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Aileen Fisher was an American poet known for over 100 award-winning children's books. She was born in 1906 in Iron River, Michigan and received a BA in journalism in 1927. Fisher spent much of her adult life in Boulder, Colorado and considered writing children's verse her primary passion. She wrote on topics including nature, seasons, celebrations, animals, and famous people. Fisher's works were used in elementary classrooms to teach lessons related to her themes. She passed away in 2002 at the age of 96, leaving a prolific body of work spanning picture books, biblical stories, prose, biographies, plays, and articles.
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- 1. Aileen Fisher By Stephanie Wages
- 2. Aileen Fisher "My first and chief love in writing is writing children's verse."
- 3. Facts about Aileen American Poet Over 100 Award Winning Books September 9, 1906 Iron River, Michigan BA in Journalism in 1927 Chicago Missouri Adult Life = Boulder, CO December 2, 2002
- 4. Fun Facts 1st Poem Child Life Fall 1927 Director of the Women’s National Journal Register Chicago 1928-1931 Research Assistant for Labor Bureau of the Middle West Chicago 1931-1932 Freelance Writer 1932 1st Book Coffee-Pot Face 1933 National Council of Teachers of English Excellence in Poetry 1978
- 5. Types and Themes Poetry Books Picture Biblical Prose Nature America Biographies Plays Articles for magazines and journals
- 6. Writerly Techniques Imagery Rhyming Personification Metaphor
- 7. My Cat Has Eyes of Sapphire Blue (1973)
- 8. Feathered Ones and Furry (1979)
- 9. A Lantern in the Window (1957)
- 13. Other Works by Aileen Fisher The Coffee-Pot Face (1933) I Heard a Bluebird Sing (2002) In the Woods, In the Meadow, In the Sky (1962) In the Middle of the Night (1965)
- 14. Classroom Use Lessons about Nature Seasons Celebrations Animals Famous People Grade Level Varies on Text Elementary
- 15. Works Cited http://poetryatplay.org/2011/10/01/poet- of-the-week-aileen-fisher-2/ http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/09/boo ks/aileen-fisher-96-prolific-author-of- children-s-books.html http://theartofchildrenspicturebooks.blogs pot.com/2011/05/going-barefoot.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aileen_Fisher
- 16. Aileen Fisher By Stephanie Wages