Sweeney, Jacqueline

Hildy the duck is annoyed to have to take her little brother Lou to the pond with her, but she realizes how much he means to her when he gets stuck in the mud and has to be rescued.

Explains to teachers how to teach poetry in grades 4-8 including sample class exercises, poem examples, and a bibliography of poem sources.

Ron and the other animals decide to have a fiesta to help Ron's cousin, a tree frog from the rainforest of Costa Rica, feel less homesick.

Presents 180 quotes from a variety of people and sources--one for each day of the school year--each with a prompt designed to encourage student writing.

Presents questions designed to stimulate discussion and critical thinking, each derived from quotations on such topics as human nature, aesthetics, the environment, history, and leadership.

Contains 350 writing prompts for use in fourth through eighth grade classrooms; grouped in sixteen categories, with tips for the teacher.

A collection of poetry and art by children describing their feelings about anger.

A collection of poetry and art by children describing their feelings about family.

A collection of poetry and art by children describing their feelings about friendship.

A collection of poetry and art by children, describing their social, academic, artistic, and athletic experiences in school.