Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2005-08-04 Public domain in the USA. 1040 Burt, Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) 1850 1918 Burt, Mary Elizabeth Poems Every Child Should Know The What-Every-Child-Should-Know-Library Reading ease score: 84.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. Juliet Sutherland, Laura Wisewell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Poems Every Child Should Know" edited by Mary E. Burt is a collection of poetry written in the early 20th century. This anthology gathers a variety of poems suitable for children, aiming to ignite their interest in poetry while providing access to pieces that are both engaging and meaningful. The collection features an array of well-known works from notable poets, encouraging children to memorize and appreciate the beauty of language. The opening of the anthology includes the editor's preface, where she expresses her intention to provide a selection of poems that resonate with children. She advocates for the importance of poetry in childhood, suggesting that the poems included are designed to be accessible and enjoyable, promoting a love for literature. Burt emphasizes that memorable, yet shorter works are essential, allowing children to connect with and internalize the rhythmic beauty of these verses. She shares a few examples of poems included in the collection, highlighting their appeal and suggesting various methods for engaging children with poetry, thus setting an encouraging tone for what comes in the rest of the compilation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English poetry American poetry PN PZ Text Children's Anthologies Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature 770019 770032 2024-10-07T10:25:33.931741 2023-09-07T10:58:11.050163 text/html text/html 764022 2023-08-25T11:12:52 text/html 598905 2024-10-07T10:26:08.388549 application/epub+zip 606087 2024-10-07T10:25:44.285682 application/epub+zip 289107 2024-10-07T10:25:38.787700 application/epub+zip 906558 2024-10-07T10:26:16.510493 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 902829 2024-10-07T10:26:00.219606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 601292 2022-09-08T05:23:18.335252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460186 460214 2024-10-07T10:25:28.106246 2023-09-07T10:58:05.975055 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 459989 2023-08-25T09:20:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19779 2024-10-07T10:26:17.247502 application/rdf+xml 19808 2024-10-07T10:25:39.537689 image/jpeg 3156 2024-10-07T10:25:39.197682 image/jpeg 171179 2023-08-25T09:20:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 546711 2023-08-25T11:23:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 553819 2024-10-07T10:25:34.014761 application/octet-stream application/zip