Title: My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States
Author/Illustrator: Author- Lee Bennett Hopkins Illustrator- Stephen Alcorn
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers Publication Date: 2000
Genre:Poetry Audience: 3-4 grade
Overview: This is a compilation of Poems, organized by region, about the geography of all the states in the Union. Poets featured in the atlas include; Langston Hughes, Carl Sandburg, Nikki Giovanni, and Lilian Moore
Activity: The teacher will print out a map of the Northeastern United States and the students will pin point each place as they read them in the poem.
NOTE: Since this is a compilation of poems, the book can be spread out over several weeks or months and during short periods of time. For example, the teacher can read one poem after lunch every day until they have read and mapped all of the poems.
Reviewer’s Name: Suzi Mastrario, VSU student
