A 2018 Notable Poetry Book for Children (National Council of Teachers of English)
Introduce your children to the beautiful words of classic American poet, Walt Whitman. Poetry for Kids: Walt Whitman makes the work engaging and easy to understand.
Walt Whitman is considered by many to be one of the most prolific poets in American history . What better time to introduce your children to the written word than now?
This collection of thirty-five of Walt's best works has been carefully curated for kids . Each piece of work is lovingly illustrated, and are both presented and explained by New York University professor Karen Karbenier , PhD, a primary authority Whitman's poetry.
Walt Whitman includes enlightening commentary for each poem , definitions of key words , and a foreword by the expert so that kids, or even parents new to poems, will understand. 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 is Book 1 in the Poetry for Kids Series. See all Poetry for Kids books here.
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Walt Whitman (1819-1892) was a celebrated American poet, chiefly known for his controversial and highly original poetry collection Leaves of Grass . Born in 1819 on Long Island, he worked as a journalist, teacher, government clerk, and volunteer nurse during the Civil War. Whitman published his seminal work in 1855 with his own mone
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