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Poems for shared, choral, paired, and echo reading

The document is a compilation of poems by various authors, focusing on themes such as city life, nature, and family. It includes works suitable for shared, choral, paired, and echo reading, showcasing a diverse range of voices and styles. Featured poets include Langston Hughes, Francisco X. Alarcón, and Lucille Clifton, among others.

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Poems for Shared, Choral, Paired, and Echo Reading Compiled by Mary Ann Reilly (2012) Blueprints for Learning, Inc. 36 Laurel Place Ringwood, NJ 07456 blueprints1@optonline.net 973-617-7388
City - Langston Hughes ! ! In the morning the city Spreads its wings Making a song In stone that sings. In the evening the city Goes to bed Hanging lights About its head. From: Yolen, J. (Ed.) (1996). Skyscrape/City Scape: Poems of City Life. Illustrated by Ken Condon. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong. ! 2!
Mi casa My House $ Francisco X. Alarcón $ Francisco X. Alarcón es ruidosa is loud y alegre como and cheerful mi familia like my family día y noche day and night no déjà keeps on de rechinar squeaking como just like los niños the kids from del vecindario the neighborhood quisiera would rather en la calle be playing también jugar. on the street ! from: Alarcón, F.X. (2005). Angels Ride Bikes: Los Angeles Andan en Bicicleta. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Books Press. ! 3!
Being a Tree ! $ Opal Palmer Adisa One time I stood on the arm of the sofa balancing on one leg my arms spread wide like branches. I was a gigantic tree in the deep green forest. Many birds sat on my branches chirping their happy songs. Small animals nestled by my trunk prancing and playing, being free. And just as a blue jay was about to land on my branch Mom shouted, “Be careful!” The blue jay flew away. I fell, and my tree toppled over. From: Agard, John & Nichols, Grace (Eds.). (1994). A Caribbean Dozen: Poems from Caribbean Poets. Illustrated by Cathie Felstead. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press. ! ! 4!
In the Inner City $ Lucille Clifton in the inner city or like we call it home we think a lot about uptown and the silent nights and the houses straight as dead men and the pastel lights and we hang on to our no place happy to be alive and in the inner city or like we call it home. From: Yolen, J. (Ed.) (1996). Skyscrape/City Scape: Poems of City Life. Illustrated by Ken Condon. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong. ! 5!
! Lluvia Rain $ Alma Flor Ada $ Alma Flor Ada Plin, plin, plin, Plink, plink, plink, la lluvia suena the rain sounds like como violín. A violin. Borrombombón, Booroomboomboom, resuena el trueno the thunder is como violín. a deep trombone.! ! Tomates Tomatoes $ Alma Flor Ada $ Alma Flor Ada Tomate fresco Fresh tomato en la ensalada, in a salad, en la salsa, in the salsa, en la enchilada. in enchiladas. Tomate rojo Red tomato en la cocina, in the kitchen, en los taquitos in the little tacos de mi madrina. my godmother loves to make. ! From Ada, A.F. (1997). Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English. Illustrated by Simón Silva. NY: HarperChildren’s. ! 6!
What I Love About Summer $ Douglas Florian Morning glories Campfire stories Picking cherries And blueberries Riding bikes Mountain hikes Bird calls Curve balls Short sleeves Green leaves Swimming holes Fishing poles Nature walks Corn stalks Skipping stones Ice cream cones Double plays And barefoot days. From: Florian, D. (2002). Summersaults. NY: Greenwillow. ! 7!
Some Summers $ Douglas Florian Some summers blaze. Some summers haze. Some summers simmer. Some summers shimmer. Some summers sizzle. Some summers fizzle. Some summers flame Bo two summers Are the same. ! ! From: Florian, D. (2002). Summersaults. NY: Greenwillow. ! 8!
Dog Day $ Douglas Florian It’s hot and it’s hazy. My body feels lazy. My clothing is clinging. No songbird is singing. The temperature’s torrid. My temperament’s horrid. Has anyone thrown This dog day a bone? From: Florian, D. (2002). Summersaults. NY: Greenwillow. ! 9!
Storm $ Ann Turner Meadow flowers rub the sky like kittens nuzzling a mother’s belly; gold, white, orange stretch and search until sky licks them flat again with its fierce wet tongue. From: Turner, A. (1994). A Moon for Seasons. Illustrated by Robert Noreika. NY: Macmillan. ! 10!
Storm $ Elizabeth Swados Boom! Thunder! Boom! Thunder! First the lightning, Crack! It’s frightening. Then the BOOM, Thunder, Outside my room BOOM, the thunder And the rain pours, Like nails on the roof And POOF! Out goes the lights. What a night BOOM, Thunder! Night of fright, Night of wonder, BOOM, Thunder! From: Swados, E. (2002). Hey You! C’mere: A Poetry Slam. Illustrated by Joe Cepeda. NY: Arthur Levine. ! 11!
