FICTION

100 Great Poems for Girls 100 Great Poems for Boys

by Leslie POCKELL
978-0-44656-384-0.
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Gr 4—8—There are indeed great poems in both of these collections. Each one contains a wide array of selections ranging from nursery rhymes to Shakespeare, Keats, and Tennyson. Girls is arranged under the subheads "Nature," "Imagination," and "Inspiration"; in Boys, the sections include "Battlefield and Heroes," "Things to Think About," and "Fun to Read Aloud." Both volumes have poems about animals, tongue twisters, and limericks. However, there's little in the way of context or introduction to help children find their way among the older, more obscure works. These anthologies are certainly serviceable and offer much for youngsters to explore, but they are in no way distinguished.—Marilyn Taniguchi, Beverly Hills Public Library, CA
Reviewed by Marilyn Taniguchi , Aug 01, 2011

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