The Mistakes That Made Us
Confessions from Twenty Poets
by Irene Latham; Charles Waters
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Pub Date Oct 01 2024 | Archive Date Sep 30 2024
Lerner Publishing Group | Carolrhoda Books ®
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Description
Scoring a goal against your own team. Copying a classmate's schoolwork. Accepting a dare to jump down the stairs . . . and getting hurt.
This engrossing poetry anthology explores making mistakes and learning from them. Twenty brave poets—Linda Sue Park, Margarita Engle, Allan Wolf, David Elliott, Matt Forrest Esenwine, Lacresha Berry, George Ella Lyon, Jaime Adoff,Vikram Madan, Kim Rogers, Douglas Florian,Tabatha Yeatts, Jorge Argueta,Jane Yolen, Charles Waters, JaNay Brown-Wood, Irene Latham, April Halprin Wayland,Darren Sardelli, and Naomi Shihab Nye—share real-life mistakes they made as young people . . . and what happened next. Edited by Irene Latham and Charles Waters, with brilliantly evocative illustrations by Mercè López, this is a book for all who are growing and discovering and still figuring out who we are. (Which is to say . . . all of us!)
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9781728492100 |
PRICE | $18.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 40 |
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This was an excellent collection of poems! It's so important to learn from mistakes, a lesson that is particularly hard for my gifted kiddos who strive for perfection. I am moved by the stories in this anthology and inspired to reflect on my own mistakes that shaped me into the person I am today. I can't wait to have this book in my library in October!
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This book was a wonderful way to get to know the.authors. this poetry book is a.testament to their !mistakes growing up. I think everyone can relate to just about everything the authors wrote about their experiences. Some of the poems were funny some were "I did this and I know.what is being talked about". The book made me think of all the things I have done when I was younger. I think the kids.would love this book so much and they might ask their parents questions about their mistakes. A must read!!
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"The Mistakes That Made Us" is a fantastic book to teach young children that it is okay (and maybe even GOOD!) to make mistakes and the power of a growth mindset. I really liked reading the poems but my favorite part was the blurb from each author about what they learned from their mistakes. The illustrations are also colorful and fun to look at. I'm looking forward to reading this book with my perfectionist 6 year old!
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Everybody makes mistakes! In this book, there are wonderful poems by people who learned from their own mistakes. The poets also explain the real-life situations that inspired them. This is fantastic both as a poetry collection and as a book that can help people realize that their mistakes don't define them in a negative way. Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this.
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The Mistakes That Made Us is a wonderful anthology of poems for young readers about mistakes and how you deal with them. I really loved this book. The mistakes it talked about varied from very silly to serious, but each one let the reader know that they were not alone.
As a child, I worried a lot anytime I made small mistakes. A book like this could have been so helpful! I would definitely recommend it for littles! The poems are fun & engaging. There are so many wonderful poets included that I feel like everyone would find something that touches their heart in this book.
Thanks to NetGalley, Lerner Publishing, and all of the amazing poets for the chance to read & review!
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