Michael Is Afraid of Storms! - Gwendolyn Brooks Lightning is angry in the night. Thunder spanks our house. Rain is hating our old elm— It punishes the boughs. Now, I am next to nine years old, And crying’s not for me. But if I touch my mother’s hands. Perhaps no one will see. And if I keep herself in sight — Follow her busy dress— No one will notice my wild eye. No one will laugh, I guess. from: Hall, D. (Ed.)(2001). The Oxford Illustrated Book of American Children’s Poems. New York: Oxford University Press. ! 12!
Lemonade Stand $ Myra Cohn Livingston Every summer under the shade we fix up a stand to sell lemonade. A stack of cups, a pitcher if ice, a shirtboard sign to tell the price. A dime for the big. A nickel for the small. The nickel cup’s short. The dime cup’s tall. Plenty of sugar to make it sweet, and sometimes cookies for us to eat. But when the sun moves into the shade it gets too hot to sell lemonade. Nobody stops so we put things away and drink what’s left and start to play. From: Cullinan, B.E. (Ed.). (1996). A Jar of Tiny Stars: Poems by NCTE Award-Winning Poets. Urbana, IL: NCTE. ! 13!
Sun Is Laughing $ Grace Nichols This morning she got up on the happy side of bed, pulled back the gray sky-curtains and poked her head through the blue window of heaven, her yellow laughter spilling over, falling broad across the grass, brightening the washing on the line, giving more shine to the back of a ladybug and buttering up all the world. From: Agard, John & Nichols, Grace (Eds.). (1994). A Caribbean Dozen: Poems from Caribbean Poets. Illustrated by Cathie Felstead. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press. ! 14!
Sun $ Valerie Worth The sun Is a leaping fire Too hot To go near. But it will still Lie down In warm yellow squares On the floor Like a flat Quilt, where The cat can curl And purr. From: Hopkins, L.B. (Ed). (1994). Weather: Poems for All Seasons. Illustrated by Melanie Hall. NY: HarperTrophy. ! 15!
Jitomates Risueños Laughing Tomatoes $ Francisco X. Alarcón $ Francisco X. Alarcón en el jardin in our backyard plantamos we plant jitomates tomatoes los vegetales the happiest más felices of all de todos vegetables alegres with joy se redondean they grow round de sabor with flavor risueños laughing se ponen they change colorados to red convirtiendo turning sus arbustos their wire-framed alambrados bushes en árboles into de Navidad Christmas trees en primavera in spring from: Hall, D. (Ed.). (2001). The Oxford Illustrated Book of American Children’s Poems. New York: Oxford University Press. ! 16!
If You Catch a Firefly $ Lilian Moore If you catch a firefly and keep it in a jar You may find that you have lost A tiny star. If you let it go then, back into the night, You may see it once again Star bright. From: Cullinan, B.E. (Ed.). (1996). A Jar of Tiny Stars: Poems by NCTE Award-Winning Poets. Urbana, IL: NCTE. ! 17!
Castanet Clicks $ Pat Mora Uno, dos one, two baskets blue. Tres, cuatro three, four one bell more. Cinco, seis five, six castanet clicks. Siete, ocho seven, eight copper plates. Nueve, diez nine, ten count again. from: Hall, D. (Ed.). (2001). The Oxford Illustrated Book of American Children’s Poems. New York: Oxford University Press. ! 18!
Ode to Buena Oda a la Escuela Vista Bilingual School Bilingüe de Buena Vista - Francisco X. Alarcón $ Francisco X. Alarcón aqui el español here Spanish va a la escuela goes to school con el inglés with English uno-dos-tres uno-dos-tres es tan fácil como is as easy as one-two-three one-two-three aqui niños de todas here children las razas escriben of all races write bellos poemas beautiful poems tanto en inglés in English como en español and Spanish hasta en espiral even in spirals y siguiendo and following la clave del the beat of teacher maestro Felipe Felipe's clave aqui los niños here children aprenden a cantar learn to sing con el corazón with their hearts from: Alarcón, F.X. (2005). Iguanas in the Snow and Other Winter Poems/Iguanas en la nieve: y otros poemas de invierno. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press. ! 19!
Oda a mis zapatos Ode to My Shoes $ Francisco X. $ Francisco X. Alarcón Alarcón mis zapatos my shoes descansan rest toda la noche all night bajo mi cama under my bed cansados tired se estiran they stretch se aflojan and loosen las cintas their laces muy anchose wide open se duermen they fall asleep y sueñan and dream con andar of walking recorren they revisit los lugares the places adonde fueron they went to en el día during the day y amanecen and wake up contentos cheerful relajados relaxed suavecitos so soft from: Alarcón, F.X. (2005). From the Bellybutton of the Moon and Other Summer Poems/Del Ombligo de la Luna: Y Otros Poemas de Verano. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press. ! 20!
