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Georgia Heard

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Georgia Heard is the NCTE 2023 Excellence in Poetry for Children Award Winner which honors an American poet for their aggregate work for children. She is the author of many children’s books including her most recent Welcome to the Wonder House, (co-authored with Rebecca Kai Dotlich), My Thoughts Are Clouds: Poems for Mindfulness, and Boom! Bellow! Bleat!: Animal Poems for Two Or More Voices.
She received her M.F.A. in poetry writing from Columbia University. She is a founding member of the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project in New York City. Currently, she visits schools in the United States and around the world teaching writing and poetry. She is the author of Heart Maps: Helping Students Create and Craft Authentic Writing and a ...more

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A Few Favorite Fall Poetry Books And a Few Spooky Ones Too

Is there anything more enjoyable than snuggling up with a poetry book and a cozy cup of hot chocolate on a chilly autumn day? Here are the top poetry books I recommend for fall and several oldies but goodies that celebrate the spooky season.

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Autumnblings by Douglas Florian

Celebrate the arrival of fall with vibrant and lively poems and art by Douglas Florian.

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	Awakening the Heart: Exploring Poetry in Elementary and Middle School by Georgia Heard (Goodreads Author), Naomi Shihab Nye (Foreword), William Varner (Editor) 4.46 avg rating — 285 ratings — published 1904 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Falling Down the Page: A Book of List Poems 4.02 avg rating — 283 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Writing Toward Home: Tales and Lessons to Find Your Way 4.21 avg rating — 228 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Thoughts Are Clouds: Poems for Mindfulness by Georgia Heard (Goodreads Author), Isabel Roxas (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 4.36 avg rating — 188 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Place for Wonder: Reading and Writing Nonfiction in the Primary Grades by Georgia Heard (Goodreads Author), Jennifer McDonough 4.41 avg rating — 137 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finding the Heart of Nonfiction: Teaching 7 Essential Craft Tools with Mentor Texts 4.25 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reading Poetry in the Middle Grades: 20 Poems and Activities That Meet the Common Core Standards and Cultivate a Pass ion for Poetry by Georgia Heard (Goodreads Author), Georgia Heard (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.16 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Arrow Finds Its Mark: A Book of Found Poems by Georgia Heard (Goodreads Author), Antoine Guilloppé (Illustrations) 3.52 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boom! Bellow! Bleat!: Animal Poems for Two or More Voices by Georgia Heard (Goodreads Author), AAron DeWitt (Illustrator) 3.98 avg rating — 125 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Revision Toolbox: Teaching Techniques That Work 4.20 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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