628+Poetry,+Music,+Art,+Drama+Annotations

Poetry, music, art and drama in the collection Class Assignment Bring to class 3 examples of nonfiction books (poetry, music, art, drama) that could be used to support any area of the curriculum. Be prepared to present a booktalk (max. 5 minutes total) about the 3 books you bring to class. Email the citations (author, title, publisher, copyright, ISBN) for these books to your classmates BEFORE class.

ISBN: 9781590785584
 * Christine Janda **
 * LIS 628 **
 * Annotations **
 * Harley, Avis. 2008. //The monarch’s progress: poems with wings//. Pa: Wordsong. **

This book is a collection of 18 poems about the science, art, and history of the monarch butterfly. Poems range in form from haiku, sonnet, cinquain, and limerick, among others. Accompanying each poem is a detailed color pencil drawing. It also includes a fact-filled “Small Matters” section which includes facts about the butterfly written about in each poem. This can be useful in science units as well as in the study of creative writing. Recommended for grades 3+.

ISBN: 9780066238685
 * Prelutsky, Jack. 2007.** **//In Aunt Giraffes’s green garden//**. **New York:** **Greenwillow Books.**

This is another picture book poetry collection by Poet Laureate Jack Prelusky. This title features 28 poems which have a geographical theme and feature animal tourists. Rhyming text works well for read alouds. Double-page spreads feature a poem alongside a beautiful watercolor artwork. Recommended for grades K-3.

ISBN: 9780823099986
 * Raimondo, Joyce. 2008. //What’s the big idea? : activities and adventures in abstract art.// New York: Watson-Guptill Publications. **

This book is part of the //Art Explorers// series for young people. This title focuses on abstract art and highlights six great artists. The writing style is lively, and challenges children to use their imaginations and visual skills. It blends art history with more than 25 activities. Instructions are clear and even include a list of supplies. There are 100 full-color pictures by famous artists and students alike. Also included is a detailed table of contents, artist biographies, and an author’s note. Recommended for grades 3-6. Art** **Wolfe, Gillian.1999.OXford First Book of Art.** This book can be used iin the class room to introduce art to young children, painting, sculture, themes, figueres, moving figures, working, letters, relaxing,animals,imagined creatures, spring and summer, all types of art. . Oxford University Press New York. ISBN 0-19-521556-7
 * By Fred Lopez

This book focuses on introducting art to young children.with common themes and different types of medians for the young adults. This book has an index,picture list, art quiz, tabl of contents, and author note with small captions of bite sized information, and an activity that can be used in the classroom. . This book is recommeded for grades 3-8 in my opinion.

Myers Dean Walter, 1993. Brown Angels.** This book is an alburn of Pictures and Verses about turn of the century photographs of African American children, posing, poetry, young children poetry, and history. Harper Collins Publishers ISBN 0-06-022918-7 This book goes is an album of century photographs of African American children with poems and verses accompaining them in turn of the century. Poems, meaning and vision. This book is recommed for grades 3-8.
 * Poetry

Hillenbrand Will, 1999. Down by The Station.** This picture book is about the song Down by The Station. Trains,baby animals ride the train down by the station, children songs, songs and music, animals infancy, illustrations by Gulliver Books Harcourt Brace & Company New York.ISBN: 0-15-201804-2 This book has various animals that go the Zoo. This is a picture book of the zoo song. This familar zoo song, baby animals ride to the children zoo on the zoo train ride. ( Fred Lopez grades pre-school to second grade.
 * Music

**JENNIFER NANNERY** Katz, Susan. 2007. Oh, Theodore! Guinea Pig Poems. New York: Clarion Books ISBN

This book introduces a book all about Guinea Pig poems. It teaches pet responsibility, and tells the story of a young boy as he builds trust with his new little friend. The realistic noises Guinea Pigs make are mentioned throughout the poetry. Stacy Schuett, the illustrator, brings to life this story with vibrant drawings throughout the entire book. The font is oversized, and stands out among the bright white paper. Recommended elementary level (1-4).

Lach, William. 2006. Can you hear it? New York: HNA ISBN

This book follows along with an audible cd. The book works by comparing instruments to certain images. For example, certain instruments can be connected with honking Parisian cars. To pair such instruments, the Metropolitan Museum of Art supplied classic pieces of art. As the student listens to the cd, they can view the art. The children are told what instruments make up these noises. This book is visually enticing, and the audio and visual component is great for differentiated learning. This gives a great introduction to instruments. Recommended grades 3-6.

Johnson, Stephen. 2008. A is for Art. New York: A Paula Wiseman Book. ISBN

This book is great as in introduction to abstract art. Each letter respresents artistic connections between words, objects and ideas. Hidden letters are present in each of the paintings. Each letter represents the title of each painting, and can teach children how to look at art critically. The artwork is unique and the last page gives an index of the sizes, materials and location of letters. Recommended grades 3-6.