Summer! - Elizabeth Swados Tsss Summer sounds, Tsss Concrete and heat Sneakered feet on tar, Stepping in a melted candy bar, Squish Crunch, crunch Gravel on the street, Whoosh Hydrant waterfall, Zzzzt The sun’s an orange basketball, Bonk bonk Summer sounds, And then Summer’s gone. From: Swados, E. (2002). Hey You! C’mere: A Poetry Slam. Illustrated by Joe Cepeda. NY: Arthur Levine. ! 21!
Arrivals $ Ann Turner The swallows light on sloping wires, then tails flicking they slice the clouds more delicate than surgeons, let summer in. From: Turner, A. (1994). A Moon for Seasons. Illustrated by Robert Noreika. NY: Macmillan. ! 22!
On the Corner $ Carole Boston Weatherford The shoeshine man pops a cloth across black wing tips, his face reflected in polished leather. As little girls jump double Dutch, beaded braids swirl and click. Brothers with time on their hands croon three-part harmony, setting pace for foot traffic up and down the sidewalk. A boy with a boom box heads for the blacktop to shoot hoops. At the bus stop, a lady toting a shopping bag tells me, “Be careful crossing the street, honey.” From Weatherford, C.B. (2006). Sidewalk chalk: Poems of the City. Illustrated by Dimitrea Tokunbo. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong. ! 23!
Sidewalk Chalk $ Carole Boston Weatherford Big and bold now, write your name. Draw an arrow, then take aim at a puffy heart: “Kim loves Kyle.” Doodling’s sure to bring a smile. How about some tic-tac-toe? You be X; I’ll be O. Draw a yellow happy face or the finish line for a relay race, a wide, wide river to leap across, a little circle for beanbag toss, a bigger circle to play dodge ball. Trace a shadow ten feet tall. Make a line for tug-of-war and signs that no one dare ignore. Create a sun with a beaming grin, a great white shark with a giant fin. Draw a square to make home plate, a swirly figure eight to skate. Big and bold now, write your name. Keep score for sidewalk games. From Weatherford, C.B. (2006). Sidewalk chalk: Poems of the City. Illustrated by Dimitrea Tokunbo. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong. ! 24!
Ducha diaria Ducha diaria $ Francisco X. Alarcón $ Francisco X. Alarcón ! en el verano during llueve summer a cántaros it pours todos los dias every day a las cinco at five en punto on the dot toda le gente everybody busca resguardo takes cover pero pronto but soon se despeja it clears up y de nuevo and the sun sale el sol comes back las calles streets las aceras sidewalks brillan de shine so neat tan limpias and clean después after de tomar taking su docha their daily diaria shower from: Alarcón, F.X. (2005). From the Bellybutton of the Moon and Other Summer Poems/Del Ombligo de la Luna: Y Otros Poemas de Verano. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press. ! 25!
Árboles! Trees - Alma Flor Ada - Alma Flor Ada Companions of my childhood, Compañeros de mi infancia, handsome green giants. hermosos gigantes verdes. Plums, pears, pistachios. Ciruelos, peral, pistachos, peaches and apricots, durazneros, chabacanos, almonds, oranges, kiwis, almendros, naranjos, kiwi, cherries, walnuts, and apples. cerezos, nogal, manzanos. Trees that bear the fruits Árboles que dan la fruta that my parents harvest. que mis padres van pizcando. ! From Ada, A.F. (1997). Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English. Illustrated by Simón Silva. NY: HarperChildren’s. ! 26!
Summer Shower $ David McCord Window window window pane: Let it let it let it rain Drop by drop by drop by drop. Run your rivers from the top Zigzaggy down, like slow wet forks Of lightning, so the slippery corks Of bubbles float and overtake Each other till three bubbles make A kind of boat too far to fit The river. That’s the end of it. Straight down it slides and with a splash Is lost against the window sash. Window window window pane: Let it let it let it rain ! ! ! ! From: Kennedy, X.J. and Kennedy, Dorothy M. (Eds.). (2002). Talking like the Rain: A Read-to- me Book of Poems. Illustrated by Jane Dyer. NY: Little, Brown and Company. ! 27!
City Noise! $ Karla Kuskin So what did you see? An old tin can, It was sitting in a gutter I took it in my hand. I held it very carefully against my ear And listened, listened, listened. So what did you hear? Squalling Calling Crashing Rushing Honking Joking Belching Smoking Buying Selling Laughing Yelling Running Wheeling Roaring Squealing Cars and garbage Reds and greens Girls and women Men Machines Getting Giving Dogs and boys Living Living Living City noise. From Kuskin, K. (1994). City Noise. Illustrated by Renee Flower. NY: HarperCollins. ! 28!
