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“From the first cherry blossom to the last fallen leaf, nature's story unfolds in vibrant poetry.”

This book can enhance my classroom by encouraging students to appreciate nature and express their thoughts creatively through poetry, fostering a love for both literature and the environment.

This book, published in 2018, is a collection of children's poetry that celebrates the beauty of nature and the joy of seasonal change. This anthology features a variety of poets and won the 2019 Read Aloud Award from the Association of Booksellers for Children. Each poem captures the essence of fresh fruits, flowers, and the natural world, inviting young readers to explore their surroundings with wonder

I really enjoyed this poetry collection book. I thought that it would be perfect for all ages as it is very expressive. The poems are very versatile as it shares the unique adventure of farmer's markets and the hidden joys that come with it.

The poetry book, Fresh-Picked Poetry: A Day at the Farmers' Market, is a collection of poems. These poems explore a day at an urban farmers‘ market. It dives deeper into the world of adventures that young readers experience at a farmer's market as it is very expressive. Overall, it highlights people you'll see, what to eat, and how produce is grown.

Sally's Sweet Corn
“Get your roasted corn here!
Can't be beat this time of year!
Eat it fast!
Eat it slow!
Crunch in circles!
Nibble rows.
Wipe the butter off your chin.
Ear to ear, you're sure to grin.
Quick, before it disappears!
Step right up the sweet corn's here!“

The book contains various elements of poetry including sound patterns and a sense of imagery. Specifically, the poems incorporate the use of rhyming words among the lines represented within them creating an easy and continuous flow. Additionally, the poems allow the readers to imaginatively tap into their sense of sight, smell, sound, taste, and touch as they imagine themselves exploring the various components of a farmers market.

This book contains a collections of poems that work together to tell a story that celebrates and portrays a day spent at a farmers market. The poem highlights the things to do, people to see, and things to eat while at the market. The poems also with the share the readers the various foods that farmers work hard to grow, harvest, make, and then share with their community to encourage healthy eating habits.

This was a very fun poetry book for many reasons. It told a story throughout the book while also being in poem form with different themes. Each poem talked about a different aspect of the farmers market. This could be a great read for younger students who might be going on a field trip to the farmers market or for a group of students learning about the farmers market and being a famrer.

Sally's Sweet Corn

“Get your roasted sweet corn here!
Can't be beat this time of year!
Eat it fast.
Eat it slow.
Crunch in circles.
Nibble rows.
Wipe the butter off your chin.
Ear to ear, you're sure to grin.
Quick, before it disappears!
Step right up the sweet corn's here!“

This children's book contains various elements of poetry including sound patterns and a sense of imagery. Specifically, the poems incorporate the use of rhyming words amongst the lines presented within them creating a very easy and continuous flow. Additionally, the poems allow the readers to imaginatively tap into their sense of sight, smell, sound, taste, and touch as they imagine themselves exploring the various components of a farmers' market.

This book contains a collection of poems that work together to tell a story that celebrates and portrays a day spent at a farmers' market. The poems highlight the things to do, people to see, and things to eat while at the market. The poems also share with the readers the various foods that farmers work hard to grow, harvest, make, and then share with their community to encourage healthy eating habits.

“But don't you know? No crops can grow without a lot of dirt.“

I would use this book with students as an evident example of rhyming since it follows a simple story and uses words that have easily identifiable rhyming endings. It also carries the message that even though dirt may be have a negative connotation to it, that it is a good thing necessary for growing our food. I could ask students to identify rhyming words and think about what they hear, smell, taste, or feel when they think about dirt or farming.

The poem “Necessary Mess“ talks about how “it“ clings to everything from vegetables, clothing, boots, body parts, and equipment. At the end of the poem is when it is revealed that “it“ is dirt, which is necessary for growing crops. It can be read with a medium rhythm and it uses great rhyming. For example, -oots, -ide, -ins, -eens/-eans, -ust, -ow.

Sally's Sweet Corn

“Get your roasted sweet corn here!
Can't be beat this time of year!
Eat it fast.
Eat it slow.
Crunch in circles.
Nibble rows.
Wipe the butter off your chin.
Ear to ear, you're sure to grin.
Quick, before it disappears!
Step right up the sweet corn's here!“

This children's book contains various elements of poetry including sound patterns and a sense of imagery. Specifically, the poems incorporate the use of rhyming words amongst the lines presented within them creating a very easy and continuous flow. Additionally, the poems allow the readers to imaginatively tap into their sense of sight, smell, sound, taste, and touch as they imagine themselves exploring the various components of a farmers' market.

This book contains a collection of poems that work together to tell a story that celebrates and portrays a day spent at a farmers' market. The poems highlight the things to do, people to see, and things to eat while at the market. The poems also share with the readers the various foods that farmers work hard to grow, harvest, make, and then share with their community to encourage healthy eating habits.

these poems will make you ready for a trip to the market

this book is very child friendly but so useful. It‘s great for fans of farmers markets and for increasing poetry reading skills. This book is illustrated so well.

So cute!

This book has a great variety of poems for young readers.

This book is super cute for young children and it has a great rhythm to the poems. It has a variety of different poems to choose from.

Early risers

Love this! Happy, light hearted, easy poetry for kids. Can relate to the outdoors and farmers market

Several poetry stories within the book. All are themed around the environment of the farmers market. Great pick for young poets!

“It's Market day, Hooray Hooray!“ I thought this was a cute quote.

I would include this in my classroom if the kids were slightly older, because there is a lot of text per page and that may overwhelm younger students.

“Fresh-Picked Poetry: A Day at the Farmer's Market“ by Michelle Scaub, Amy Huntington, 2017. Poetry book. I really like this book! There's multiple poems in here, but they come together to tell the same story of a day at the farmer's market step by step. I think it has a cool set-up and it rhymes!

“A hint of some cinnamon dusted on cupcakes, a sniff of plump blackberries tucked into pies. “

I love the classic poetry with rhyming and repetition that makes it great for young readers.

I thought this was a great poetry book that brings the story to life through fantastic imagery. I loved the bright use of colors to show the farmers market. Great story to have in the class.

“Join the party; don‘t delay!”

I think children would like this poem. The illustrations are fun and the children would be interested in a farmers life.

Fresh-Picked Poetry by Michelle Schaub. The poem tells a story about a farmer and what it is like to be one. I like that the story rhymed. I also liked the illustrations in the book I think this helps understand the poem better.

This book was kind of like the one that I reviewed last. The poetry tells a constant story but does so in a very rhythmic way. Doing this also makes it easy for the reader to understand what is going on not only by the writing, but also by the illustrations.
Aside from those points, I like that this book is connected by all of the poems, but is able to introduce new and old styles of poems to the reader in a fun and easy to understand way.

Bee to me:
“Hives abuzz with activity, combs enclosing sweet mystery.”

I think this a good story topic for children because in my experience, they love learning of things in nature and outside. Food and farming are perfect and would be intriguing. It‘s also a fun book of poems that brings back everything you remember about farmers markets.

This book includes lots of poems in the settings of farms and farmer‘s markets. A gives you a perspective of a day in the life as a farmer. A lot of the poems used rhyming. The illustrations are bright and colorful. It bring me nostalgia.

From Bee to Me
“Fields of clover with roaming bees,
nectar collected busily.
Hives abuzz with activity,
combs enclosing sweet mystery.
Keepers' smoke calms the jamboree,
jars of liquid-gold alchemy.
City,
market,
and (finally)
me.“

I would use this book in my classroom because it is a fun way to strike up conversation and it might be of interest to students, which then I can incorporate into my lesson plans.