Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations

compiled by Sylvia Vardell
and Janet Wong
Pomelo Books, March 4, 2015
Language: English and Spanish
Hardcover: 978-1937057459
178 pages

The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations

Celebrate all year long with The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations—156 poems in English and Spanish, ideal for preK – grade 6.

This book in The Poetry Friday Anthology series offers 12 poems per month plus 12 poems with the theme of “Birthdays and Baby Days.” Choose your favorite celebrations for each month! Choices include:

  • traditional holidays such as Valentine’s Day, Easter, Passover, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas;
  • book-related holidays such as Read Across America Day, National Library Week, DEAR Day (Drop Everything And Read), Children’s Book Week, and Dewey Decimal Day;
  • celebrations of diversity such as Black History Month, National Hispanic Heritage Month, Three Kings Day, Lunar New Year, the end of Ramadan, Obon, and Diwali; and
  • unusual celebrations such as National Hat Day, Daylight Savings Time Day, National Pet Week, National Sports & Fitness Month, Shark Week, and National Cookie Day; and
  • historic commemorations such as Presidents’ Day, Flag Day, 4th of July, National Moon Walk Day, Constitution and Citizenship Day, Election Day, and Veteran’s Day.

Recognition

ILA Notable Book for a Global Society

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Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations