A FIELD GUIDE TO THE HEART is unique in that it is both a poetry book and a journal. Poetry has always been there for us in times of need and in times of love. In 2020, two poets, two friends, stunned and saddened by the events surrounding us, reached across the miles and wrote and shared poems of love, comfort, and hope -- that is how this book came about. And because we believe in the power of poetry to inspire contemplation and creativity, ...
This playful collection of poems--peppered with an astounding variety of animal sounds--is meant to be read aloud together.These poems for two or more voices explore the myriad sounds animals make--from a frog's jug-o-rum to a fish's boom! to an elephant's bark. Laced with humor, the poems are a delight to read aloud and cover all major classes of animals: mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, insects, even a crustacean! Readers will lea...
A poetry collection that both illustrates what mindfulness is and encourages young, growing minds to be present, from poet and educator Georgia Heard, with art by Isabel Roxas.Poets have long observed the world in a mindful way. They point out beauty we might have missed, draw our attention to our inner thoughts, and call us to see our society in new ways.But as daily life become more and more chaotic, children grow distracted. According to th...
Peppered with an astounding variety of animal sounds, this playful collectionof poems is meant to be read aloud together. Extensive end notes provide moreinformation on the animals and how and why they make the sounds they do. Fullcolor.
Fans of the best-selling For the Good of the Earth and Sun will applaud this sequel by beloved author Georgia Heard - an inspiring and practical handbook that celebrates the natural power of poetry to teach the essential tools of all writing.
Good writing is good writing no matter what genre you're writing in, and I believe that there are only a handful of fundamental craft tools that are essential for any genre-including nonfiction." Georgia Heard Humanity and warmth are the cornerstones of quality nonfiction writing. But how can students create them in genres that at first seem more informational than intimate? In Finding the Heart of Nonfiction, Georgia Heard shows how mentor te...
Students need to be reminded that revision isn't merely making a few cosmetic changes. Revision is seeing and then reseeing our words and practicing strategies that make a difference in our writing." -Georgia Heard "You mean I have to change my writing?" Georgia Heard frequently hears this question from students as well. "We must welcome young writers into the world of revision, " she writes, "through invitations and tools that make it concret...
Heart Maps is a book that I will use and recommend to teachers for years to come." -Donalyn Miller, author of The Book Whisperer "You'll find yourself relying on this book again and again as a trusted source as you help your student writers craft a writing life." -Jennifer Serravallo, author of The Reading Strategies Book and The Writing Strategies Book How do we get students to "ache with caring" about their writing instead of mechanically st...
From Eileen Spinelli's many goodbyes to summer at the shore to Avis Harley's catalog of ways to say hello across the globe, Heard has collected list poems from contemporary poets. Each list is gathered with a poet's eye, so that readers see the extraordinary in the ordinary. And so readers are encouraged to be writers.
In A Place for Wonder, Georgia Heard and Jennifer McDonough discuss how to create "a landscape of wonder, " a primary classroom where curiosity, creativity, and exploration are encouraged. For it is these characteristics, the authors write, that develop intelligent, inquiring, life-long learners.
Here is a personal and compassionate book for everyone - writers, poets, teachers, lovers of life, and especially those seeking to find their writing voices again or for the first time.
Creatures of land, water, and sky are featured here in short poems for early readers. Noted poet and educator Georgia Heard writes about baboons and bears, eagles and bats, dragonflies and frogs. Naturalist and illustrator Jennifer Dewey captures each animal in dramatic detail. The book is written and illustrated with a reverence for the natural world and for wildlife and will find an audience not only in children but in nature-lovers of all a...
