Things We Do
Janet Wong
(Author)
Sylvia Vardell
(Author)
Description
A CBC Hot Off the Press selectionWhat things do we love to do? In this book you'll find poems from A to Z, featuring action words and photos that will make kids eager to CLAP, DANCE, JUMP, LAUGH, WAVE, ZOOM, and more as you read the playful poems. This poetry anthology is ideal for children ages 4 - 7 and can be shared by families at home or by teachers in PreK - Grade 1 classrooms. Parents, caregivers, and educators will find useful tips and resources to help make learning even more fun. Pomelo Books is "Poetry PLUS"! 100% of the profits from this book will be donated to the IBBY Children in Crisis Fund. About the Poets
The poets contributing poems for this anthology represent a wide variety of talents. Several of them are early childhood educators with years of experience and expertise in the classroom; several are environmental advocates and citizen scientists; several are active bloggers in the Poetry Friday community; and several are authors of award-winning books: Beth Brody, Joseph Bruchac, Jen Bryant, Mary E. Cronin, Linda A. Dryfhout, Margarita Engle, Janet Clare Fagal, Marilyn Garcia, Nikki Grimes, Carol Labuzzetta, Marty Lapointe-Malchik, Grace Lin, Molly Lorenz, Jone Rush MacCulloch, Pat Mora, Linda Sue Park, Moe Phillips, Jack Prelutsky, Janice Scully, Linda Kulp Trout, Padma Venkatraman, Carole Boston Weatherford, Leslie Stall Widener, Janet Wong, Jane Yolen, and Helen Kemp Zax. For more information about this book, please visit the Pomelo Books website.
Product Details
Price
$16.99
Publisher
Pomelo Books
Publish Date
October 20, 2021
Pages
80
Dimensions
8.5 X 8.5 X 0.21 inches | 0.47 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781937057305
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About the Author
Janet Wong is a graduate of Yale Law School and a former lawyer. She has written more than 35 books for children on a wide variety of subjects, including chess (Alex and the Wednesday Chess Club) and yoga (TWIST: Yoga Poems). She is the 2021 winner of the NCTE Excellence in Poetry for Children Award, a lifetime achievement award that is one of the highest honors a children's poet can receive. When she was a child, she saw her mother's family make kimchi on their farm in Korea, burying large clay pots in the ground; as an adult, she now buys kimchi at the supermarket. Learn more about her at JanetWong.com.
Sylvia M. Vardell is Professor in the School of Library and Information Studies at Texas Woman's University and teaches graduate courses in children's and young adult literature. Vardell has published extensively, including five books on literature for children as well as over 25 book chapters and 100 journal articles. In 2020, she curated the anthology A World Full of Poems: Inspiring Poetry for Children. She loves her mother's German cooking, especially rouladen, red cabbage, and potato dumplings with lots of gravy. Learn more about her at SylviaVardell.com.