SuitabookPoetry in everyday experience
Daniel asks what poetry is, then hears the spider and other park animals connect it with things they notice, such as glistening morning dew.
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Micha Archer - Author
A gentle introduction to poetry as observation, imagination and self-expression. Daniel’s encounters with park animals offer different ways of noticing the natural world before he shares a poem of his own.
Stunning collage art full of rich color, glorious details, and a sense of wonder--reminiscent of the work of Ezra Jack Keats--illustrate this delightful story celebrating the poetry found in the world around us. When Daniel sees a sign on the park gate that says Poetry in the Park, Sunday at 6, he wonders, What is poetry? and is surprised when a spider tells him: To me, poetry is when morning dew glistens. This leads the curious little boy to seek out other park animals and pose the same question. After he hears from Squirrel, Chipmunk, Frog, Turtle, Cricket, and Owl, Daniel creates a lovely poem that he recites at Poetry in the Park, in front of a crowd of poetry-lovers, including all his animal friends.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA gentle introduction to poetry as observation, imagination and self-expression. Daniel’s encounters with park animals offer different ways of noticing the natural world before he shares a poem of his own.
Daniel asks what poetry is, then hears the spider and other park animals connect it with things they notice, such as glistening morning dew.
After listening to the park animals, Daniel creates a poem and recites it at Poetry in the Park before a crowd that includes his animal friends.
Pay attention to whether the animals’ short reflections invite a child to form a personal definition of poetry, rather than treating poetry as one fixed kind of writing.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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