Reviews for R is for Rhyme: A Poetry Alphabet

The average rating for R is for Rhyme: A Poetry Alphabet based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-06-14 00:00:00 brad mattix I really enjoyed this one! I've always loved poetry, and have taught an "intro to poetry" lesson for student teachers. This book, however, introduced me to the kyrielle, which I had never heard of. The author did a great job of writing poems to accompany the different poetic forms and terms she alphabetizing. My favorite was a wonderful balled, "Ballad of the Butterfly and the Rose" that reminded me of the picture book story Peach and Blue by Sarah Kilborne. I also loved "Two Chains" and the perfect illustration that accompanied it. I must have a copy of this book for myself! Highly recommended!!

Review # 2 was written on 2021-01-30 00:00:00 David Sorensen This is an interesting book to use and teach students about poetry. The book goes through each letter of the alphabet and it corresponds with a term in poetry. For example, "H" is haiku and "L" is for a limerick. While some of these terms are more advanced for younger grades, there are poems with each letter that can be read to any grade. Each letter goes into an in-depth description of the term and could be used to teach students a lot about poetry. However, for younger children, this book could be used to just read the poems out of and introduce them to poetry without getting into too many technical terms like sonnet and villanelle. The poems are not difficult to understand which makes this a great resource for poems in a classroom.