We are now officially in the month of April, National Poetry Month! The Academy of American Poets have held National Poetry Month is now held every April since 1996, a month in which, according to the Academy’s website “schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers, and poets throughout the United States band together to celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture. Thousands of organizations participate through readings, festivals, book displays, workshops, and other events."
Today, is also the 86th birthday of the great American poet and author Dr. Maya Angelou. She was born April 4th, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri. Maya Angelou has written novels, including I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, plays, screenplays, and many volumes of poetry.
Her poetry book Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 1971.
In my collection of four first-grade leveled books Literature Topics - Leveled Books: First Grade Levels F - I your students will have the opportunity to explore different literature topics including a poem, two fables, and a folktale.
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