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Use this TabStart page to discover selected resources that feature poems about fireworks for children. Because of the visceral thrill that fireworks offer, they make for a very useful topic to explore in order to interest children in poetry. This poetry's language will help children recall the exhilarating night sky explosions that they witnessed. Also, the websites below feature several poems that celebrate the Fourth of July and American's founding, and the straightforward language of these works should be easy to understand and appreciate for young readers.
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"A Rocket in My Pocket" - a Children's Poem about Fireworks - This short, fun poem was first presented in the Random House Book of Poetry for Children in 1983. It presents a child's perspective on playing with fireworks on the Fourth of July.
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Acrostic Poem for Kids about Fireworks - This acrostic poem for kids about fireworks was written by a former elementary school teacher who is now a full time poet. Children will enjoy the brilliant imagery that this poem employs to capture the thrill of night sky explosions.
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Poetry about Fireworks for Children - This resource provides over twenty poems about fireworks that children will enjoy. The verse here vividly illustrates the exhilarating popping, crackling, and exploding of fireworks on a warm summer evening.
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"Paul Revere's Ride" - a Poem for July Fourth by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - The Academy of American Poets presents the classic "Paul Revere's Ride" by American master Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This beloved works begins "Listen, my children, and you shall hear / Of the midnight right of Paul Revere."
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"A Nation's Strength" - a Poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson - Children will be able to grasp the meaning of Ralph Waldo Emerson's "A Nation's Strength" in which the author explains that only men can make a nation great; neither gold, nor a sword, nor pride "can make / A people great and strong."
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"I Hear America Singing" - a Poem by Walt Whitman - The Old Poets website presents "I Hear America Singing" by the father of American poetry, Walt Whitman. The language here is simple enough for young children to understand and enjoy as Whitman paints a brilliant scene of American toil and beauty.
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"America" - a Poem for the Fourth of July by Walt Whitman - The Academy of American Poets presents Walt Whitman's stirring "America" with an audio recording of the author reading the cherished lines himself. Children can learn these beautiful lines that speak to the essence of America's heart as in "Centre of equal daughters, equal sons."