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Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 -- Juvenile literature.
American poetry -- 19th century -- History and criticism -- Juvenile literature.
Children's poetry -- History and criticism -- Juvenile literature.
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Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 -- Juvenile literature.
American poetry -- 19th century -- History and criticism -- Juvenile literature.
Children's poetry -- History and criticism -- Juvenile literature.
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Poetry for kids :
Walt
Whitman
/ [poems by
Walt
Whitman
] ; edited by Karen Karbiener, PhD ; illustrated by Kate Evans.
MoonDance, c2017.
Call #:
811.3 W615pfk
Subjects
Whitman
,
Walt
, 1819-1892 -- Juvenile literature.
American poetry -- 19th century -- History and criticism -- Juvenile literature.
Children's poetry -- History and criticism -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781633221505
Alternate title:
Walt
Whitman
Description:
48 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Walt
's welcome. Song of the open road (excerpt) -- Starting from Paumanok. There was a child went forth (two excerpts) ; Paumanok ; The sleepers (excerpt) ; Out of the cradle endlessly rocking (two excerpts) ; Beginning my studies ; When I heard the learn'd astronomer ; Crossing Brooklyn Ferry (three excerpts) ; A font of type --
Walt
Whitman
, a kosmos, of Manhattan the son.
Walt
Whitman
's caution ; I sing the body electric (excerpt) ; A woman waits for me (excerpt) ; City of ships (excerpt) -- City of ships (excerpt) -- Give me the splendid silent sun ; Song of myself (six excerpts) ; Shut not your doors ; Calamus -- The wound-dresser. Beat! Beat! Drums! ; The wound-dresser (excerpt) ; Come up from the fields father ; As toilsome I wandered Virginia's woods ; O Captain! My captain! ; Aboard at a ship's helm -- The good gray poet. O me! O life! ; On the beach at night ; A noiseless patient spider ; Thanks in old age ; Poets to come -- What
Walt
was thinking -- Index.
Summary:
Introduce children to the work of celebrated American poet
Walt
Whitman
! Carefully chosen for kids, 35 illustrated poems are presented and explained by New York University professor Karen Karbenier, PhD, a
Whitman
expert.
Walt
Whitman
includes enlightening commentary for each poem, definitions of key words, and a foreword by the expert. Vibrant illustrations invigorate the poetry. Starting off with "I Hear America Singing," the collection includes excerpts from "Song of Myself," "O Captain! My Captain!", poems from Leaves of Grass, and many more thought-provoking, descriptive, and kid-friendly selections.
This beautiful book of poems is a perfect introduction to the famous American poet
Walt
Whitman
. There are 35 carefully chosen poems for kids to enjoy. The poems are presented and explained by New York University professor Karen Karbiener, PhD, a
Whitman
expert. Each poem features commentary on its content, definitions of perhaps unfamiliar words to a child, and an enlightening forward that gives educational background on the poet himself and how the book is designed. The illustrations make the words come alive contributing a visual form of poetry themselves. The collection features a variety of poems that are kid-friendly and describe life as
Walt
Whitman
saw it. I love at the end of the book a section entitled "What
Walt
Was Thinking".
Genre:
Children's poetry.
Other authors:
Whitman
,
Walt
, 1819-1892.
Karbiener, Karen, 1965-
Evans, Kate, 1943-
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Sackville Public Library
Children's Nonfiction
811.3 W615pfk
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