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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2007
Gr 4-7 Mrs. Merz assigns her sixth-grade students to write poems of apology, and what emerges is a surprising array of emotions, poetic forms, and subjects from dead pets and biting hamsters to angry siblings and betrayal of trust. The children decide to create their own book of these poems, complete with an introduction and occasional notes by editor Anthony K. Fast-talking Thomas writes a humorous poem patterned after William Carlos Williamss This Is Just to Say, apologizing to Mrs. Garcia...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
This book is a collection of "sorry poems" and responses, ostensibly (but not always believably) written, illu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More