Spinning Through the Universe: A Novel in Poems from Room 214
By Helen Frost
Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
---|---|---|---|---|
Grades 4 - 8 | Grade 4 | n/a | 3.5 | 7211 |
Engrossing tales from the fifth grade
Every child is like
A little world with ever-changing weather,
Nights and mornings. And somehow, here we are,
Spinning through the universe together.
Unforgettable students in this fifth-grade classroom reveal their private feelings about birth and death, a missing bicycle and a first kiss, as well as their thoughts about recess, report cards, fitting in, and family.
Using a rich array of traditional poetic forms, such as sonnets, sestinas, and acrostics, Helen Frost interweaves the stories of the kids in Room 214 and their teacher. A final section giving detailed analyses of the twenty-two forms will be of special interest.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN-13: 9780374371593
ISBN-10: 0374371598
Published on 4/1/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 112
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