Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets

Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets, written by Newbery medalist Kwame Alexander with Chris Colderly and Marjory Wentworth, features original poems inspired by and in celebration of twenty famous poets. Appropriate for children in grades 3 through 7, the collection includes poems honoring Gwendolyn Brooks, Pablo Neruda, Naomi Shihab Nye, and Mary Oliver, among many others, and also features poets’ biographies, brief discussions of different writing styles, and beautiful illustrations by Ekua Holmes.