Knock at a Star: A Child's Introduction to Poetry

I bought this for the Building Your Library Level/Grade 4 curriculum. Initially I'd checked out an older edition from our library and was not impressed. The poem selection was outdated in a way that was kind of uncomfortable to me. But when I realized that the one I needed for BYL was actually the revised edition, I bought it here and am completely happy with the purchase. My son and I love to read the poems together, discuss them, and laugh over some of them. He finds them fun to memorize, too.

Worked great for my poetry lesson in my classroom and I love the styles of poems

Great condition, arrived on time. No complaints!

So many children who have poetry inside of them do not discover this until later, or sadly, not at all, because it was never read or said to them...like a seed that stays dry. This is a book where some of the poetry can be read out loud cuddled up with a four-year-old; much can be savored by an older child by himself; and all of it by anyone who understands or would like to know how to knock at a star.

Wonderful book for my homeschoolers 4th grade curriculum.

As a writer, this book was recommended to me by one of the speaker's at a writer's conference. The explanations of poetic forms are clearly organized by chapters, and written for everyone to understand. While it doesn't have the breadth of Kennedy's poetry books for adults, it's the perfect jumping off point for someone newly experimenting with poetic techniques.

I got as much out of this book of all styles of poems as my 10 year old granddaughter who loves to write.

A really happy book. Simple for kids, but instructive in the most professorial way.Kennedy is a pro on poetry, so the book is simple but not simplistic!The illustrations are just right....

本書は子供のための詩集として編纂されていますが、英語を第1言語としない私には、十分に楽しむことができましたし、言語の深さを考えることもできました。　本書の詩の配列には工夫がされています。まず、第1部では詩が何をするのかという機能の観点から詩がまとめられています。例えば、楽しませる、話を聴かせる、メッセージを送る、などといった具合です。それぞれの観点において顕著な詩が、それぞれの節で配列されています。第2部では、詩の中には何があるのかという観点から詩がまとめられています。例えば、イメージ、音声、言葉遊びなど、それぞれの観点において顕著な作品がそれぞれの節に収められています。第3部は詩の特別な形式というタイトルがつけられています。そこで扱われるのは、リ!メリック、諷刺、俳句などです。第4部では、実際に詩を書くための手引きがなされています。　本書を読んで、子供の詩にも随分と多様な言語的技巧が帰されていることに驚かされました。ただ単に楽しむために読むのにもよいですし、英語の言語感を研ぎ澄ますために読むのにもよいと思います。また、英語を外国語として学んでいる人にも、お薦めです。