Lou’s Barbershop $ Carole Boston Weatherford Inside the storefront, snake plants thrive, gossip grows wild, and men trade jibes. Between gulps of Coke, they shoot the breeze and tell half-truths no one believes. News of comings and goings spreads while Lou minds his business and just cuts heads. Two old men who must live in the shop play a game of spades that never stops. Lou wipes the seat and I climb right in. Then he raises the chair and gives it a spin. I sit very still and hairs fall to the cape as clippers buzz and a style takes shape. Dusted with talc, splashed with cologne, I feel as if I’m a prince on a throne. From Weatherford, C.B. (2006). Sidewalk Chalk: Poems of the City. Illustrated by Dimitrea Tokunbo. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong. ! 29!
Sol matutino $ Francisco X. Alarcón calentando mi cama en la mañana el sol me llama por la ventana “despierta levántate ven afuera” Morning Sun $ Francisco X. Alarcón warming up my bed in the morning the Sun calls me through the window “wake up get up come on out” from: Hall, D. (Ed.). (2001). The Oxford Illustrated Book of American Children’s Poems. New York: Oxford University Press. ! 30!
Jackie Robinson $ Lucille Clifton ran against walls without breaking; in night games was not foul but, brave as a hit over whitestone fences, entering the conquering dark. From: Morrison, L. (Compiler). (1992). At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems. Illustrated by Steve Cieskawski. New York: Hyperion. José Canseco (jump rope rhyme) José Canseco is a very nice man. He hits all the home runs that he can. How many homers did he hit today? Let’s count them up in a very new way. One-a, two-a, three-a From: Morrison, L. (Compiler). (1992). At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems. Illustrated by Steve Cieskawski. New York: Hyperion. ! 31!
On a Summer Day $ Isabel Joshlin Glaser Noon’s lion-faced sun shakes out its orange mane. Its tongue scorches leaves. Ever the bugs want rain. From: Hopkins, L.B. (Ed). (1994). Weather: Poems for All Seasons. Illustrated by Melanie Hall. NY: HarperTrophy. ! 32!
Summer Moon $ Ann Turner It doesn’t stop, the hurrying, growing, even after the sun rolls up the day and voles sleep, swallows rest, the moon pours out its light on crickets, owl, and skunk while plants stretch up to that other sun. From: Turner, A. (1994). A Moon for Seasons. Illustrated by Robert Noreika. NY: Macmillan. ! 33!
Manhattan Lullaby $ Norma Farber Lulled by rumble, babble, beep, let these little children sleep; let these city girls and boys dream a music in the noise, hear a tune their city plucks up from buses, up from trucks up from engines wailing fire! up ten stories high, and higher, up from hammers, rivets, drills, up tall buildings, over sills, up where city children sleep, lulled by rumble, babble, beep. From: Yolen, J. (Ed.). (1996). Skyscrape/City Scape: Poems of City Life. Illustrated by Ken Condon. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong. ! 34!
When a City Leans Against the Sky! ! $ Allan A. DeFina When a city leans against the sky, buildings sneeze and press for elbowroom with the clouds. The sky turns blue and bursts into sun or moon or stars. From: DeFina, A.A. (1997). When a City Leans Against the Sky. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong. Stories $ Allan A. DeFina Only a city has more stories behind each windowed shelf than a library can hold or a storyteller tell. From: DeFina, A.A. (1997). When a City Leans Against the Sky. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong. ! 35!
To Walk in Warm Rain $ David McCord To walk in warm rain And get wetter and wetter! To do it again— To walk in warm rain Till you drip like a drain. To walk in warm rain And get wetter and wetter. From: Hopkins, L.B. (Ed). (1994). Weather: Poems for All Seasons. Illustrated by Melanie Hall. NY: HarperTrophy. ! 36!
Where I Live $ Carole Boston Weatherford Where I live there are no trees to climb, but I still reach for the stars. My dreams take root in concrete, and my branches lift the sky. From Weatherford, C.B. (2006). Sidewalk chalk: Poems of the City. Illustrated by Dimitrea Tokunbo. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong. ! 37!
