Universe at the Tips of Your Toes
Poetry Skills Key
– make your own!
In this follow up to Pet Poems, award-winning Typewriter Rodeo poet Sean Petrie guides readers through a series of interactive lessons to write their own poems about pets (and more).
Students use gorgeous animal art and straightforward templates as the basis for their poems, then build onward and outward. For individual or classroom use. Grades 2-6.
Covers most major poetry skills, along with performing aloud, revision, and using AI. Common Core & TEKS aligned.
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What Educators Are Saying
“I love that I’m sending the kids off with some real poetry they’ve written, and a set of poetry tools in their pockets.”
4th Grade Teacher, Bozeman, MT
“Huge success! We named owls, played with line breaks, discussed what makes a poem, and just had fun!”
Elementary School Librarian, Dallas, TX
Reviews
“Gives kids something so special — and so needed.”
– Jennifer Ziegler
children’s author & creative writing professor
“Makes the craft of poetry fun and accessible.”
– Liz Garton Scanlon
bestselling author & creative writing professor
“This artistic, fresh approach to poetry will delight young readers.”
– Publishers Weekly
ISBN: 979-8985078442