Classic Poetry: Candlewick Illustrated Classic by Rosen, Michael J.
	List Price:   $12.99 Unit Price:   $10.39 You Save:   $2.60 (20%) ISBN-10:   076364210X ISBN-13:   9780763642105 Publisher:   Random House; Candlewick Category:   Middle School Pub. Date:   March 2009 Pages:   160 Format:   Paperback Ages:   10 and Up
Description/Notes
Few anthologies for this age group include such a fine selection of works, introduce the poets so vividly, or provide such a rich collection of haunting illustrations. -- Booklist Poetry provides the best introduction to the marvels of the English language. This volume, collected by award-winning author Michael Rosen, presents a glorious selection of classic poetry, chronologically arranged from the seventeenth century to modern day--poems by such celebrated poets as William Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Emily Dickinson, Carl Sandburg, and Langston Hughes-- complete with biographical sketches of the poets, information on individual poems, and notes on poetic forms. Paul Howard's full-color illustrations illuminate some of the most brilliant poems of the English-speaking world with stunning breadth and beauty. A book to be treasured, Classic Poetry belongs on every shelf--every child should know these poems and keep this book with them as they grow.