Works Cited ! Ada, A.F. (1997). Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English. Illustrated by Simón Silva. NY: HarperChildren’s. Agard, John & Nichols, Grace (Eds.). (1994). A Caribbean Dozen: Poems from Caribbean Poets. Illustrated by Cathie Felstead. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press. Alarcón, F.X. (2005). From the Bellybutton of the Moon and Other Summer Poems/Del Ombligo de la Luna: Y Otros Poemas de Verano. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press. Alarcón, F.X. (2005). Angels Ride Bikes: Los Angeles Andan en Bicicleta. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Books Press. Alarcón, F.X. (2005). Iguanas in the Snow and Other Winter Poems/Iguanas en la nieve: y otros poemas de invierno. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press. Cullinan, B.E. (Ed.). (1996). A Jar of Tiny Stars: Poems by NCTE Award-Winning Poets. Urbana, IL: NCTE. DeFina, A.A. (1997). When a City Leans Against the Sky. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong. Florian, D. (2002). Summersaults. NY: Greenwillow. Hall, D. (Ed.). (2001). The Oxford Illustrated Book of American Children’s Poems. New York: Oxford University Press. Hopkins, L.B. (Ed). (1994). Weather: Poems for All Seasons. Illustrated by Melanie Hall. NY: HarperTrophy. Kennedy, X.J. and Kennedy, Dorothy M. (Eds.). (2002). Talking like the Rain: A Read-to-me Book of Poems. Illustrated by Jane Dyer. NY: Little, Brown and Company. Kuskin, K. (1994). City Noise. Illustrated by Renee Flower. NY: HarperCollins. Morrison, L. (Compiler). (1992). At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems. Illustrated by Steve Cieskawski. New York: Hyperion. Swados, E. (2002). Hey You! C’mere: A Poetry Slam. Illustrated by Joe Cepeda. NY: Arthur Levine. Turner, A. (1994). A Moon for Seasons. Illustrated by Robert Noreika. NY: Macmillan. Weatherford, C.B. (2006). Sidewalk chalk: Poems of the City. Illustrated by Dimitrea Tokunbo. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong. Yolen, J. (Ed.) (1996). Skyscrape/City Scape: Poems of City Life. Illustrated by Ken Condon. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong.! ! 38!

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Poems for shared, choral, paired, and echo reading

  • 1.
    Poems for Shared,Choral, Paired, and Echo Reading Compiled by Mary Ann Reilly (2012) Blueprints for Learning, Inc. 36 Laurel Place Ringwood, NJ 07456 blueprints1@optonline.net 973-617-7388
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    City - Langston Hughes ! ! In the morning the city Spreads its wings Making a song In stone that sings. In the evening the city Goes to bed Hanging lights About its head. From: Yolen, J. (Ed.) (1996). Skyscrape/City Scape: Poems of City Life. Illustrated by Ken Condon. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong. ! 2!
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    Mi casa My House $ Francisco X. Alarcón $ Francisco X. Alarcón es ruidosa is loud y alegre como and cheerful mi familia like my family día y noche day and night no déjà keeps on de rechinar squeaking como just like los niños the kids from del vecindario the neighborhood quisiera would rather en la calle be playing también jugar. on the street ! from: Alarcón, F.X. (2005). Angels Ride Bikes: Los Angeles Andan en Bicicleta. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Books Press. ! 3!
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    Being a Tree ! $ Opal Palmer Adisa One time I stood on the arm of the sofa balancing on one leg my arms spread wide like branches. I was a gigantic tree in the deep green forest. Many birds sat on my branches chirping their happy songs. Small animals nestled by my trunk prancing and playing, being free. And just as a blue jay was about to land on my branch Mom shouted, “Be careful!” The blue jay flew away. I fell, and my tree toppled over. From: Agard, John & Nichols, Grace (Eds.). (1994). A Caribbean Dozen: Poems from Caribbean Poets. Illustrated by Cathie Felstead. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press. ! ! 4!
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    In the InnerCity $ Lucille Clifton in the inner city or like we call it home we think a lot about uptown and the silent nights and the houses straight as dead men and the pastel lights and we hang on to our no place happy to be alive and in the inner city or like we call it home. From: Yolen, J. (Ed.) (1996). Skyscrape/City Scape: Poems of City Life. Illustrated by Ken Condon. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong. ! 5!
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    ! Lluvia Rain $ Alma Flor Ada $ Alma Flor Ada Plin, plin, plin, Plink, plink, plink, la lluvia suena the rain sounds like como violín. A violin. Borrombombón, Booroomboomboom, resuena el trueno the thunder is como violín. a deep trombone.! ! Tomates Tomatoes $ Alma Flor Ada $ Alma Flor Ada Tomate fresco Fresh tomato en la ensalada, in a salad, en la salsa, in the salsa, en la enchilada. in enchiladas. Tomate rojo Red tomato en la cocina, in the kitchen, en los taquitos in the little tacos de mi madrina. my godmother loves to make. ! From Ada, A.F. (1997). Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English. Illustrated by Simón Silva. NY: HarperChildren’s. ! 6!
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    What I LoveAbout Summer $ Douglas Florian Morning glories Campfire stories Picking cherries And blueberries Riding bikes Mountain hikes Bird calls Curve balls Short sleeves Green leaves Swimming holes Fishing poles Nature walks Corn stalks Skipping stones Ice cream cones Double plays And barefoot days. From: Florian, D. (2002). Summersaults. NY: Greenwillow. ! 7!
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    Some Summers $ Douglas Florian Some summers blaze. Some summers haze. Some summers simmer. Some summers shimmer. Some summers sizzle. Some summers fizzle. Some summers flame Bo two summers Are the same. ! ! From: Florian, D. (2002). Summersaults. NY: Greenwillow. ! 8!
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    Dog Day $ Douglas Florian It’s hot and it’s hazy. My body feels lazy. My clothing is clinging. No songbird is singing. The temperature’s torrid. My temperament’s horrid. Has anyone thrown This dog day a bone? From: Florian, D. (2002). Summersaults. NY: Greenwillow. ! 9!
