Angela Leeper is an independent educational consultant and freelance writer and editor. She has worked as a teacher, librarian, and as an educational consultant in Evaluation Services at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. In Evaluation Services, she facilitated the review of print materials to be used in North Carolina's public schools; edited and contributed to InfoTech, NCDPI's journal of recommended reviews; and worked with educators across the state via one-on-one interactions, workshops, conferences, and telecasts. She is a regular reviewer of children's and young adult books for Kirkus Reviews and Multicultural Review, and a contributor to Multicultural Review, The Book Report, American Careers, Succeed, The Bark, Dream/Girl, and North Carolina Libraries. She is the author of Juneteenth: Celebrating African-American Freedom (2004). She serves on the Association for Library Service to Children's Publications Committee and the Young Adult Library Services Association's Alex Award Committee.

• Part 1 ForewordPart 2 IntroductionChapter 3 1. General Poetry AnthologiesChapter 4 2. ClassicsChapter 5 3. Poetry FormatsChapter 6 4. Novels in VerseChapter 7 5. MulticulturalChapter 8 6. Curriculum Connections: The ArtsChapter 9 7. Curriculum Connections: English Language ArtsChapter 10 8. Curriculum Connections: HealthChapter 11 9. Curriculum Connections: MathematicsChapter 12 10. Curriculum Connections: ScienceChapter 13 11. Curriculum Connections: Social StudiesChapter 14 12. Curriculum Connections: Traditional LiteratureChapter 15 13. Performance Poetry and Poetry SlamsChapter 16 14. Poetry by Children and TeensChapter 17 15. Poet BiographiesChapter 18 16. Poetry Writing Guides for Children and TeensPart 19 Appendix A: Professional Resources for EducatorsPart 20 Appendix B: Electronic Poetry ResourcesPart 21 Appendix C: Building a Core Poetry Collection in Your School LibraryPart 22 Author IndexPart 23 Grade IndexPart 24 Subject IndexPart 25 Title IndexPart 26 About the Author

This annotated bibliography, written for educators, lists general anthologies, classics, poetry formats, novels in verse, performance poetry, multicultural books, biographies, books by children and teens, and writing guides for students in elementary through high school. Seven chapters list books that can be integrated into the arts, language arts, health, math, science, social studies, and literature. Annotations include publication information, grade levels, price, and descriptions. Professional resources, including books, articles, and ERIC documents are listed, along with electronic resources and titles that should be in a core collection. Indexes are separated by title, subject, author, and grade.