Hey You! C’mere A Poetry Slam by Elizabeth Swados is a great book on poetry for students. This book makes poetry fun and exciting. The topics of the poems are relatable to students. The visuals that accompany the poems are a great aid for students to visualize what they poem is saying. This would be a great book to introduce poetry with vocabulary and themes that students would understand.
“Ella Fitzgerald” is an interesting children’s book that tells the life of Ella Fitzgerald in a style she loved, scat. Each part of the story is a different track and it is very intriquing to try to tell her story as she would love to tell it.
“Whales and Dolphins” is a great informational book and the many characteristics that whales and dolphins share. It tells all about their teeth, the way they feed, and even about the sounds they make. I absolutely loved this book when I was growing up and children can learn many things about whales and dolphins from it.
“Has Anyone Seen My Emily Greene?” is a cute little story about a man trying to find a little girl named Emily Greene. He looks everywhere and it is time for lunch but he just canot find her. Finally she comes out of hiding with a big “ROAR” and they have a wonderful lunch together.