Essential Children's Collection: Research
Two respected children’s literature consultants recommend poetry for school and public library collections.
BY The Editors
RESEARCH
Ferguson, Margaret, Mary Jo Salter, and Jon Stallworthy, ed. The Norton Anthology of Poetry, Fifth Edition. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2004.
Vardell, Sylvia M. Poetry Aloud Here!: Sharing Poetry With Children in the Library. Chicago: American Library Association, 2006.
LITERATURE
CONSULTANTS
Sylvia Vardell, Ph.D.
Professor
Texas Women's University
School of Library and Information Studies
Bernadette Nowakowski
Director, Children and Young Adult Services
Chicago Public Libraries
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Anthologies
Contemporary Poetry
Classic Poetry
Out-of-Print Poetry
Poetry Books with Audio
Poetry Written by Children
Research
The editorial staff of the Poetry Foundation. See the Poetry Foundation staff list and editorial team masthead.