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Morning, Noon, and Night: Poems to Fill Your Day
A selection of poems about the activities in a child's day, written by poets including Myra Cohn Livingston, Jeff Moss, Langston Hughes, and Charlotte Zolotow
- GenresPoetry
32 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1996
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April 26, 2016Title: Morning, Noon, and Night: Poems To Fill Your Day
Selector: Sharon Taberski
Illustrator: Nancy Doniger
Genre: Poetry Book
Theme(s): Morning, School, After School, Bedtime
Opening Line/Sentence: “Sandpaper kisses on a cheek or a chin- that is the way for a day to begin!”
Brief Book Summary: This is poetry book full of selections by Sharon Taberski. It features very short poems with basic illustrations for each poem. They feature poems for each time of the day, and children would be able to distinguish chronology and relate to the different characteristics of each.
Professional Recommendation/Review #1: (Horn Book)
“Several frequently anthologized poems and poets appear in this cheery collection illustrated with cut-paper collages. Characterized by strong rhymes and easy vocabulary, and depicting such ordinary events as waking up in the morning, walking to school, tying shoelaces, and quarreling with a friend, the collection is well suited to an audience of beginning readers.”
Professional Recommendation/Review #2: (School Library Journal)
“Kindergarten-Grade 2?Here is a sort of Child's Garden of Verses for the late 20th century. Starting with waking, continuing through the school day, and concluding with bath and bedtime, 29 poems are arranged chronologically to suit young children's daily activities. The verses are penned by various writers, both well known and less so; Taberski's students helped with the selection process. All of the poems are easy to read?there are no obscure, high-flown messages to challenge or confound readers. There is nothing particularly poignant or wildly hilarious, either. The illustrations are clean-edged, cut-paper collages in bright colors on white backgrounds. They are attractive, almost sanitized. This pleasant book could open the way for more provocative experiences in understanding poetry and the sociology of school.”
Response to Two Professional Reviews: I agree with the two professional reviews in that the poems are arranged chronologically and are particularly easy and short for beginning readers. I was interested to learn that students helped with the selection process, that is good to know because it shows that children liked these poems for a reason. I agree that the illustrations are pretty sedentary and just cut outs on a white background. These poems are not groundbreaking but serve their purpose.
Evaluation of Literary Elements: There are lots of rhymes presented in the poems and basic vocabulary words. They are good vocabulary and descriptive words to let the reader know the object or time that the author is talking about. The titles are not particularly interesting but let early readers know exactly what the poems are about.
Consideration of Instructional Application: I think it would be interesting to make a class book of poetry. For example you could give the students the different categories: waking up, on the way to school, during the school day, after school, and going to bed, and have them write a poem about what that category means to them. For example something that is characteristic of waking up at their house. You could also incorporate art by having them illustrate their poems and then compiling them all together and make your own class book. You could also revisit the poems for the category during the school day, as the school year goes on.
Selector: Sharon Taberski
Illustrator: Nancy Doniger
Genre: Poetry Book
Theme(s): Morning, School, After School, Bedtime
Opening Line/Sentence: “Sandpaper kisses on a cheek or a chin- that is the way for a day to begin!”
Brief Book Summary: This is poetry book full of selections by Sharon Taberski. It features very short poems with basic illustrations for each poem. They feature poems for each time of the day, and children would be able to distinguish chronology and relate to the different characteristics of each.
Professional Recommendation/Review #1: (Horn Book)
“Several frequently anthologized poems and poets appear in this cheery collection illustrated with cut-paper collages. Characterized by strong rhymes and easy vocabulary, and depicting such ordinary events as waking up in the morning, walking to school, tying shoelaces, and quarreling with a friend, the collection is well suited to an audience of beginning readers.”
Professional Recommendation/Review #2: (School Library Journal)
“Kindergarten-Grade 2?Here is a sort of Child's Garden of Verses for the late 20th century. Starting with waking, continuing through the school day, and concluding with bath and bedtime, 29 poems are arranged chronologically to suit young children's daily activities. The verses are penned by various writers, both well known and less so; Taberski's students helped with the selection process. All of the poems are easy to read?there are no obscure, high-flown messages to challenge or confound readers. There is nothing particularly poignant or wildly hilarious, either. The illustrations are clean-edged, cut-paper collages in bright colors on white backgrounds. They are attractive, almost sanitized. This pleasant book could open the way for more provocative experiences in understanding poetry and the sociology of school.”
Response to Two Professional Reviews: I agree with the two professional reviews in that the poems are arranged chronologically and are particularly easy and short for beginning readers. I was interested to learn that students helped with the selection process, that is good to know because it shows that children liked these poems for a reason. I agree that the illustrations are pretty sedentary and just cut outs on a white background. These poems are not groundbreaking but serve their purpose.
Evaluation of Literary Elements: There are lots of rhymes presented in the poems and basic vocabulary words. They are good vocabulary and descriptive words to let the reader know the object or time that the author is talking about. The titles are not particularly interesting but let early readers know exactly what the poems are about.
Consideration of Instructional Application: I think it would be interesting to make a class book of poetry. For example you could give the students the different categories: waking up, on the way to school, during the school day, after school, and going to bed, and have them write a poem about what that category means to them. For example something that is characteristic of waking up at their house. You could also incorporate art by having them illustrate their poems and then compiling them all together and make your own class book. You could also revisit the poems for the category during the school day, as the school year goes on.
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