Sunsong Book 1 Carlong Secondary Books

Poems have been specifically chosen to cover a range of experiences and cater for the interests of both adolescent girls and boys. Each volume includes:

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• Questions to accompany each poem
  
• Lavish illustration designed to act as a stimulus for further writing
  
• Many questions and comments to introduce students to the use of poetic devices.
  
• Suggestions for follow up activities
  
• A wide choice of poets, each with a brief biography

The poems are graded and become progressively more difficult but the accompanying notes and questions provide the necessary guidance to interpretation and understanding.

Pamela Mordecai is a Jamaican poet who has written many poems for children. She is a former senior lecturer in English at Mico Training College and has worked extensively in radio and television. The author / co author of many textbooks in Language Arts for use at all levels in the educational system, she now works in the Faculty of Education at the University of the West Indies.

Grace Walker Gordon is a Jamaican teacher and author. She is a former lecturer in English at Mico Training College and has taught at the University of the West Indies. She has worked extensively in children's theatre and co-authored many Language Arts textbooks for use at all levels in the educational system.