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    Storm $ Ann Turner Meadow flowers rub the sky like kittens nuzzling a mother’s belly; gold, white, orange stretch and search until sky licks them flat again with its fierce wet tongue. From: Turner, A. (1994). A Moon for Seasons. Illustrated by Robert Noreika. NY: Macmillan. ! 10!
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    Storm $ Elizabeth Swados Boom! Thunder! Boom! Thunder! First the lightning, Crack! It’s frightening. Then the BOOM, Thunder, Outside my room BOOM, the thunder And the rain pours, Like nails on the roof And POOF! Out goes the lights. What a night BOOM, Thunder! Night of fright, Night of wonder, BOOM, Thunder! From: Swados, E. (2002). Hey You! C’mere: A Poetry Slam. Illustrated by Joe Cepeda. NY: Arthur Levine. ! 11!
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    Michael Is Afraidof Storms! - Gwendolyn Brooks Lightning is angry in the night. Thunder spanks our house. Rain is hating our old elm— It punishes the boughs. Now, I am next to nine years old, And crying’s not for me. But if I touch my mother’s hands. Perhaps no one will see. And if I keep herself in sight — Follow her busy dress— No one will notice my wild eye. No one will laugh, I guess. from: Hall, D. (Ed.)(2001). The Oxford Illustrated Book of American Children’s Poems. New York: Oxford University Press. ! 12!
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    Lemonade Stand $ Myra Cohn Livingston Every summer under the shade we fix up a stand to sell lemonade. A stack of cups, a pitcher if ice, a shirtboard sign to tell the price. A dime for the big. A nickel for the small. The nickel cup’s short. The dime cup’s tall. Plenty of sugar to make it sweet, and sometimes cookies for us to eat. But when the sun moves into the shade it gets too hot to sell lemonade. Nobody stops so we put things away and drink what’s left and start to play. From: Cullinan, B.E. (Ed.). (1996). A Jar of Tiny Stars: Poems by NCTE Award-Winning Poets. Urbana, IL: NCTE. ! 13!
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    Sun Is Laughing $ Grace Nichols This morning she got up on the happy side of bed, pulled back the gray sky-curtains and poked her head through the blue window of heaven, her yellow laughter spilling over, falling broad across the grass, brightening the washing on the line, giving more shine to the back of a ladybug and buttering up all the world. From: Agard, John & Nichols, Grace (Eds.). (1994). A Caribbean Dozen: Poems from Caribbean Poets. Illustrated by Cathie Felstead. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press. ! 14!
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    Sun $ Valerie Worth The sun Is a leaping fire Too hot To go near. But it will still Lie down In warm yellow squares On the floor Like a flat Quilt, where The cat can curl And purr. From: Hopkins, L.B. (Ed). (1994). Weather: Poems for All Seasons. Illustrated by Melanie Hall. NY: HarperTrophy. ! 15!
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    Jitomates Risueños Laughing Tomatoes $ Francisco X. Alarcón $ Francisco X. Alarcón en el jardin in our backyard plantamos we plant jitomates tomatoes los vegetales the happiest más felices of all de todos vegetables alegres with joy se redondean they grow round de sabor with flavor risueños laughing se ponen they change colorados to red convirtiendo turning sus arbustos their wire-framed alambrados bushes en árboles into de Navidad Christmas trees en primavera in spring from: Hall, D. (Ed.). (2001). The Oxford Illustrated Book of American Children’s Poems. New York: Oxford University Press. ! 16!
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    If You Catcha Firefly $ Lilian Moore If you catch a firefly and keep it in a jar You may find that you have lost A tiny star. If you let it go then, back into the night, You may see it once again Star bright. From: Cullinan, B.E. (Ed.). (1996). A Jar of Tiny Stars: Poems by NCTE Award-Winning Poets. Urbana, IL: NCTE. ! 17!
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    Castanet Clicks $ Pat Mora Uno, dos one, two baskets blue. Tres, cuatro three, four one bell more. Cinco, seis five, six castanet clicks. Siete, ocho seven, eight copper plates. Nueve, diez nine, ten count again. from: Hall, D. (Ed.). (2001). The Oxford Illustrated Book of American Children’s Poems. New York: Oxford University Press. ! 18!
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    Ode to Buena Oda a la Escuela Vista Bilingual School Bilingüe de Buena Vista - Francisco X. Alarcón $ Francisco X. Alarcón aqui el español here Spanish va a la escuela goes to school con el inglés with English uno-dos-tres uno-dos-tres es tan fácil como is as easy as one-two-three one-two-three aqui niños de todas here children las razas escriben of all races write bellos poemas beautiful poems tanto en inglés in English como en español and Spanish hasta en espiral even in spirals y siguiendo and following la clave del the beat of teacher maestro Felipe Felipe's clave aqui los niños here children aprenden a cantar learn to sing con el corazón with their hearts from: Alarcón, F.X. (2005). Iguanas in the Snow and Other Winter Poems/Iguanas en la nieve: y otros poemas de invierno. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press. ! 19!
