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A Child’s Introduction to Poetry by Michael Driscroll This book will introduce your children to famous poets including Homer, William Blake, Christina Rossetti, Hilaire Belloc and more. They will also read about all of the different

kinds of poetry including nursery rhymes, haiku, ballads, sonnets and more. Children can listen to the poems being read on the CD as they follow

along with the words in the book. $29.95 Favorite Poems Old and New Selected by Helen Ferris This is one of the best poetry books we’ve seen. There is a wide assortment of poetry and many of the “poems for memory” which we recommend to our enrolled families can be found in this massive volume. All ages will enjoy this book and it is great for reading aloud.

$34.95 The Grammar of Poetry by Matt Whitling

This text focuses on teaching the fundamentals of poetry: figurative language, meter, rhyme, etc. by means of imitation and review. Included are instructions, worksheets, tests and a historic poetry anthology. Recommended for grade 5 and up. Student book $22.95 Teacher edition $11.95

A Child’s Garden of Verses Robert Louis Stevenson This beautiful edition illustrated by Tasha Tudor is sure to be an all-time favourite. Sixty-six poems with themes which appeal to children. These make great memorization selections.

$26.50

PB $9.95 Colouring Book $4.95

Poems Every Child Should Know by Mary E. Burt

An outstanding collection of poems that appeal to both boys and girls, compiled by a teacher who believed in the formative power of learning poetry by heart. They should

develop their memories while they have memo-ries to develop.' The poems are grouped into six sections (The Budding Moment, The Little Child, The Day's at the Morn, Lad and Lassie, On and On, 'Grow Old Along with Me') to make it easier to locate poems that match a child's maturity. Ages 8-12

$14.95

The Art of Poetry by Christine Perrin The Art of Poetry is an excel-lent middle school or high school curriculum; it will teach the practice of reading a poem slowly and carefully, introduce

students to the elements of poetry (such as im-agery and metaphor) and the many forms that can make a poem, from sonnet to open verse. Includes explications, exercises, and activities. A biography of each poet is also included, along with a CD of a reading of many of the poems. Student Book $28.95 Teacher Book $32.95

The Harp and Laurel Wreath Poetry and Dictation for the Classical Curriculum by Laura M. Berquist

This is a great resource providing in one volume, many poems that make terrific memorization selections for a wide range of ages. The selections move from the

grammar stage right through to the rhetoric stage. This book also includes dictation selections.

$32.95

Tales From Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb A favourite in our house! These Shakespeare plays in story form, originally published in 1807, are

eloquently written . A great way to stir a love for Shakespeare’s works. Ages 10 and up $6.99 A study guide for this book from Logos School: $18.95

Oxford Editions of Shakespeare These are great editions sidebars with vocabulary helps for better understanding. Titles available so far: Julius Caesar, MacBeth, The Merchant of Venice, Henry V,As You Like It, King Lear, The Winter’s Tale,The Taming of The Shrew, Romeo and Juliet, Antony and Cleopatra, Othello, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Coriolanus, Henry IV Part 1, Much Ado About Nothing, Richard II, The Tempest

$19.95 Each

Shakespeare’s Storybook Book and CD Set

Professional storyteller Patrick Ryan has brought together the stories that are at the heart of seven of Shakespeare's master-pieces. He introduces each story with fascinating information about its history and its preva-

lence in other cultures, as well as insights into local traditions and political issues that influ-

enced Shakespeare's writing. $16.95

Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by E. Nesbit

Twenty stories from Shakespeare retold in lively prose. The author makes a complex language of Shake-speare’s greatest plays accessible to young children by relating the stories that form the core of the plays. Ages 9 and up. $12.95