Poetry For All Seasons

Poetry for all Seasons accomplishes four goals all in one neat package. It serves as:1. A textbook for teaching traditional and modern poetic genres2. A resource book for all teachers3. A poetic guide for emerging poets4. Pleasure reading for ALL members of the family.Poetry is one of the ways teachers have at their disposal for integrating concepts across Language Arts Social Studies Business Studies Natural Sciences Natural History Mathematics Home Economics Health and Family Life Movement and Dance. In this book teachers are sure to find themes easily extracted from poems as listed below:Aging Animals Birds Celebrations Communications Death Entertainment Exploration Food Friendships Horticulture Health Heroism Hurricanes Insects Leadership Leisure Legends Marketing Myths