Sometimes you just want to read something a little bit different from your usual choices. If you're looking for a fun read, perhaps you should give poetry a try. "What? Poetry?" you might ask. Yes, poetry.

This groundbreaking volume may well be the poetry anthology for the global village. As selected by J.D. McClatchy, this collection includes masterpieces from four continents and more than two dozen languages in translations by such distinguished poets as Elizabeth Bishop, W.S. Merwin, Ted Hughes, and Seamus Heaney. Among the countries and writers represented are: Bangladesh--Taslima Nasrin Chile--Pablo Neruda China--Bei Dao, Shu Ting El Salvador--Claribel Alegria France--Yves Bonnefoy Greece--Odysseus Elytis, Yannis Ritsos India--A.K. Ramanujan Israel--Yehuda Amichai Japan--Shuntaro Tanikawa Mexico--Octavio Paz Nicaragua--Ernesto Cardenal Nigeria--Wole Soyinka Norway--Tomas Transtromer Palestine--Mahmoud Darwish Poland--Zbigniew Herbert, Czeslaw Milosz Russia--Joseph Brodsky, Yevgeny Yevtushenko Senegal--Leopold Sedar Senghor South Africa--Breyten Breytenbach St. Lucia, West Indies--Derek Walcott

In Bellybutton Fuzz and Other Poems To Ponder, Ronnie Sellers grapples with these (and other) comically quirky questions in a collection of fun and frivolous poems, each guaranteed to put a smile on the face of a young reader. Ronnie's playful poems are illustrated by Jon Davis.

A collection of poetry for toddlers that celebrates the everyday things that fascinate them.

September 1, 2005 was the 100th anniversary of the province of Saskatchewan. While learning about the first 100 years of the province, you'll find black line masters for poems, songs, rebus chants, activity sheets, student bookmaking, hands-on centre activities, and a storyboard story. See the Bibliography and Resources to find Web sites for pictures of the Saskatchewan flag and other provincial emblems and to find a list of great storybooks by Saskatchewan authors. Contents include: Sticker Sheets, Name Tags, and The Welcome Basket — Storyboard Story. This Canada lesson provides a teacher and student section with poetry, art activity, listening activity, rebus chant, creative writing, bookmaking, song, chant, hands-on activities, and follow-up activities to create a well-rounded lesson plan.