A collection of poems that illustrates scientific findings, how scientists think and work, and how humans respond to what science teaches them. With a variety of poetic forms from ancient to modern and broad coverage of science topics, this book offers a wide range of opportunities for students to appreciate, analyze, and respond to these poems with creative work of their own. Seven Stories about the Moon and 101 Other Science Poemswill be one of the six notable books showcased in the Poetry Spotlight inForeword Review's May/June 20th Anniversary Edition.
"The gods of poetry surely must experience severe bouts of eye-rolling boredom—a result of all too many weightless, inconsequential poems. But this anthology for young adults demonstrates poetry’s superpowers by offering more than one-hundred inspiring works exploring engineering, technology, biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and other science subjects all sheathed in the velvet glove of beautiful verse. —Matt Sutherland,Foreword Reviews
Penny (Pendred) Noyceis the author of 12 books for young people, a retired doctor, and advocate for STEM education.Katie Coppensis a sixth-grade teacher and author ofGeology Is A Piece of Cakeand a book on creative writing in the science classroom. For this project, they brought together an editorial team of teachers, poets, and students to gather over 80 exciting science poems.