artwork was very nice but overall it wasn't the best selection around, I also really enjoyed the little notes above each work, Poetry For Young People: Edgar Allen Poe is a small collection of Poe's poems and excerpts from some of his short stories.
It includes poems such as "The Raven" and "Annabel Lee" and excerpts from "The Black Cat" and "The Cask of Amontillado".
If you aren't familiar with Poe's works which I think alot of people have heard of, but not really read then this book is a good introduction to some his most famous works and some of his lesser known works.
What's better is that under the title of each poem it gives you this mini paragraph that includes information about the poem such as what it was inspired by, what takes place, or why it was written.
The book itself is rather thin in size, but large on page width, The font is readable and the illustrations, my god the illustrations, are beautiful! They're beautifully painted and give you a nice idea of what the poem or excerpts are about.
Some of the paintings I think may frighten a very young child, because even though they aren't very Macabre, they're still a little eeriee.
That's really the only concern I have with this book, that it comes off as being for children despite the fact that Poe's poems are rather dark with haunting tones in them.
Overall, however, the book is great if you're trying to convince someone to read Poe's works or if you want to give him a shot.
I wasn't a particular big fan of Edgar Allan Poe, but quite a number of years ago I had a friend who was.
I decided to give Poe another chance, Some of his works actually became favorites of mine, I even memorized his poem, Bells, This book rekindled my interest in Poe, I especially appreciated the introduction which gave me some insights into his life which helps me appreciate his works more.
Very educational. Before each poem there is an explanation for each, helping those who cannot understand the reading to learn the deeper reasonings behind each pieces.
I am never disappointed by this series,
The biographical introduction is illuminating, The pictures are not amazing, but are often interesting and are aptly disturbing, The annotations are concise and helpful, And I've def. come away with a new appreciation for Poe's talent, I far prefer Poe's short stories to his poetry, but this collection is a nice introduction to his writings for kids.
The illustrations are captivating. I also liked that they included some snippets from a few short stories that demonstrate Poe's lyrical quality even in his prose.
In honor of sitelinkEdgar Allan Poe's birthday, our local library had a display of some of his books.
I found this book and thought that perhaps it might be a good introduction for our girls, I knew that he had died young, but when I read the introduction, I was reminded of the fact that he died at the age of forty.
Having reached that milestone recently myself, I was reminded a bit of my own mortality, Ah, the melancholy and macabre poems are getting to me!
I was a little surprised at how graphic the descriptions of the poems were.
The poems themselves, while somewhat gloomy, could be taken in stride, but I found myself explaining that his stories were often horrific and scary and that his works tended to have a dark theme.
We would only read one or two poems each night, as I didn't want our girls to have nightmares, I was a bit uneasy explaining about sitelinkThe Pit and the Pendulum and sitelinkThe Cask of Amontillado, for example.
Our oldest took it in stride and seems to be fascinated with the spookiness of the tales, Perhaps she's almost ready for some sitelinkR, L. Stine But our youngest really didn't like the book at all, Still, I thought it was an interesting collection of his work and overall, I was glad that we were able to read some of his poems and bits of his stories together.
This is a small collection of Poe's poems and excerpts from his longer stories, Poetry for kids!
This is a great introduction to Edgar Allan Poes poetry! "Gr,Up spacious format a wide variety of poems and colorful, interpretive illustrations, "SLJ. "The format is admirable: a handsome sampler of poems, with a short introductory essay, unfamiliar words briefly defined in footnotes, and a few prefatory sentences for each poem to establish context and aid interpretation.
of Poe's more accessible poems appear here, including The Raven,' The Bells,' Eldorado,' and Annabel Lee, ' concludes with passages from short stories that highlight Poe's mastery of prose, Cobleigh provides atmospheric art: an arresting picture of The Raven,' a cadaverous ghoul in The Bells,' and a depiction of the narrator of The TellTale Heart' as a deranged Wee Willy Winky.
"Kirkus s. " creepy, unnerving, chilling, and fascinating, . . "Buzz Weekly.pages all in color,/x,
While Poe has some great poems, I don't know that he'd really be one of my top choices for a kids' series.
The rhythm and rhyme are nice the general despair, not so much, I liked the editor's idea of excerpting poetical passages from some of Poe's most famous stories as well, though I'm iffy about the decision to linebreak them.