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    Oda a miszapatos Ode to My Shoes $ Francisco X. $ Francisco X. Alarcón Alarcón mis zapatos my shoes descansan rest toda la noche all night bajo mi cama under my bed cansados tired se estiran they stretch se aflojan and loosen las cintas their laces muy anchose wide open se duermen they fall asleep y sueñan and dream con andar of walking recorren they revisit los lugares the places adonde fueron they went to en el día during the day y amanecen and wake up contentos cheerful relajados relaxed suavecitos so soft from: Alarcón, F.X. (2005). From the Bellybutton of the Moon and Other Summer Poems/Del Ombligo de la Luna: Y Otros Poemas de Verano. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press. ! 20!
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    Summer! - Elizabeth Swados Tsss Summer sounds, Tsss Concrete and heat Sneakered feet on tar, Stepping in a melted candy bar, Squish Crunch, crunch Gravel on the street, Whoosh Hydrant waterfall, Zzzzt The sun’s an orange basketball, Bonk bonk Summer sounds, And then Summer’s gone. From: Swados, E. (2002). Hey You! C’mere: A Poetry Slam. Illustrated by Joe Cepeda. NY: Arthur Levine. ! 21!
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    Arrivals $ Ann Turner The swallows light on sloping wires, then tails flicking they slice the clouds more delicate than surgeons, let summer in. From: Turner, A. (1994). A Moon for Seasons. Illustrated by Robert Noreika. NY: Macmillan. ! 22!
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    On the Corner $ Carole Boston Weatherford The shoeshine man pops a cloth across black wing tips, his face reflected in polished leather. As little girls jump double Dutch, beaded braids swirl and click. Brothers with time on their hands croon three-part harmony, setting pace for foot traffic up and down the sidewalk. A boy with a boom box heads for the blacktop to shoot hoops. At the bus stop, a lady toting a shopping bag tells me, “Be careful crossing the street, honey.” From Weatherford, C.B. (2006). Sidewalk chalk: Poems of the City. Illustrated by Dimitrea Tokunbo. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong. ! 23!
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    Sidewalk Chalk $ Carole Boston Weatherford Big and bold now, write your name. Draw an arrow, then take aim at a puffy heart: “Kim loves Kyle.” Doodling’s sure to bring a smile. How about some tic-tac-toe? You be X; I’ll be O. Draw a yellow happy face or the finish line for a relay race, a wide, wide river to leap across, a little circle for beanbag toss, a bigger circle to play dodge ball. Trace a shadow ten feet tall. Make a line for tug-of-war and signs that no one dare ignore. Create a sun with a beaming grin, a great white shark with a giant fin. Draw a square to make home plate, a swirly figure eight to skate. Big and bold now, write your name. Keep score for sidewalk games. From Weatherford, C.B. (2006). Sidewalk chalk: Poems of the City. Illustrated by Dimitrea Tokunbo. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong. ! 24!
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    Ducha diaria Ducha diaria $ Francisco X. Alarcón $ Francisco X. Alarcón ! en el verano during llueve summer a cántaros it pours todos los dias every day a las cinco at five en punto on the dot toda le gente everybody busca resguardo takes cover pero pronto but soon se despeja it clears up y de nuevo and the sun sale el sol comes back las calles streets las aceras sidewalks brillan de shine so neat tan limpias and clean después after de tomar taking su docha their daily diaria shower from: Alarcón, F.X. (2005). From the Bellybutton of the Moon and Other Summer Poems/Del Ombligo de la Luna: Y Otros Poemas de Verano. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press. ! 25!
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    Árboles! Trees - Alma Flor Ada - Alma Flor Ada Companions of my childhood, Compañeros de mi infancia, handsome green giants. hermosos gigantes verdes. Plums, pears, pistachios. Ciruelos, peral, pistachos, peaches and apricots, durazneros, chabacanos, almonds, oranges, kiwis, almendros, naranjos, kiwi, cherries, walnuts, and apples. cerezos, nogal, manzanos. Trees that bear the fruits Árboles que dan la fruta that my parents harvest. que mis padres van pizcando. ! From Ada, A.F. (1997). Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English. Illustrated by Simón Silva. NY: HarperChildren’s. ! 26!
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    Summer Shower $ David McCord Window window window pane: Let it let it let it rain Drop by drop by drop by drop. Run your rivers from the top Zigzaggy down, like slow wet forks Of lightning, so the slippery corks Of bubbles float and overtake Each other till three bubbles make A kind of boat too far to fit The river. That’s the end of it. Straight down it slides and with a splash Is lost against the window sash. Window window window pane: Let it let it let it rain ! ! ! ! From: Kennedy, X.J. and Kennedy, Dorothy M. (Eds.). (2002). Talking like the Rain: A Read-to- me Book of Poems. Illustrated by Jane Dyer. NY: Little, Brown and Company. ! 27!
