NPM 2024 - Book Spine Poem 17

For National Poetry Month this year, I am perusing my bookshelves and building book spine poems.

I’m trying to love math

Marvelous math

  the numbers

   millions, billions, and trillions

    this plus that

Mesmerizing math

  when a line bends, a shape begins

   shapes, shapes, shapes

    seeing symmetry

Mystery math

  How many?

   Why Pi?

    Which one doesn’t belong?

Grasping mysteries

in the moment

learning to love math

Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2024. All rights reserved.

Sources

• I'm Trying to Love Math by Bethany Barton
• Marvelous Math: A Book of Poems, selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins, illustrations by Karen Barbour
• The Numbers (Mouse Books) by Monique Felix 
• Millions, Billions, & Trillions: Understanding Big Numbers by David A. Adler, illustrations by Edward Miller
• This Plus That: Life's Little Equations by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrations by Jen Corace
• Mesmerizing Math by Jonathan Litton, illustrations by Thomas Flintham 
• When a Line Bends . . . A Shape Begins by Rhonda Gowler Greene, illustrations by James Kaczman 
• Shapes, Shapes, Shapes by Tana Hoban
• Seeing Symmetry by Loreen Leedy
• Mystery Math: A First Book of Algebra by David A. Adler, illustrations by Edward Miller 
• How Many? (Talking Math) by Christopher Danielson
• Why Pi? by Johnny Ball
• Which One Doesn't Belong?: A Shapes Book by Christopher Danielson
• Grasping Mysteries: Girls Who Loved Math by Jeannine Atkins
• In the Moment: Conferring in the Elementary Math Classroom by Jen Munson
• Learning to Love Math: Teaching Strategies That Change Student Attitudes and Get Results by Judy Willis

I hope you'll come back again to see what new poem I've cobbled together. You can find other poems I've written this month at the links below.

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NPM 2024 - Book Spine Poem 16

For National Poetry Month this year, I am perusing my bookshelves and building book spine poems.

The year comes round

a new school year

Let's go!

The song shoots out of my mouth

O Frabjous day!

Hello school!

Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2024. All rights reserved.

Sources

• The Year Comes Round: Haiku through the Seasons by Sid Farrar, illustrations by Ilse Plume
• A New School Year: Stories in Six Voices by Sally Derby, illustrations by Mika Song
• Let's Go!: The Story of Getting from There to Here by Lizann Flatt, illustrations by Scot Ritchie 
• The Song Shoots Out of My Mouth by Jaime Adoff, illustrations by Martin French
• O Frabjous Day!: Poetry for Holidays and Special Occasions, edited by Myra Cohn Livingston
• Hello School! by Dee Lillegard, illustrations by Don Carter

I hope you'll come back again to see what new poem I've cobbled together. You can find other poems I've written this month at the links below.

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April 15

NPM 2024 - Book Spine Poem 15

For National Poetry Month this year, I am perusing my bookshelves and building book spine poems.

Leaf by leaf
swirl by swirl
down ... down ... down
Wonder fall
Roots and blues
Forest has a song

Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2024. All rights reserved.

Sources

• Leaf by Leaf: Autumn Poems selected by Barbara Rogasky, photographs by Marc Tauss
• Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature by Joyce Sidman, pictures by Beth Krommes
• Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea by Steve Jenkins
• Wonderfall by Michael Hall
• Roots and Blues: A Celebration by Arnold Adoff, paintings by R. Gregory Christie
• Forest Has a Song by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, illustrations by Robbin Gourley

I hope you'll come back again to see what new poem I've cobbled together. You can find other poems I've written this month at the links below.

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April 9

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April 14

NPM 2024 - Book Spine Poem 14

For National Poetry Month this year, I am perusing my bookshelves and building book spine poems.

Sky scrape, city scape

come with me

A city is

home to me

New York

Hello, hello!

Here I am 

home, sweet home

Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2024. All rights reserved.

Sources

• Sky Scrape/City Scape: Poems of City Life by Jane Yolen, illustrations by Ken Condon 
• Come With Me: Poems For a Journey by Naomi Shihab Nye, images by Dan Yaccarino
• A City Is by Norman Rosten, illustrations by Melanie Hope Greenberg
• Home to Me: Poems Across America, selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins, illustrations by Stephen Alcorn
• New York (State Shapes) by Erik Bruun, illustrations by Rick Peterson
• Hello Hello by Brendan Wenzel
• Here I Am by Patti Kim, pictures by Sonia Sánchez
• Home, Sweet Home: What Makes a House a Home? by Moira Butterfield, illustrations by Clair Rossiter

I hope you'll come back again to see what new poem I've cobbled together. You can find other poems I've written this month at the links below.

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NPM 2024 - Book Spine Poem 13

 For National Poetry Month this year, I am perusing my bookshelves and building book spine poems.

Looking down
the microscope
Can you see what I see?
A drop of water
strange creatures
least things
ten times better

Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2024. All rights reserved.

