The Barefoot Book of Classic Poems:

by Jackie Morris

Book Overview

Classic poems from the English literary tradition come together in an anthology that traces our journey through life with a thoughtful blend of humour and playfulness, poignancy and nostalgia. This beautifully illustrated collection contains the works of some of the finest poets in the English language. It introduces children to the world's best poetry, from John Milton to William Carlos Williams. Here too are the voices of Robert Frost, W. H. Auden,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1905236565
• ISBN13: 9781905236565
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Barefoot Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.3" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6

Customer Reviews

Perfect!

I gave this to my daughter when she asked me for a book of poems. She loved it!!!! The poems are beautiful and the pictures are amazing. She cant put it down. I recommend it.

wonderful layout

The Barefoot Book of Classic Poems is a great compilation of excellent poems that even the most literature resistant person is likely to remember from middle and high school English classes. These old poems are recast with the fresh and beautiful illustration. This book would be a great way to introduce even small children to some of the best poems ever written. Also the price is quite reasonable for the hard cover and beautiful book. I highly recommend this book.

The poetry book I thought I would never find!

If, like me, you have been searching for a poetry book that will introduce kids to some of the truly great poets of history (take a look at the table of contents!) yet with a light touch -- this is your book. The selections are appealing and vividly illustrated, and nourish the natural appetite for adventure, nobility and beauty that all kids have, but which is too seldom encouraged. I was relieved to see that this book maintains a consistent level of quality throughout: nowhere does it sandbag young readers with gross-out "humor" and mixed messages about the way they should feel about their parents, teachers and siblings. That, frankly, is as important to me as the fact that "The Barefool Book of Classic Poems" introduces kids to the work of Shakespeare, Milton, Yeats, Tennyson, Wordsworth, Edna St. Vincent Millay and many others. All in all, a refreshing (and overdue) "find"!

Beautiful Art, Classic Poems

Are you looking to introduce classic poetry to a child? And, by classic I mean canonical--Shakespeare, Dickinson, Poe. Then look no further than "The Barefoot Book of Classic Poems." "The Barefoot Book of Classic Poems," compiled and illustrated by Jackie Morris, and with an introduction by Carol Ann Duffy, is a beautiful new collection of poetic masterpieces. The book opens with Emily Dickinson's "A Book" and E.V. Rieu's "The Paintbox," honoring the word and illustration. What follows is a wide variety of poems you know from Nash to Yeats, Carroll to Rilke, Millay to Shakespeare, Stevens to Browning. Jackie Morris illustrates her selected poems with lush illustrations of animals, people, oceans, seas, ships, and many, many stars. My favorite illustration adorns a two-page spread with "She Walks in Beauty" (Byron) on the left page and "He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven" (Yeats) on the right. On the left page a serious man holds the train of a woman's blue cloak, a cloak that continues all the way to the top of the right page where a woman stares out into the "cloths of heaven." "The Barefoot Book of Classic Poems" is a perfect gift for the holidays or for a new baby. It's one of those rare books that can stand on a bookshelf from birth through high school graduation.