It makes them look more like poems, but it's not done in a particularly inspired manner, and since Poe's actual poems are not remotely free verse, it feels like a jarring style shift.
Better to have left them as "prose poems," I think, Some of them worked better than others, though I rather liked the one from "The Masque of the Red Death.
" Illustrations here are not bad but not great, Okay, but many poems were incomplete only giving small samples of longer pieces, I just didn't see the point I love how this little book showcases Poes poetry some well known and others not as much, and does a bit of a deeper delve into what each poem means.
Its great for younger readers, I also think the illustrations are beautiful! This series is accessible and lovely, I love the way it not only gives you a succinct explanation of the poet's life and then has a short summary of each of the poems before reading the poem.
The images are spot on, the book is engaging as a whole, and I loved that they included a "poem" within a longer prose story that he had written to show the power of words and imagery.
This was a good way to revisit EAP's poetry, and ask myself what kind of a, . . sentimental morose odd kid I must've been to have loved him when I was in elementary school, Now, I guess it provides a way to make his poems more accessible to a young audience, The Bells was my favoritethe tintinabulation! Poetry for Young People: Edgar Allan Poe is a collection of works by Edgar Allan Poe edited by Brod Baget and Illustrated by Carolynn Cobleigh.
It is intended for the age group eight through twelve, The book has some of Poes most famous poems, Each poem has a clear colored illustration and an introduction, so that the reader can better understand it,
I am a big Edgar Allan Poe fan, so I love that there is also a book of his great works geared towards children.
The illustrations are beautiful and the font is big and clear so that children do not feel over whelmed, I think it is perfect for late elementary school and early middle school when you are trying to introduce more serious poems to children.
It can help to increase vocabulary in older children and it may really engage those who like fantasy and supernatural stories.
This particular book however did not get five from me, because I feel it may be inappropriate for some children.
That is in consideration to how dark some of Poes poems are, And educator or parent may want to really gage their childs level of understanding and maturity before allowing them to read this book.
Summary:
This book starts out with a great, indepth, introduction of the life of Edgar Allan Poe, It then goes into many of the poems written by Poe, Each poem has a brief summary of what the poem is about and some poems are accompanied by a picture.
Response:
This book gives me a feeling of understanding, I remember when I was back in middle school and started to learn about Edgar Allan Poe, We read "The Raven". I had a feeling of confusion because the poem was so long that I did not understand what was happening.
This book really helps because it gives a summary and the formats of the poems are easy to get an understanding of.
I really liked that this book gave an overview of Edgar Allan Poe's life pgs,. It helps the reader to understand his life and why his poem seems dreary and sad, When you can put yourself in the shoes of the author, it is easier to understand where they are coming from.
Classroom Connection:
Many ideas came to me when I was reading this book on how I can connect it to a classroom lesson.
First of all, it is a great book to introduce more complex poetry, This book, as well as others in its series, can be used to explore various poets, The poems in this book could be used to help students put on a poetry night, The students could practice reciting the poems and perform them for an audience, The summaries in the book could be used to assess the student's understanding of the poems, After the students have read them and come up with their own summary, they can look back to the given summary to see if it matches.
A more artistic approach could be to have the students draw pictures of their favorite poems, like the ones in the book.
Text Complexity:
This book has an interest level of grades, I would agree with that, Those are the grades that poetry like this is introduced and students in those grades will have a greater appreciation for it.
The grade equivalence for this book is,there is no lexile score for this book, I believe that students gradesand up would be able to independently read this book,
Poetry for Young People: Edgar Allan Poe, edited by Brod Bagert, Sterling Publishing Company,pages. Nonfiction, work of poetry.
Description: A sampling of Edgar Allan Poe's poems are presented, along with adapted excerpts from some of his longer prose.
The poems are illustrated and briefly annotated,
: This collection helps young readers ease into poetry that might normally seem too difficult for them to enjoy.
Dark, dreamlike illustrations accompany the texts and reflect the dark mood of Poe's writing, This dark, melodramatic mood will appeal to older children who enjoy stories about the supernatural,
Because kids might have a hard time deciphering the meaning of these poems, each one is described briefly in a way that sets the stage for readers as they launch into the poems.
