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Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
Author of
Poems Are Teachers: How Studying Poetry Strengthens Writing in All Genres
and co-author of
Poetry: Big Thoughts in Small Packages
, Amy Ludwig VanDerwater also writes books for children. Her titles include
Forest Has a Song, Every Day Birds, Read! Read! Read!,
and
With My Hands
, and her poems appear in many anthologies. A graduate of Teachers College, Columbia University, former fifth grade teacher, and writing teacher of 20 years, Amy leads school assemblies, offers writing workshops for all ages, and speaks frequently at conferences. She makes her home in Western New York, sharing snips of life at her popular classroom blog
www.poemfarm.amylv.com
and on Twitter @amylvpoemfarm.
Featured Resources
Poems Are Teachers
Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
Grade(s): 2nd - 8th
Units of Study in Opinion, Information, and Narrative Writing, Grade 2
Lucy Calkins
et al.
Grade(s): 2nd
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