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Poetry provides opportunities to explore the universal and common experiences that connect us as human beings. When teachers infuse poetry into their classroom, it can foster compassion, develop interdisciplinary connections, and support literacy instruction. However, not all teachers use poetry in their classroom either because they are not aware of the value of poetry or because they have not had positive experiences with poetry. Given the importance of sharing poetry with today s youth, educators must feel confident in evaluating well-written poetry and how to weave poetry from award-winning poets to support interdisciplinary connections. Celebrating Poetry Across the K-12 Curriculum aims to ensure that poetry for children is not neglected as part of the curriculum, and to help educators feel more confident in their understanding of children s poetry, its relevance to children s lives, and its importance to supporting pedagogical connections. Featuring interviews with well-known poets, this resource also showcases the latest pedagogical and scholarly research supporting the integration of poetry in the K-12 classroom. Covering topics such as science content, romanticism, and diversity recognition, this book is an excellent resource for educators, classroom teachers, literacy specialists, librarians, professionals, researchers, scholar, academicians, and more.

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Mary Napoli received her doctorate from the Pennsylvania State University. She is an Associate Professor of Reading and Children’s Literature at Penn State Harrisburg where she teaches courses in children’s literature and literacy. She has published articles in , and numerous reviews of children’s and adolescent literature for Reading Today (now Literacy Today) online. She has also published numerous book chapters and co-edited several academic books focused on children’s literature. She has also served as the co-editor of the and has served on several notable committees including the Notable Books for a Global Society, Jane Addams Children’s Book Award, Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award (chair), and NCTE’s Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Deanna Day received a doctorate from the University of Arizona. She is an Associate Professor at Washington State University where she teaches courses in children’s literature and literacy. She just completed a three-year term on the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children and the Notable Poetry books and verse novels list. Deanna has written a couple of chapters and articles on poetry as well as interviewed famous poets such as Georgia Heard and David Elliot. She has published articles in . Barbara A. Ward was an associate professor of literacy at Washington State University as well as an adjunct instructor at the University of New Orleans. She taught students in every grade from K-12 while living in New Orleans, Louisiana. She has published several articles and book chapters and is particularly interested in the creative process of authors and illustrators. A former chair of the NCTE Excellence in Poetry for Children Committee, she has served on several book award selection committees, including the Stonewall and the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award Committees.

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