| From the moment the shiny new book arrived at | | | | novelists like J. R. R. Tolkien. The best part of this |
| my doorstep, I was excited to see what this | | | | collection is that children can enjoy a rich |
| incredible creation had in store for my son and for | | | | education of literature, learning about the beauty |
| me. From the moment I cracked open the spine, | | | | of poetry and the written word while having |
| I realized it delivers more than I had hoped it | | | | fun!The recordings on the audio CD add to the |
| would.Poetry Speaks to Children is a collection of | | | | timelessness of poetry. Some of the poems |
| poems and is accompanied by an audio CD | | | | were recorded for the first time while creating |
| containing many poems from the book, with | | | | the CD, thus resulting in crisp and beautiful poetic |
| most being read by the author. Even the famed | | | | rhythms spoken by the author. Other tracks |
| Robert Frost's voice makes an appearance to | | | | from the CD are from much older recordings, |
| read his well known "Stopping by Woods on a | | | | such as the Robert Frost reading. The varied |
| Snowy Evening." Each poem of the book with a | | | | sounds of the CD add to the feel of old and new |
| matching track on the CD is marked with the | | | | merging together to make a classic for the |
| track number, making listening to your favorites | | | | younger generation. |
| quite easy.The first thing I noticed about the book | | | | Although my son, a mere 2 years old, can't read |
| was the amazing illustrations by Judy Love, | | | | the words, he can enjoy the imaginative |
| Wendy Rasmussen, and Paula Zinngrabe | | | | illustrations and the music of poetry when listening |
| Wendland. These names may not mean much to | | | | to the CD. It also allows parent and child to bond |
| most readers, but after viewing the images of | | | | in a way a DVD or audio CD alone cannot.Poetry |
| imagination coming to life in full color on the pages | | | | Speaks to Children is the best choice for a new |
| of this book, it may give you pause enough to file | | | | addition to any avid reader's collection of poetry. |
| these illustrators' names to memory. Each | | | | Better still, it is the perfect choice for introducing |
| illustration captures the feel and wonderment of | | | | the beauty of poetry and the spoken word to |
| the poems bound in Poetry Speaks to | | | | anyone, of any culture, young and old. Within the |
| Children.The collection of poems, 95 in all, captures | | | | pages of the shiny, wonderful book, poetry |
| the diversity of humanity, cultures, and inner | | | | speaks to everyone in the family.Copyright (C) |
| thoughts and feelings. The poetry isn't just | | | | 2005, Rachael Towle.Rachael Towle is the owner |
| poetry; it is literature in its purest form. Poems | | | | of The Parent Station, a parenting resource and |
| from greats like Langston Hughes, Lewis Carroll, | | | | community. The Parent Station covers parenting |
| and Rudyard Kipling share space with historic | | | | and topics of safety, leisure, and even the |
| playwrights such as William Shakespeare and epic | | | | metaphysical. |