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    City Noise! $ Karla Kuskin So what did you see? An old tin can, It was sitting in a gutter I took it in my hand. I held it very carefully against my ear And listened, listened, listened. So what did you hear? Squalling Calling Crashing Rushing Honking Joking Belching Smoking Buying Selling Laughing Yelling Running Wheeling Roaring Squealing Cars and garbage Reds and greens Girls and women Men Machines Getting Giving Dogs and boys Living Living Living City noise. From Kuskin, K. (1994). City Noise. Illustrated by Renee Flower. NY: HarperCollins. ! 28!
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    Lou’s Barbershop $ Carole Boston Weatherford Inside the storefront, snake plants thrive, gossip grows wild, and men trade jibes. Between gulps of Coke, they shoot the breeze and tell half-truths no one believes. News of comings and goings spreads while Lou minds his business and just cuts heads. Two old men who must live in the shop play a game of spades that never stops. Lou wipes the seat and I climb right in. Then he raises the chair and gives it a spin. I sit very still and hairs fall to the cape as clippers buzz and a style takes shape. Dusted with talc, splashed with cologne, I feel as if I’m a prince on a throne. From Weatherford, C.B. (2006). Sidewalk Chalk: Poems of the City. Illustrated by Dimitrea Tokunbo. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong. ! 29!
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    Sol matutino $ Francisco X. Alarcón calentando mi cama en la mañana el sol me llama por la ventana “despierta levántate ven afuera” Morning Sun $ Francisco X. Alarcón warming up my bed in the morning the Sun calls me through the window “wake up get up come on out” from: Hall, D. (Ed.). (2001). The Oxford Illustrated Book of American Children’s Poems. New York: Oxford University Press. ! 30!
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    Jackie Robinson $ Lucille Clifton ran against walls without breaking; in night games was not foul but, brave as a hit over whitestone fences, entering the conquering dark. From: Morrison, L. (Compiler). (1992). At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems. Illustrated by Steve Cieskawski. New York: Hyperion. José Canseco (jump rope rhyme) José Canseco is a very nice man. He hits all the home runs that he can. How many homers did he hit today? Let’s count them up in a very new way. One-a, two-a, three-a From: Morrison, L. (Compiler). (1992). At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems. Illustrated by Steve Cieskawski. New York: Hyperion. ! 31!
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    On a SummerDay $ Isabel Joshlin Glaser Noon’s lion-faced sun shakes out its orange mane. Its tongue scorches leaves. Ever the bugs want rain. From: Hopkins, L.B. (Ed). (1994). Weather: Poems for All Seasons. Illustrated by Melanie Hall. NY: HarperTrophy. ! 32!
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    Summer Moon $ Ann Turner It doesn’t stop, the hurrying, growing, even after the sun rolls up the day and voles sleep, swallows rest, the moon pours out its light on crickets, owl, and skunk while plants stretch up to that other sun. From: Turner, A. (1994). A Moon for Seasons. Illustrated by Robert Noreika. NY: Macmillan. ! 33!
  • 34.
    Manhattan Lullaby $ Norma Farber Lulled by rumble, babble, beep, let these little children sleep; let these city girls and boys dream a music in the noise, hear a tune their city plucks up from buses, up from trucks up from engines wailing fire! up ten stories high, and higher, up from hammers, rivets, drills, up tall buildings, over sills, up where city children sleep, lulled by rumble, babble, beep. From: Yolen, J. (Ed.). (1996). Skyscrape/City Scape: Poems of City Life. Illustrated by Ken Condon. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong. ! 34!
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    When a CityLeans Against the Sky! ! $ Allan A. DeFina When a city leans against the sky, buildings sneeze and press for elbowroom with the clouds. The sky turns blue and bursts into sun or moon or stars. From: DeFina, A.A. (1997). When a City Leans Against the Sky. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong. Stories $ Allan A. DeFina Only a city has more stories behind each windowed shelf than a library can hold or a storyteller tell. From: DeFina, A.A. (1997). When a City Leans Against the Sky. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong. ! 35!
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    To Walk inWarm Rain $ David McCord To walk in warm rain And get wetter and wetter! To do it again— To walk in warm rain Till you drip like a drain. To walk in warm rain And get wetter and wetter. From: Hopkins, L.B. (Ed). (1994). Weather: Poems for All Seasons. Illustrated by Melanie Hall. NY: HarperTrophy. ! 36!
  • 37.
    Where I Live $ Carole Boston Weatherford Where I live there are no trees to climb, but I still reach for the stars. My dreams take root in concrete, and my branches lift the sky. From Weatherford, C.B. (2006). Sidewalk chalk: Poems of the City. Illustrated by Dimitrea Tokunbo. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong. ! 37!
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