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    Ode to Childhood Poetry to Celebrate the Child | Book Spotlight

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    The Children’s Book Review | April 1, 2014

    Celebrate National Poetry Month!

    Ode to Childhood Poetry to Celebrate the ChildOde to Childhood: Poetry to Celebrate the Child

    By Samuel Carr.

    Age Range: Ages 9 and up

    Hardcover: 50 pages

    Celebrate children! Featuring work by some of the world’s great poets, this beautifully illustrated anthology captures all the charms, beauty, and love of childhood. The selections include William Blake’s gentle “A Cradle Song,” Walt Whitman’s “There Was a Child Went Forth,” and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “The Children’s Hour,” as well as verses by Milton, Wordsworth, Christina Rossetti, and more.

    About the Author

    Samuel Carr was the editor of a series of anthologies of poetry, including Ode to the Countryside and Ode to Flowers, as well as Classic Hymns and Poems (all Batsford).

    Discover more books like Ode to Childhood: Poetry to Celebrate the Child by Samuel Carr, on The Children’s Book Review by checking out our articles tagged with National Poetry Month.

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    1. Bianca Schulze on May 1, 2014 11:01 am

      Congratulations, Deanna A.! A copy of this book will be coming your way very soon. Enjoy!

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