Virginia Bower is a dedicated advocate for children's literature and its pedagogy. She teaches at the university level, committed to fostering a love of reading in both children and aspiring educators. Her work centers on how best to support young readers, particularly those with English as an additional language, sharing and studying a wide range of children's literary works.
This text provides a range of ideas for using poetry to enhance the early years and primary curricula. Each chapter contains ideas for pedagogy and practice, underpinned by research and classroom experience ensuring that practitioners will come away feeling much more confident to teach this genre and better enjoy poetry themselves.