Poetry Aloud Here 2: Sharing Poetry with Children

This resource has been updated from its 2006 edition. Designed for librarians and teachers who want to share poetry with their elementary school-aged children, it covers a wide range of topics. The author has had a great deal of experience with the form; she maintains a blog, Poetry for Children and she writes the 'Everyday Poetry" column for ALA's Book Links. In this excellent guide, she gives advice on why it's important to expose young people to poetry and includes an extensive list of poets who write specifically for children. She includes poets from different cultures and countries. Other chapters explain the types of books that are available and lists the ones not to be missed in each category. The chapter on how to promote poetry is a gem and provides links to curriculum. The "Practitioner Perspectives" side boxes give solid advice. Helpful back matter, including an index and a bibliography of poetry books and professional resource tools, makes this title one not to be missed.—Renee McGrath, Nassau Library System, Uniondale, NY