Hank Kellner

Young people can be so creative and expressive in their writing. The poems that are included in this book are proof of that. This book is meant to inspire even more. My own 8th grade English teacher was a kind woman that loved to use songs and photo's to get our creative juices flowing. Sometimes she included art in hopes that we would be inspired enough to write. This book reminds me of her and I think she probably would have loved using this book in her class. For use in grades 7 through 12. 300 Poems and Photographs to Inspire Writing includes a CD w/ photo's and poems from the book. This could be used in a classroom or a home school setting very well.
There are also internet resources listed that would be quite helpful for teachers and/or students.
There is section called "12 ways to inspire students' which is perfect. This book is wonderful and should be in every junior/senior high school.… (mais)

Compiled by Elizabeth Guy and Hank Kellner
Prufrock Press Inc.
Young people can be so creative and expressive in their writing. The poems that are included in this book are proof of that. This book is meant to inspire even more. My own 8th grade English teacher was a kind woman that loved to use songs and photo's to get our creative juices flowing. Sometimes she included art in hopes that we would be inspired enough to write. This book reminds me of her and I think she probably would have loved using this book in her class. For use in grades 7 through 12. 300 Poems and Photographs to Inspire Writing includes a CD w/ photo's and poems from the book. This could be used in a classroom or a home school setting very well.
There are also internet resources listed that would be quite helpful for teachers and/or students.
There is section called "12 ways to inspire students' which is perfect. This book is wonderful and should be in every junior/senior high school.… (mais)

Compiled by Elizabeth Guy and Hank Kellner
Prufrock Press Inc.
Young people can be so creative and expressive in their writing. The poems that are included in this book are proof of that. This book is meant to inspire even more. My own 8th grade English teacher was a kind woman that loved to use songs and photo's to get our creative juices flowing. Sometimes she included art in hopes that we would be inspired enough to write. This book reminds me of her and I think she probably would have loved using this book in her class. For use in grades 7 through 12. 300 Poems and Photographs to Inspire Writing includes a CD w/ photo's and poems from the book. This could be used in a classroom or a home school setting very well.
There are also internet resources listed that would be quite helpful for teachers and/or students.
There is section called "12 ways to inspire students' which is perfect. This book is wonderful and should be in every junior/senior high school.… (mais)

Willie is a teacher. However when he was growing up he was a dweeb. The school bully would pick on him. As if it was bad enough, Willie had to be an "orange" in the school play. Being a dweeb orange is not cool. Throughout the years Willie still had problems but in different ways.

I can understand where Willie was coming from not wanting to be an orange but I have to say out of all the choices from a carrot, squash, broccoli, sweet potatoes, and string beans I would rather be an orange or maybe the carrot. I thought this book was a fun one. I like that the author did short stories of Willie's life growing up and the mischief that he found himself in. I say found himself in as the trouble was not always started by him but by his sister. She was a devious one. I know my sister and I could be mean to each other but not to the point that I would purposely burn someone's coat and blame it on my sister. The author writes all of the stories so realistically that anyone with a sibling could relate. Willie was so endearing. I kind of felt sorry for him. Some of the trouble he did bring on himself. The ending was a really good one. It is ok to be a dweeb and the orange in the school play as there are a lot worst things you could be. Pick up a copy of this book for a fun time.… (mais)