Poetry for kids : Walt Whitman ; edited by Karen Karbiener, PhD ; illustrated by Kate Evans

Introduce children to the work of celebrated American poet Walt Whitman! Carefully chosen for kids, 35 illustrated poems are presented and explained by a Whitman expert. Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 3 Title......Page 5 Copyright......Page 6 Contents......Page 7 INTRODUCTION......Page 8 Song of the Open Road (excerpt)......Page 9 There Was a Child Went Forth (two excerpts)......Page 10 Paumanok......Page 12 The Sleepers (excerpt)......Page 13 Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking (two excerpts)......Page 14 When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer......Page 15 Crossing Brooklyn Ferry (three excerpts)......Page 16 A Font of Type......Page 18 Walt Whitman’s Caution......Page 19 I Sing the Body Electric (excerpt)......Page 20 A Woman Waits for Me (excerpt)......Page 22 City of Ships (excerpt)......Page 23 Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun......Page 24 Song of Myself (six excerpts)......Page 26 Shut Not Your Doors......Page 32 Calamus 9......Page 33 Beat! Beat! Drums!......Page 34 The Wound-Dresser (excerpt)......Page 35 Come Up From the Fields Father......Page 36 As Toilsome I Wander’d Virginia’s Woods......Page 38 O Captain! My Captain!......Page 39 Aboard at a Ship’s Helm......Page 40 O Me! O Life!......Page 41 On the Beach at Night......Page 42 A Noiseless Patient Spider......Page 44 Thanks in Old Age......Page 45 Poets to Come......Page 46 WHAT WALT WAS THINKING......Page 47 W......Page 50 A 2018 Notable Poetry Book for Children (National Council of Teachers of English) Introduce your children to the beautiful words of classic American poet, Walt Whitman. Poetry for Kids: Walt Whitman makes the work engaging and easy to understand. Walt Whitman is considered by many to be one of the most prolific poets in American history . What better time to introduce your children to the written word than now? This collection of thirty-five of Walt's best works has been carefully curated for kids . Each piece of work is lovingly illustrated, and are both presented and explained by New York University professor Karen Karbenier , PhD, a primary authority Whitman's poetry. Walt Whitman includes enlightening commentary for each poem , definitions of key words , and a foreword by the expert so that kids, or even parents new to poems, will understand. Starting off with " I Hear America Singing ," the collection includes excerpts from "Song of Myself," " O Captain! My Captain! ", poems from Leaves of Grass , and many more thought-provoking, descriptive, and kid-friendly selections . Walt's welcome. Song of the open road (excerpt) Starting from Paumanok. There was a child went forth (two excerpts) ; Paumanok ; The sleepers (excerpt) ; Out of the cradle endlessly rocking (two excerpts) ; Beginning my studies ; When I heard the learn'd astronomer ; Crossing Brooklyn Ferry (three excerpts) ; A font of type Walt Whitman, a kosmos, of Manhattan the son. Walt Whitman's caution ; I sing the body electric (excerpt) ; A woman waits for me (excerpt) ; City of ships (excerpt) City of ships (excerpt) Give me the splendid silent sun ; Song of myself (six excerpts) ; Shut not your doors ; Calamus The wound-dresser. Beat! Beat! Drums! ; The wound-dresser (excerpt) ; Come up from the fields father ; As toilsome I wandered Virginia's woods ; O Captain! My captain! ; Aboard at a ship's helm The good gray poet. O me! O life! ; On the beach at night ; A noiseless patient spider ; Thanks in old age ; Poets to come What Walt was thinking Index. Carefully chosen for kids, 35 illustrated poems are presented and explained by New York University professor Karen Karbenier, PhD, a Whitman expert. Walt Whitman includes enlightening commentary for each poem, definitions of key words, and a foreword by the expert. Vibrant illustrations invigorate the poetry. This collection of thirty-five of Walt's best works has been carefully curated for kids. Each piece of work is lovingly illustrated, and are both presented and explained by New York University professor Karen Karbenier, PhD, a primary authority Whitman's poetry. Amazon.com Introduces younger audiences to the poetry of Walt Whitman through thirty-three signature works complemented by explanatory text, definitions of important words, and illustrations Introduces children to the work of celebrated American poet Walt Whitman