Langston Hughes, Romare Bearden, Bill Cosby.
The Block
. New York: Penguin Books, 1995.
A collaboration which easily connects the art of Romare Bearden to the poetry of Langston Hughes. This is a great resource for students to use for symbolism.
Brad Bagert.
Poetry for Young People – Edgar Allan Poe
. New York: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., 1995.
This is a collection of age appropriate poems for middle school children, a good resource.
Jan Greenberg.
Side by Side
. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2008
This is a great book that contains poems and the artworks they were written about next to them, in both the language they were originally written in as well as English translation.
Margaret Howlett, "
Special Feature on Bridget Riley – Op Art
," Art & Man Magazine, (March 1998).
These magazines contain many visual examples, as well as background information about the works of art and the artist.
Margaret Howlett, "
Op Art – Working with Optical Illusion
," Scholastic Art Magazine, (December 2006).
These magazines contain many visual examples, as well as background information about the works of art and the artist.
Margaret Howlett, "
M.C. Escher-Working with Repetition and Variation
," Scholastic Art Magazine, (November 2000).
These magazines contain many visual examples, as well as background information about the works of art and the artist.
Margaret Howlett, "
M.C. Escher-Optical Art
," Art & Man Magazine, (December 1991).
These magazines contain many visual examples, as well as background information about the works of art and the artist.
Paul Fleischman.
Joyful Noise-Poems for Two Voices
. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1988.
This is an interesting book for children to read about the sounds that insects make in poetry form.
Lee Bennett Hopkins.
Hoofbeats, Claws & Ripples Fins: Creature Poems
. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2002.
This is an interesting book for children ages 8 and up containing poems about animals.
Patricia Thomas.
Nature's Paintbox A Seasonal Gallery of Art and Verse
. Minneapolis: Millbrook Press, 2007.
This book contains some good poems about seasons with corresponding artwork.
