover. I think you will like it!)

11 comments:

  1. Woohoo! Our very own Wild Rose Reader, Elaine, has a poem in this book. I can't wait to see it.

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  2. Anonymous7:00 PM

    Ooooh! I didn't see this in the Exhibit Hall. Where did you pick it up?

    Thanks,
    Stacey

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  3. OK, I love Georgia Heard, and this is going to have to be a "must have"!!

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  4. Anonymous11:03 PM

    I saw her signing books and was too late to get in the line. I love her poetry books and got to see her present at Lakota Literacy View and Dublin Literacy Conference a couple years ago. She is lovely and gracious. I am looking forward to adding this one to my collection.

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  5. Elaine's name jumped out at me too! This collection is wonderful!!

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  6. Thanks,this looks GREAT! We need a new poetry book and this is it!

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  7. Franki,

    I wish I had received an advance copy of the book! FALLING DOWN THE PAGE was included in Roaring Brook's Spring 2008 catalog--but it won't be coming out until next March. I'm looking forward to actually seeing the book with all the list poems--and my second published poem.

    Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!

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  8. It was great meeting you in San Antonio-here's the link to my blog about Vancouver's children's book store
    http://lateliteracy.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html

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  9. Anonymous10:22 PM

    Oh, thank you! I had no idea Georgia Heard had a new book coming out. It goes without saying that I am already working to track this down. :)

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  10. Awww...this is like music to my ears! THank you for the great news! I love Georgia Heard!

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  11. Anonymous10:13 AM

    WoW.What a score. I cannot wait. She's a favorite.

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