Poetry – Page 2 – Alberta Books for Schools

Publisher: NeWest Press
Genres: Poetry
Grade Level: 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12
Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts; Environmental and Outdoor Education; Immigrants Experiences in Alberta; Social and Emotional Wellness; Canadian History; Alberta History; Rural Experience
Description: Steeped in the environment of the prairies, Seldom Seen Road is a collection of poetry that paints vivid pictures of prairie landscapes and, in some cases, the strong women who were rooted there. While one … [Click to Read More]

Publisher: Athabasca University Press
Genres: Non-Fiction; Poetry; War History; Memoir
Grade Level: 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12
Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts; Social Studies; Canadian History
Description: Unforgetting Private Charles Smith can be broken into two parts. The first part is the story of the author’s journey of connection with a forgotten Canadian soldier, Private Charles Smith, through the discovery of Smith’s … [Click to Read More]

Publisher: Athabasca University Press
Genres: Poetry; Indigenous
Grade Level: 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12
Curriculum Connections: Indigenous Matters; English Language Arts; Indigenous Experiences in Alberta
Description: kiyâm is a collection of poems infused with nêhiyawêwin, the Cree language. The collection opens with a guide to Cree pronunciation to assist readers. The poems are divided into three general groups: family, reclamation, and … [Click to Read More]

Publisher: Athabasca University Press
Genres: Poetry
Grade Level: 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12
Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts; International Languages
Description: Presented in Slovenian and English, What We Are When We Are or Kaj smo, ko smo is a collection of poems that almost reads as musings on life, identity, and family. As most of the … [Click to Read More]

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