Convincedthatacriticalpartofeducationistofosterinourchildrenaloveofthebeautifulandtrue,teacherandwriterLauraBerquistpresentsthiswideselectionofpoetryforeveryagelevelfromgradesonetotwelve.Languagedevelopmentissignificantlyenrichedbyexposuretogoodpoetry.Thisbookisanimportantresourcebecauseitprovidesinonevolumemanypoemsthatconcernnobleactionsorideaspresentedinbeautifulpatternsofsound.ThisbookcontainsallthepoemsrecommendedinBerquist’sbest-sellingDesigningYourClassicalCurriculum.TheextensiveselectionincludespoemsbyRobertLouisStevenson,HenryWadsworthLongfellow,RobertBrowning,WilliamShakespeare,G.K.Chesterton,WilliamButlerYeats,RobertFrost,andmanyothers.Therearethreeindicestohelplocatespecificpoems.Thisbookalsoincludesdictationselectionsthatareusefultoolsinthedevelopmentofthechild’swritingability,aswellasstudyquestionsandanswersforeachpoem.
