Earn Poetry For Young People: Edward Lear Curated By Edward Lear PDF

much for curmudgeonly me, but I imagine many families would enjoy this as a readaloud, I did appreciate the biography, I did not know Lear made a living by painting, Beautiful illustrations. Great picks of Lears works for this book, Some we hadnt been introduced too, I simply love his Sea in a Sieve poem, Summary: collection of funny poems byth century England's poet Edward Lear, including "The Owl and the Pussycat"
Book Level: LexileL, ATOS.

Mentor text trait: poems are written in both prose and rhyme and express short fantasy stories, Word choice is funny and made up,
Recommendation: writing lesson on poetry, using unique words, rhymes that don't necessarily make sense but add character, Poetry
I loved the color in this book and the different topics of poems, I would have this book in my library for students interested in poetry,
Utterly delightful to read aloud, and for parent and child to share, Edward Lear's humorous verses shine with irrepressible joy and rhythm.
Filled with exuberantly nonsensical madeup words like "Scroobius Pip" and "pobble"! that tickle the funny bone,

his work gives free rein to youthful imaginations.
What better to foster a love of poetry than the immediately appealing The Owl and the PussyCat, with its effortless rhymes, songlike beat, and charming animal characters Or The Quangle Wangle's Hat, which tells the tale of a creature who warmly welcomes everyoneand so makes everyone cheerful.
In Dingle Bank, even some young and mischievous boys punished by their schoolmaster make the best of their situation and succeed in having a good time.
Bright and fanciful paintingsall as wildly energetic and unrestrained as the language itselfadd to the enjoyment,examples of Lear's finest poems will entice children over and over againand, as always, this acclaimed series features fascinating biographical information, introductions to each verse, and full annotations that define difficult vocabulary.

This book offers a collection of twenty poems by sitelinkEdward Lear, Of course, it includes the classic verse, 'sitelinkThe Owl and the Pussycat,' along with many of his seemingly nonsensical poems.


I really enjoyed reading the introduction, which includes several pages of biographical information and influences on his writing.


Overall, it's a fun, fast read and I really enjoyed the poems and the quirky illustrations,

interesting quote:

"The characters in his poems botht the human ones and the madeup animals are also passionate seekers of justice and freedom.
No matter how ridiculous they sound, they almost always refuse to do what others expect of them, No matter how small and weak, they are brave and adventurous, and many of them find joy in a country far away from the one in which they began.
" p.The poetry gets five, but the introduction only two, More straightwashing a problem with this entire series, No, Edward Lear didn't ask only one woman his entire life to marry him and one who wasyears younger than he and who said no, twice because he was "so shy.
" He was, as my motherinlaw says, "gay as the day is long, " Telling kids that some people in the world are gay isn't going to warp them, and it's not developmentally inappropriate.
It would probably save lives, Five for this great series, Love the format, illustrations, and smattering of famous poems,

Three for the poems, After reading Lear and Jack Prelutsky, I've realized that I'm just not a fan of nonsense poems, I'm reading Lewis Carroll poems right now and I actually quite enjoy those, They are silly but also clever, They have slightly sarcastic, biting humor that just tickles me, Prelutsky and Lear write ridiculous nonsense that doesn't make sense, but is supposed to be fun and humorous, I can see why some people would like it, but I really do not,

My favorite poem in the book is the sitelinkThe Akond of Swat,




Very funny and weird! Call me picky, but when someone falls in love with a girl with green hair, she should not have red hair in the illustration next to the poem!!! I had several other issues with the illustrations being off.
I really enjoyed the poems though! I read this with the help of my six year old, assisted with the occasional silly voice.
The illustrations were fun, and the poems were entertaining,

This was a fun read with the kids, Lots of nonsense. a good selection of poems
and information about the poems explaining them to children
i love the way this series presents the poems with beautiful pictures and explianations
Edward Lear's zany poems and limericks came highly recommended to me.
Maybe it's just not my thing I wasn't a huge fan of this book of poems, They are weird and filled with fun rhymes and crazy, madeup words usually my thing, but there is so much that just doesn't make any sense at all.
Perhaps it's the language barrierthese do contain a lot of English as in the UK words and colloquialisms,
The good parts are the short intro/explanation before most of the poems, This really helped give me some context and kind of make sense of the proceeding poem, Oddly enough, my children were not keen on these and often cut me off when I read the short paragraph asking me to just read the poem.
hmmf
The illustrations are interestingvery colorful, detailed and go well for the most part with the poems,
I am not sure how I would use this in a classroom, This might not be something I can incorporate into a lessonthere is just so much other great poetry out there! Good, Very imaginative, A happy book.
I love the rhyming in this book, I love the way everything is colored and drawn out, Edward Lear was a distinguished English artist, illustrator and writer known for his literary nonsense, in poetry and prose, and especially his limericks, a form which he popularized.
Beneath the absurd and playful imaginings of his poetry there lurks a melancholic streak that was to bedevil him throughout his extraordinarily creative and nomadic life.
For information, please see sitelink Edward Lear was a distinguished English artist, illustrator and writer known for his literary nonsense, in poetry and prose, and especially his limericks, a form which he popularized.
Beneath the absurd and playful imaginings of his poetry there lurks a melancholic streak that was to bedevil him throughout his extraordinarily creative and nomadic life.
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