Liz Attenborough

Source: Publisher's Weekly
Age Range: 8-10
Evaluation of Quality: The illustrations on each page vary in style and medium which prevents the anthology from feeling repetitive.
Assessment of potential use: This book can be used in an English class for an assignment to memorize poems or to put poems to music.
Assessment of appeal to children: Children will enjoy the fun and simple sing-song poems and the way the anthology gently progresses the complexity of the selected poems through the book.… (mer)

I would use this book in a first, second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth grade classroom because since there are so many poems within the book, the book can be used for many grade levels. I would use this book as a mentor text to start a lesson on poetry. I would pull poems from this book and would read them to the class, then with the class, and then have them read the poems. Since there are so many different types of poetry found within the text, it can be used to teach about many things, such as types of poetry. There are also many allusions throughout the book to other poems or events.… (mer)