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Spinning Through the Universe

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.

  • Format
  • hardcover
  • Pages
  • 93
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 978-0-374-37159-3
  • EAN
  • 9780374371593
  • Genres
  • poetry, juvenile, fiction, childrens
  • Release date
  • 2004