Google Earth Voyager Story: Poetry Around the World

Take your students on a literary journey around the world.

Travel the world to learn about different traditions of poetry in this Google Earth Voyager Story. Visit the US, China, Japan, Iceland, France, England to see how poetry is shared in different cultures. Whether haiku, nonsense rhymes, or other forms of poetry, explore different cultures through the theme of poetry.

To see the Google Earth Voyager Story click on this link (best viewed in Chrome): Poetry Around the World.

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Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back: A Native American Year of Moons

Written by Joseph Bruchac

In Native American legend, the thirteen scales on Old Turtle's back hold the key to the thirteen...

Pre-K - 3rd

One Leaf Rides the Wind

Written by Celeste Davidson Mannis

A Japanese garden is the exotic setting for this Parents' Choice Award-winning counting book that...

1st - 4th

The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear

Written by Edward Lear

Here is every line of every nonsense book written by Edward Lear. In a single volume you get "A Book...

4th - 7th

The Classic Collection of Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes (The Classic Edition)

Written by Gina Beck and illustrator

Enjoy these beloved nursery rhymes now in the perfect format for small hands and big imaginations...

Pre-K - 1st

The Barefoot Book of Earth Poems

Written by Judith Nicholls

Poems and illustrations from many cultures come together in this colorful celebration of our...

2nd - 5th

I Am Loved

Written by Nikki Giovanni

Newbery Award honoree Ashley Bryan has hand-selected a dozen of National Book Award winner Nikki...

Pre-K - 3rd

The Ballad of Mulan

Written by Song Nan Zhang

According to legend, there was a young woman named Mulan whose aged and frail father was conscripted...

Pre-K - 4th

The Song of Mu Lan

Written by Jeanne M. Lee

Mu Lan is at her loom when she hears the Emperor's call to arms. She rides off to war in her father...

Pre-K - 5th

Poetry Around the World

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