 * Nadine Kessle**r


 * Lawson, JonArno. 2006. __Black stars in a white night sky.__ Pennsylvania. WordSong.**

This is Lawson’s second book of poetry for children. The 118 pages of this book are filled with slapstick and nonsensical poetry that are thought provoking and often down-right funny. Poems are of a mostly short length. Illustrations (in black and white) by Sherwin Tjia compliment text well and would be ideal for a younger audience during a read aloud. Work is reminisant of Shel Silverstein. Nadine Kessler, April 18, 2009. Recommended grades 3+


 * Langston, Hughes. __My people.__ New York. Ginee Seo Books.**

Taken from the original published poem of Hughes over 85 years ago, the retelling of My People, using the sepia photographs of Charles R. Smith Jr.’s breathes new life into the short verse (only 33 words). Smith uses the large glossy photography with large text to draw the reader in. Smith captures African-American faces of all ages and hues, to celebrate cultural pride. A wonderfully joyous read aloud for all ages. Nadine Kessler, April 18, 2009. Recommended all ages.


 * Crask, Tom. 2007. __Should I play the drums?__ Chicago. Heinemann Library**.

As part of the Heinemann Library Series called Heinemann Infosearch, this book poses questions that children considering an instrument as chapter headings. In this case it relates to drums. It starts with the basics of musical instruments and moves ahead to the parts of the drum set, notable drummers, and a first exercise in drumming. Large colorful illustrations and pop-out factoids round out each page. In addition, the book contains a listing of “Recordings to Listen To”, a “Timeline of Drum History”, an extensive glossary and index, and further resources. Nadine Kessler, April 18, 2009. Recommended grades 3+. **__LIS 628- Annotations Due:__** **__April 20, 2009__** Joanne Koukoulas Rogasky, Barbara. (1994). //Winter Poems.// New York: Scholastic Inc. ISBN: 0-590-42872-1 J 811.08 W The theme of this book is winter and provides a compilation of twenty-five winter poems. The season’s progression begins during the first winter onset and continues through the season until the end of winter. There are selected poems from renowned poets including Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Wallace Stevens, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Richard Wright. This book incorporates beautiful thematic illustrations of the progression of the winter season. Recommended for Grades 3+

Lindeen, Mary. (2008). //Cool Classical Music: create & appreciate what makes music great.// Edina: ABDO Publishing Co. ISBN: 978-1-59928-969-4 J 781.6 L The information in this book provides it’s audience with a broad understanding of what classical music is. It includes types of classical music and eras including middle ages, renaissance, baroque, classical, romantic, and modern eras. There is a section that distinguishes major types of instruments like strings, woodwinds, brass, keyboards, and percussion as well as incorporating the greatest classical works, composers, musicians, operas, opera singers, and conductors. There are also websites for the audience to expand their depth of knowledge in the area of classical music. Recommended for Grades 3+

Friedman, Lise. (2002). //Break a Leg: the kids book of acting and stagecraft.// New York: Workman Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN: 0-7611-2208-7 J 792.028 F This book is a great guide for kids who are interested in acting and developing skills and learning about the facets of acting. The scope of information encompasses the body basics, speak up, theater improvisation, getting physical (theatrics), character building, reading and analyzing scripts, the craft, backstage (makeup, costumes, lights, props, etc.), camera effects, and auditioning for plays. This book also interprets the types of acting and the usage of monologues, dialogues and ensemble scenes. Recommended for Grades 5+

Carolyn Pedersen Aliki. 2003. //Ah, music!// USA: Harper Collins. In this entertaining book, author and illustrator Aliki covers a wide range of topics related to music and music history. Characteristics of music, musical instruments, famous musicians, styles of music, and uses for music are all covered in this introduction to the world of music. Through the use of ample illustrations, clear topic headings, and interesting page layouts, Aliki makes the topic both approachable and engaging for readers. The book provides an excellent introduction to a broad range of music-related topics for students. Recommended for grades 2-6. Hines, Anna Grossnickle. 2005. //Winter lights: a season in poems & quilts//. Greenwillow Books. This unique poetry book takes the reader through the winter season using poetry related to various events and aspects of winter that are accompanied by photographs of quilts created by the author that depict the topics addressed in the poems. The sixteen thoughtful, simple poems are complemented well by the beautiful, intricate, and colorful quilts that are pictured to accompany them. The book also includes an interesting section at the back describing how the quilts pictured in the book were created. This book would work well as a winter read-aloud. Recommended for grades 1+.

Raczka, Bob. 2003. //Art is…//. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press. In this book, the author begins each sentence with “art is…” and completes it with different descriptive words that show the reader what art is and can be. Each sentence is accompanied by a picture of a famous piece of artwork that supports the description of art given in that sentence. The picture of the piece of artwork is also accompanied by the title of that piece, the name of its creator, the era it is from, and the area in which it was created. The simple concepts, rhyming text, and large pictures make this book an excellent introduction for younger students to art and its various forms and uses. At the end of the book is a “notes” section that gives further information about each work of art depicted in the book. Recommended for grades 1-5.