Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-187) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Introduction: Most precious words; 2 I see me in her eye': Learning about the body; 3 In the silences': Learning more about living; Two central issues: clichés and drafting; 4 Introduction: A fresh look at the world; 5 Martians, Riddles and Snapshots; 6 The dragging of dead thrushes': Writing about nature; A note on writing about the human-made environment; 7 Introduction: Me and the rest of the world; 8 Death and other obsessions; 9 The stamping rocks and the squeaking birds': Fantasy.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This book aims to help all those involved with children and their learning through poem-writing. The book begins with an introduction outling the importance of poetry. It discusses poetry in terms of children's learning and the imagination.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Read my mind.
International Standard Book Number
0415143438
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Learning, Psychology of.
Poetry-- Authorship-- Study and teaching (Elementary)
Poetry-- Study and teaching (Elementary)
Poetry-- Study and teaching (Elementary), Case studies.
Reader-response criticism.
EDUCATION-- Elementary.
Education.
Learning, Psychology of.
Poetry-- Authorship-- Study and teaching (Elementary)