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jesscinco's review against another edition
4.0
A short collection of library themed poems. Sweet poems, cute illustrations.
rainmisoa's review against another edition
5.0
sydneycarr's review against another edition
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
Jumping Off Library Shelves by Lee Bennett Hopkins, published in 2015. Age Level: 2nd-4th. This is a collection of poems about children exploring the different aspects of a library. Some poems encompass the physical act of reading while the other poems bring to life the stories themselves and the magic that they possess. A library is really glamorized in this book to show the immense impact and power that is held in a quality book. I think that I could use this in my classroom as a motivation technique to increase my students' interest in reading. This could be a great classroom read aloud to preface our library center that would get students excited about reading. I think that students may also have to work to completely understand every poem in the book, which is a great challenge for their comprehension skills.
maidmarianlib's review against another edition
4.0
Love the topic! Lovely poems and sweet illustrations.
maeka's review against another edition
5.0
Its a book. About libraries and experiences in them. In the form of poems.
What isn't to like?
I love the variety of poetry in this. I like the classic rhyme, but I can only do so much. This, luckily, had some of that, some rhymic styles, some hiaku, all sorts! I think it would be a fun thing to attempt as a class! Picking a topic and everyone can write their own poem of their favorite style, then read it all aloud. Sounds like a blast!
What isn't to like?
I love the variety of poetry in this. I like the classic rhyme, but I can only do so much. This, luckily, had some of that, some rhymic styles, some hiaku, all sorts! I think it would be a fun thing to attempt as a class! Picking a topic and everyone can write their own poem of their favorite style, then read it all aloud. Sounds like a blast!
bethmitcham's review
4.0
Fun collection of poems to read in a library. My kids wouldn’t have liked it as a picture book but I did.
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