The Bill Martin Jr Big Book of Poetry (Hardcover)

from RobertaRogers

This book is huge!! It is full of all sorts of poems. It has poems about animals, the past, nature, etc. There was a poem about geese and how the weather was changing and how they were flying south. I thought this book of poems was great. I enjoyed most of them. I would use this book in my classr...

from Fjola

A great collection of poems, divided into thematic chapters, with original illustrations by many of our favorite illustrators. I don't have enough knowledge of children's poetry to vouch for the selection of verse but this volume is definitely worth checking out even for the illustrations alone.

from alebarbu

This anthology contains nearly 200 poems that were chosen by the famous children's author Bill Martin Jr, and Michael Sampson, his writing partner. Some poems are from "classic" poets and novelists Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Christina Rossetti, Robert Louis Stevenson and Emily Dickinson. Othe...

from katewells

Ages 4-12, but really all ages will enjoy A collection of poetry by various authors, divided by topic, with a mix of sweet and funny. One of my favorite poems is Caterpillars by Aileen L. Fisher: What do caterpillars do? Nothing much but chew and chew. What do caterpillars know? Not much but how ...

from rjmoir

A beautiful collection of now-deceased author and educator Bill Martin Jr.'s favorite poems, contemporary and classic, silly and deep, this large tome boasts an illustration for each of its nearly 200 entries. Many of the vibrant, page-filling pictures come from award winners, such as Lois Ehlert...