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A review by engpunk77
The World According to Dog: Poems and Teen Voices by Joyce Sidman
3.0
Dog lovers, particularly middle-school-aged dog lovers, would enjoy this collection of poems & narratives written by teens. From a teacher's perspective, this has excellent examples of personal narratives at the grade 7/8 level, several of them effectively capturing the personality of their dog (without just "telling").
Pg. 11--a great poem for a point of view/perspective lesson (speaker compares the world according to dog and world according to person, suggesting how cool it would be to switch places for a day; she could find "answers to questions I've never asked."
"Dog & Squirrel: Steps in a Flirtation" is particularly good--2 voices (dog & squirrel, juxtaposed).
"Separation" is particularly excellent as far as poetry goes.
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Pg. 11--a great poem for a point of view/perspective lesson (speaker compares the world according to dog and world according to person, suggesting how cool it would be to switch places for a day; she could find "answers to questions I've never asked."
"Dog & Squirrel: Steps in a Flirtation" is particularly good--2 voices (dog & squirrel, juxtaposed).
"Separation" is particularly excellent as far as poetry goes.
Check it out!