Awakening the Heart: Exploring Poetry in Elementary and Middle School

Awakening the Heart: Exploring Poetry in Elementary and Middle School

<P>Fans of the best-selling <I>For the Good of the Earth and Sun</I> will applaud this sequel by beloved author Georgia Heard - an inspiring and practical handbook that celebrates the natural power of poetry to teach the essential tools of all writing. <P><I>Awakening the Heart</I> explores how to cultivate the poet in every elementary and middle school student - through well-drawn examples, detailed exercises, creative projects, and down-to-earth classroom teachings. Along the way, we learn how to: create environments that encourage children to express their innate sense of wonder; introduce poetry that will engage them; and help children make the transition from reading and talking to writing. <P>Best of all, <I>Awakening the Heart</I> is filled with luminous poems - by children, famous poets, and Heard herself.