National Poetry Month 2015: Celebrating The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations!

The first book in my National Poetry Month feature and giveaway is The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations, a book edited by Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong. I'm pleased to say that I'm a contributing poet to this anthology, and I just love the variety of poems and poetry forms used by the poets in the book. Here's the book description from Pomelo Books:

Celebrate all year long with The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations - 156 poems in English and SPANISH plus Take 5! tips for each poem to make it easy to share poetry with children in a library or classroom (preK - grade 5).

This latest book in The Poetry Friday Anthology series offers 12 poems per month plus 12 poems with the theme of “Birthdays and Baby Days.” Choose your favorite celebrations to share each month! Choices include: 

• traditional holidays such as Valentine’s Day, Easter, Passover, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas;
• book-related holidays such as Read Across America Day, National Library Week, DEAR Day (Drop Everything And Read), Children’s Book Week, and Dewey Decimal Day;
• celebrations of diversity such as Black History Month, National Hispanic Heritage Month, Three Kings Day, Lunar New Year, the end of Ramadan, Obon, and Diwali;
• unusual celebrations such as National Hat Day, Daylight Savings Time Day, National Pet Week, National Sports & Fitness Month, Shark Week, and National Cookie Day; and
• historic commemorations such as Presidents’ Day, Flag Day, 4th of July, National Moon Walk Day, Constitution and Citizenship Day, Election Day, and Veteran’s Day.

Why You Need This Book

This book provides support for librarians, teachers, and parents who want an easy and effective method to share some poetry. Take 5! tips connect the poems in this book to various state and national standards, including the TEKS for language arts (poetry), the CCSS, and the National Social Studies Standards (highlighted in charts for handy reference).

115 poets include:

Jack Prelutsky, J. Patrick Lewis, Joyce Sidman, Marilyn Singer, Jane Yolen, Nikki Grimes, Linda Sue Park, Margarita Engle, Alma Flor Ada, F. Isabel Campoy, Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, Francisco X. Alarcón, Jorge Argueta, Joseph Bruchac, Ibtisam Barakat, Eileen Spinelli, and more.

Click the image for more details at pomelobooks.com

I welcome you to enter this Rafflecopter for a chance to win a copy of the Teacher/Librarian edition and the Illustrated Student edition. 

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UPDATE: The Raffle is over - Marge Keller is the winner of The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations! Congratulations, Marge!

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Good luck, and thanks for stopping by!

Comments

[Amy Ludwig VanDerwater]

This book is full of goodness! And you know, it's enough to make me want to learn Spanish too! I always wonder how people translate poems...how much is word and how much is sound? Thank you for featuring this latest book from Sylvia and Janet and Pomelo. Happy Poetry Month! xo, a.

Reply: My pleasure, Amy. I agree about the translations being fascinating. Happy NPM!

[Amy Ludwig VanDerwater]

This book is full of goodness! And you know, it's enough to make me want to learn Spanish too! I always wonder how people translate poems...how much is word and how much is sound? Thank you for featuring this latest book from Sylvia and Janet and Pomelo. Happy Poetry Month! xo, a.

[Bridget Wilson]

I would use this collection when I do outreach to local elementary schools. I know kids will love the wacky holidays included.

Reply: Thanks for stopping by Bridget. It really is a neat collection.

[Michelle Heidenrich Barnes]

Any teacher would be thrilled to get such a resource... and perfect for Teacher Appreciation Week coming up too! Thank you for offering such a generous giveaway, Tamera. I shared on FB and twitter. :)

Reply: It is a great teacher resource, isn't it, Michelle. Thanks for your support!

[Myra from GatheringBooks]

What a fantabulous giveaway. Is it open to non-US residents?
Hope you had a lovely Easter celebration.

Reply: Thanks Myra. This was a US giveaway.