NPM Day 12: Thematic Poetry Part 2 - Birds

Today's thematic poetry list is all about birds. I've found that keeping themed lists makes it easy for me to find poetry to share with children.

• Today at the Bluebird Café: A Branchful of Birds by Deborah Ruddell
• Hummingbird Nest: A Journal of Poems by Kristine O’Connell George
• On the Wing by David Elliott
• Superlative Birds by Leslie Bulion
• Feathers: Poems about Birds by Eileen Spinelli
• The Cuckoo’s Haiku and Other Birding Poems by Michael J. Rosen
• On the Wing: Bird Poems and Paintings by Douglas Florian 
• Snow Birds by Kirsten Hall 

You might also look at animal themed poetry collections to see if they have a bird section. 

• National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry edited by J. Patrick Lewis 
• The Beauty of the Beast edited by Jack Prelutsky
• Song of the Wild: A First Book of Animals by Nicola Davies 

Resources 

• Teacher's guide for Hummingbird Nest on the author's website
• Teacher's guide for Superlative Birds from the publisher's website
• Teacher and Parent Activity Kit for Snow Birds on the publisher's website

Links to My Reviews

• On the Wing by David Elliott
• Today at the Bluebird Café: A Branchful of Birds
• Snow Birds
• The Cuckoo's Haiku and Other Birding Poems 
• Song of the Wild: A First Book of Animals
• National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry edited by J. Patrick Lewis