Sources

• Looking Down by Steve Jenkins
  
• The Microscope by Maxine Kumin, pictures by Arnold Lobel
• Can You See What I See?: On the Road by Walter Wick
• A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder by Walter Wick
• Strange Creatures: The Story of Walter Rothschild and His Museum by Lita Judge
• Least Things: Poems About Small Natures by Jane Yolen, photographs by Jason Stemple
• Ten Times Better by Richard Michelson, paintings by Leonard Baskin

I hope you'll come back again to see what new poem I've cobbled together. You can find other poems I've written this month at the links below.

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April 12

NPM 2024 - Book Spine Poem 12

Happy Poetry Friday! For National Poetry Month this year, I am perusing my bookshelves and building book spine poems.

Fireflies at midnight
flicker flash
light up the night
sky magic

Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2024. All rights reserved.

Sources

• Fireflies at Midnight by Marilyn Singer, pictures by Ken Robbins 
• Flicker Flash by Joan Bransfield Graham, illustrations by Nancy Davis
• Light Up the Night by Jean Reidy, pictures by Margaret Chodos-Irvine
• Sky Magic, compiled by Lee Bennett Hopkins, illustrations by Mariusz Stawarski

I hope you'll come back again to see what new poem I've cobbled together. You can find other poems I've written this month at the links below.

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This week, Poetry Friday is hosted by Jone Rush MacCulloch. I hope you'll take the time to check out all things poetic being shared today.

NPM 2024 - Book Spine Poem 11

For National Poetry Month this year, I am perusing my bookshelves and building book spine poems.

Today's poem is a little different. This is my attempt at using book titles to fashion a "Where I'm From" poem in the style of George Ella Lyons. You will see it is created in a series of book stack stanzas, using the same title to begin each one. I hope you learn a little about me, as this is an autobiographical poem. 

I'm from

Children of the Great Depression

the button box

the hard-times jar

earn it

save it

waiting is not easy

I'm from

chalk

kitchen science

handsprings

summersaults

messing around on the monkey bars

I'm from

gone fishing

toasting marshmallows

a walk in the woods

follow the moon home

finding wonders

the pebble in my pocket

I'm from

four seasons make a year

love that dog

let me fix you a plate

museum trip

there's a map on my lap

are we there yet?

I’m from

that’s a possibility

count on me

we all play

ALL are welcome

friends beyond measure

Where are you from?

Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2024. All rights reserved.

Sources

• I'm From by Gary R. Gray, Jr., pictures by Oge Mora
• Children of the Great Depression by Russell Freedman
• The Button Box by Margarette S. Reid, illustrations by Sarah Chamberlain
• The Hard-Times Jar by Ethel Footman Smothers, illustrations by John Holyfield
• Earn It!: A Moneybunny Book by Cinders McLeod 
• Save It!: A Moneybunny Book by Cinders McLeod 
• Waiting Is Not Easy!-An Elephant and Piggie Book by Mo Willems
• Chalk by Bill Thomson
• Kitchen Science by Shar Levine and Leslie Johnstone 
• Handsprings by Douglas Florian
• Summersaults by Douglas Florian
• Messing Around on the Monkey Bars: and Other School Poems for Two Voices by Betsy Franco, illustrations by Jessie Hartland 
• Gone Fishing: A Novel in Verse by Tamera Will Wissinger, illustrations by Matthew Cordell 
• Toasting Marshmallows: Camping Poems by Kristine O'Connell George, illustrations by Kate Kiesler 
• A Walk in the Woods by Nikki Grimes, illustrations by Jerry Pinkney and Brian Pinkney 
• Follow the Moon Home: A Tale of One Idea, Twenty Kids, and a Hundred Sea Turtles by Philippe Cousteau and Deborah Hopkinson, illustrations by Meilo So
• Finding Wonders: Three Girls Who Changed Science by Jeannine Atkins
• The Pebble in My Pocket: A History of Our Earth by Meredith Hooper, illustrations by Chris Coady 
• Four Seasons Make a Year by Anne Rockwell, illustrations by Megan Halsey 
• Love That Dog by Sharon Creech 
• Let Me Fix You a Plate: A Tale of Two Kitchens by Elizabeth Lilly
• Museum Trip by Barbara Lehman
• There's a Map on My Lap! All About Maps (The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) by Tish Rabe, illustrations by Aristides Ruiz 
• Are We There Yet? by Dan Santat
• That's a Possibility!: A Book About What Might Happen by Bruce Goldstone
• Count on Me by Miguel Tanco
• We All Play by Julie Flett 
• All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold, illustrations by Suzanne Kaufman
• Friends Beyond Measure by Lalena Fisher
• Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Méndez, illustrations by Jaime Kim

I hope you'll come back again to see what new poem I've cobbled together. You can find other poems I've written this month at the links below.

April 1
April 2
April 3
April 4
April 5
April 6
April 7
April 8
April 9
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