This Is Just to Say: Poems of Apology and Forgiveness, (Paperback)

from beckystandal

Ages 9 and Up - Based on her own experiences as a teacher, poet Joyce Sidman writes these 'poems of apology and forgiveness' through the eyes of a fictional sixth grade class and those they are apologizing to. As part of their poetry unit, Mrs. Merz's sixth-grade class writes 'Sorry' poems inspir...

from mossing

When Mrs. Merz's class writes apology poems for an assignment, they like them so much that they decide to make them into a book. Each poet gives his or her poem to the addressee in hopes of getting a response, which they include in the second part of the book. Some of the students are sincerely s...

from beckystandal

Ages 9 and Up - Based on her own experiences as a teacher, poet Joyce Sidman writes these 'poems of apology and forgiveness' through the eyes of a fictional sixth grade class and those they are apologizing to. As part of their poetry unit, Mrs. Merz's sixth-grade class writes 'Sorry' poems inspir...

from Whisper1

As always, the combination of Sidman's writing and Zagarenski's artistry is a joy to read! This is a compilation of sixth grade students who express their sorrow and apologies. A lovely book! Reading this book of apologies, I remembered that a long overdue apology should have occurred to Mrs. R...

from aconant

This is a beautiful book of forgiveness and well worth reading in the classroom since this book originated as a class project. Some of the layout leaves something to be desired, but overall this is a precious book that every child should get a chance to come in contact with. It includes tender ap...