Spinning Through the Universe
Engrossing tales from the fifth gradeEvery child is like A little world with ever-changing weather,Nights and mornings. And somehow, here we are,Spinning through the universe together. Unforgettable students in this fifth-grade classroom reveal their private feelings about birth and death, a...
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Engrossing tales from the fifth gradeEvery child is like A little world with ever-changing weather,Nights and mornings. And somehow, here we are,Spinning through the universe together. Unforgettable students in this fifth-grade classroom reveal their private feelings about birth and death, a missing bicycle and a first kiss, as well as their thoughts about recess, report cards, fitting in, and family. Using a rich array of traditional poetic forms, such as sonnets, sestinas, and acrostics, Helen Frost interweaves the stories of the kids in Room 214 and their teacher. A final section giving detailed analyses of the twenty-two forms will be of special interest.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780374371593 (0374371598)
Publish date: April 1st 2004
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages no: 93
Edition language: English