"Poems to help readers develop their emotional literacy"
The creators of An Emotional Menagerie lays out the book’s intention on the opening page in a six stanza poem. Inside the book are 26 more poems, each a rhyming guide to an emotion the reader is likely to feel.
They’re presented alphabetically from A for Anger to Z for Zeal. The emotions are depicted as animals, illustrated over full colour spreads, so Anger is a lion, Guilt a dog with ‘drooping ears, slow dragging paws’, while Melancholy is a hippo, wallowing in mires, ‘mulling over woes and cares’.
Each poem describes situations young people will recognise and there’s advice given in many of them as to how to cope with unwanted or damaging emotions. To help readers expand their vocabularies too, certain words are highlighted, presumably for discussion with an adult or the send readers to consult a dictionary. The book is attractive to look at, the premise is interesting and should prove helpful in starting conversations around and understandings of emotions.
Young readers who benefit from this book could also usefully look at Being Me: Poems About Thoughts, Feelings and Worries by Liz Brownlee, Matt Goodfellow and Laura Mucha.
An Emotional Menagerie is an emotional glossary for children. A book of 26 rhyming poems, arranged alphabetically, that bring our feelings to life - Anger, Boredom, Curiosity, Dreaminess, Embarrassment, Fear, Guilt, and more.
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An Emotional Menagerie is an emotional glossary for children. A book of 26 rhyming poems, arranged alphabetically, that bring our feelings to life - Anger, Boredom, Curiosity, Dreaminess, Embarrassment, Fear, Guilt, and more.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed An Emotional Menagerie and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-10 years old
An Emotional Menagerie features in the following genres: Featured Books for 5+ readers, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, PSHE: Health , PSHE: Self-Awareness, Self-Esteem and Wellbeing, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Poetry Books for Children, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Body and health, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s / Teenage poetry, anthologies, annuals
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An Emotional Menagerie was written by The School of Life and published by The School of Life Press
An Emotional Menagerie has 60 pages
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