Unfamiliar words are also pulled out of the text and paired with familiar synonyms, This technique assists readers without making them flip to a glossary for a full definition, The volume is prefaced with a short biography of Poe, It would be helpful for readers not to skip this preface, as it provides a rich context for the poems.
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Katka, Pat, School Library Journal, June,
Katka believes that Bagert's annotations detract from the experience of reading a poem, I disagree with this assessment, For children who are just being introduced to Poe, these explanations will help them decipher the poems' meaning, For more advanced readers, the annotations can simply be skipped,
I could only find one review for this title, This book was ok because it was sad, The reading age would probably beth grade and up, Edger Allan Poe was a poor child when his dad ran away from him, His mom and wife died, There are poems including The Bells, The Lake, Alone, Annabel Lee, and The Raven, Did he live a very good life Read the book to find out!!! I enjoyed reading this book but it took away because I was trying to understand everything that was happening in each poem.
I love Poe, so of course I'm naturally inclined to love this, The artwork is gorgeous as well,
However I'm not so sure about the choice to include some of Poe's more poetic prose in the final eight entries.
It's not that I hate the idea in principle, exactly it's more that I'm not super keen on the nightmares these excerpts of short fiction will produce in an elementary child.
Here's the intro to the poemitized version of Pit and the Pendulum,
This passage describes the moment at which a man is sentenced to death, Later in the story the man is tortured by a deadlu sharp pendulum that swings, like the relentless arm of a giant clock, ever lower above his chest.
Yikes
Look, I'm no puritan, I well remember there's an age at which spooky and horrific stories are simply delicious, It's a wonderful phase all that squealing and giggling and safely racing heart, Shouldn't be missed.
I'm just not sure it coincides with picture book age This is definitely too much for my kiddo right now atyo it will be interesting to see whether the picture book format still holds his attention in a couple/few years when that thrill of terror peaks.
Some poems in this text might be considered deep for young kids, but there is certainly some great poems by the godfather himself.
I like the fact that it includes definitions at the bottom of the pages, There is some great vocabulary, awesome book for poems and learning about Poe himself, A great selection! It provided a good introduction to Poes works, One of my sons is now reading his short stories, The name Poe brings to mind images of murderers and madmen, premature burials, and mysterious women who return from the dead.
His works have been in print sinceand include such literary classics as The Tell Tale Heart, The Raven, and The Fall of the House of Usher.
This versatile writers oeuvre includes short stories, poetry, a novel, a textbook, a book of scientific theory, and hundreds of essays and book reviews.
He is widely acknowledged as the inventor of the modern detective story and an innovator in the science fiction genre, but he made his living as Americas first great literary critic and theoretician.
Poes reputation today rests primarily on his tales of terror as well as on his haunting lyric poetry, Just as the bizarre c The name Poe brings to mind images of murderers and madmen, premature burials, and mysterious women who return from the dead.
His works have been in print sinceand include such literary classics as The Tell Tale Heart, The Raven, and The Fall of the House of Usher.
This versatile writers oeuvre includes short stories, poetry, a novel, a textbook, a book of scientific theory, and hundreds of essays and book reviews.
He is widely acknowledged as the inventor of the modern detective story and an innovator in the science fiction genre, but he made his living as Americas first great literary critic and theoretician.
Poes reputation today rests primarily on his tales of terror as well as on his haunting lyric poetry, Just as the bizarre characters in Poes stories have captured the public imagination so too has Poe himself, He is seen as a morbid, mysterious figure lurking in the shadows of moonlit cemeteries or crumbling castles, This is the Poe of legend, But much of what we know about Poe is wrong, the product of a biography written by one of his enemies in an attempt to defame the authors name.
The real Poe was born to traveling actors in Boston on January,, Edgar was the second of three children, His other brother William Henry Leonard Poe would also become a poet before his early death, and Poes sister Rosalie Poe would grow up to teach penmanship at a Richmond girls school.
Within three years of Poes birth both of his
parents had died, and he was taken in by the wealthy tobacco merchant John Allan and his wife Frances Valentine Allan in Richmond, Virginia while Poes siblings went to live with other families.
Mr. Allan would rear Poe to be a businessman and a Virginia gentleman, but Poe had dreams of being a writer in emulation of his childhood hero the British poet Lord Byron.
Early poetic verses found written in a young Poes handwriting on the backs of Allans ledger sheets reveal how little interest Poe had in the tobacco business.
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