Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Shakespeare Bats Cleanup


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Shakespeare Bats Cleanup

By Ron Koertge

I have a student who is really into sports and when I saw this book it intrigued me.  I actually really like this book!  The cool part is that it is all written in poetry but it read like a novel.  The character talks about life: his parents, playing baseball, a new cute girl; but he also talks about different kinds of poetry: haiku, sonnet, couplets.  I'm starting a poetry unit next week and I am totally going to read this book to go along with what we learn.  The best part, it's a super quick read.  I think this book can totally help kids relate to poetry.  Plus...I learned what it means to "bat cleanup" and other fun baseball factoids!

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