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“Words can be like seeds”

In the classroom, this book can inspire students to explore their creativity and write their own poems, fostering a love for language and self-expression.

This picture book falls under the genre of children's literature. Published in 2019, it received the 2020 New York Public Library's Best Books for Kids award. The story celebrates the power of poetry as a young girl plants a tree that becomes a haven for her community's verses, inspiring others to express their feelings through poetry.

“Sunlight and shadows danced through the leaves above them as they silently searched for the most marvelous words to describe it all.”

Great story for all grades! Can deep dive into nature and use this book to dive into any topic on weather/science. Would be a great introduction into Earth Day and the beauty around us and how nature can help fill a void you might be feeling.

Poetree by Shauna LaVoy Reynolds. Published in 2019. Sylvia celebrates spring by writing a poem, she decides to share it with the birch tree in the park, tying it around the trunk. The boom is about finding beauty in the world around you and finding new friends in unlikely places. Many people can find comfort in the natural world and embracing nature.

“Sunlight and shadows danced through the leaves above them as they silently searched for the most marvelous words to describe it all.”

Great story for all grades! Can deep dive into nature and use this book to dive into any topic on weather/science. Would be a great introduction into Earth Day and the beauty around us and how nature can help fill a void you might be feeling.

Poetree by Shauna LaVoy Reynolds. Published in 2019. Sylvia celebrates spring by writing a poem, she decides to share it with the birch tree in the park, tying it around the trunk. The boom is about finding beauty in the world around you and finding new friends in unlikely places. Many people can find comfort in the natural world and embracing nature.

“If you want to share a poem with me,
Give it to the tall birch tree.
Or if you need a friend for writing,
Playing with, or sit beside-ing,
I'll be here for you joyfully,
Right beneath the Poetree“.

This book contains various elements of poetry including the use of sound patterns and a sense of imagery in order to tell the story. The poems written both by Sylvia and Walt were filled with rhyming phrases that portrayed the world and nature around them during the season of spring. The poems focused on the readers sense of smell, sight, and sounds as they each created vivid imagery of what we experience during the spring season.

This story is about a young girl named Sylvia who wrote a poem and shared it with a tree in the park, tying it to its trunk. The next day she found a new poem tied to the tree. Sylvia was is disbelief that the tree had written a poem back to her. Sylvia comes to find out that the poems where not from the tree but rather a young boy in her class. The two kids become friends and continued to trade rhymes under the tree that brought the together.

“If you want to share a poem with me,
Give it to the tall birch tree.
Or if you need a friend for writing,
Playing with, or sit besdie-ing,
I'll be here for you joyfully,
Right beneath the Poetree.“

This children's book contains various elements of poetry including the use of sound patterns and a sense of imagery in order to tell the story. The poems written by both Sylvia and Walt were filled with rhyming phrases that portrayed the world and nature around them during the season of spring. The poems focused on the readers senses of smell, sight, and sounds as they each created vivid imagery of what we experience during the spring season.

This story is about a young girl named Sylvia who wrote a poem and shared it with a tree in the park, tying it to its trunk. The next day she found a new poem tied to the tree. Sylvia was in disbelief that the tree had written a poem back to her. Sylvia comes to find out that the poems where not from the tree but rather by a young boy in her class. The two kids became friends and continued to trade rhymes under the tree that brought them together.

“Sylivia's heart did a somersault. She never imagined the tree might write back.“

This book is beautifully written and illustrated as it offers insight on the power of words. The book shares the journey of celebrating nature and new friendships as it uses a variety of poetry styles.

This fun-loving book shares the journey of two poets writing poems to a tree and becoming friends in an unexpected place. Overall, it shares the journey of new friendships, nature, and the power of words and poetry.

“If you want to share a poem with me,
Give it to the tall birch tree.
Or if you need a friend for writing,
Playing with, or sit besdie-ing,
I'll be here for you joyfully,
Right beneath the Poetree.“

This children's book contains various elements of poetry including the use of sound patterns and a sense of imagery in order to tell the story. The poems written by both Sylvia and Walt were filled with rhyming phrases that portrayed the world and nature around them during the season of spring. The poems focused on the readers senses of smell, sight, and sounds as they each created vivid imagery of what we experience during the spring season.

This story is about a young girl named Sylvia who wrote a poem and shared it with a tree in the park, tying it to its trunk. The next day she found a new poem tied to the tree. Sylvia was in disbelief that the tree had written a poem back to her. Sylvia comes to find out that the poems where not from the tree but rather by a young boy in her class. The two kids became friends and continued to trade rhymes under the tree that brought them together.

Forgot to post a picture when I sent it the other day my lovely Samantha @Yuki_Onna your parcel is flying to you. I will send tracking after.
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Sweet story about two young poets.

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