Walt Whitman (Poetry for Kids)

Walt Whitman

By: Walt Whitman, Karen Karbiener (Editor), Kate Evans (Illustrator)

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Hardcover | 1 May 2017

At a Glance

Hardcover
48 Pages

Age
8 - 13

Grade
3 - 8

Dimensions(cm)
23.5 x 21.0 x 0.64

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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.

Industry Reviews

"Weds top-notch scholarship with visual artistry....affording readers the rare pleasure of seeing Whitman's seemingly endless lines run clear across the page, unenjambed as he intended....this dynamic volume proves a seminal addition to any library."--Kirkus Reviews * Kirkus Reviews *
'Reveals the political and social atmosphere of nineteenth-century America. Whitman's poetry speaks across the decades and seems very pertinent to our world today. His poetry fosters the ideas of equality, tolerance and love for our fellow humans ' * The Guardian Best Books Guide 2017 *
A 2018 Notable Poetry Book for Children * National Council of Teachers of English *

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