The Poetry of US

Title: The Poetry of US

Author: J. Patrick Lewis

Photos: National Geographic Kids

Publisher: National Geographic Kids

ISBN:  9781426331855

Review:

America has a large and diverse population. There are many cultures, languages and religions that make this country a popular place to find freedom and live the American  dream. In this guide readers can enjoy poems set into motion by our history, scenery and the peoples stretched across this great land. Stunning photos capture the beauty that is America.

Readers will be taken on a trip across the country starting from New England all the way to the Territories which cover Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam and a few others. If you didn’t know all of the words to America the Beautiful they can be found here. A poem for protests in Boston for equal rights from years past is expressed. In the Southeast a poem acknowledges the Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina. In the Rocky Mountain West a poem speaks to the Continental Divide and Yellowstone National Park.

J. Patrick Lewis was the former U.S. Children’s Poet Laureate. His review of these many poems targeted towards children and honoring and remembering Americas lands and history, as well as providing insight to the cultures, peoples and way of life. Parents and teachers can discuss with kids where they would most like to visit in the United States, share insight about their heritage and so much more.

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