Construction People poems selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins

Fourteen poems take you through the building of a skyscraper. 

The Poets: Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Denver Buston, Georgia Heard, Darren Sardelli, Ralph Fletcher, Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, Allan Wolf, B. J. Lee, Charles Ghigna, Matt Forrest Esenwine, Joan Bransfield Graham, Lee Bennett Hopkins, J. Patrick Lewis

Thoughts: I love how this collection is tied together by the construction of a skyscraper. As such, it reads like a story. You could also just pull out a few poems to share during a construction themed storytime. I know my construction mad storytime kids will love all the details in the poems and the illustrations. My favorite poems are "What Will I Become? by Rebecca Kai Dotlich, "Cement Speaks" by Ralph Fletcher, "Song of the Welders" by Allan Wolf, "Construction Project Manager" by Matt Forrest Esenwine, and "Electricians" by J. Patrick Lewis. The digital illustrations are soft colored and detailed. There is plenty to see on each page. 

Themes: Construction 

(Illustrated by Ellen Shi. Wordsong, 2020.)