{"product_id":"this-is-just-to-say-poems-of-apology-and-forgiveness-isbn-9780544105072","title":"This Is Just to Say: Poems of Apology and Forgiveness","description":"When Mrs. Merz asks her sixth grade class to write poems of apology, they end up liking their poems so much that they decide to put them together into a book. Not only that, but they get the people to whom they apologized to write poems back. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn haiku, pantoums, two-part poems, snippets, and rhymes, Mrs. Merz’s class writes of crushes, overbearing parents, loving and losing pets, and more. Some poets are deeply sorry; some not at all. Some are forgiven; some are not. In each pair of poems a relationship, a connection, is revealed. | \u003cp\u003ePacked with the intensity of everyday pain and sorrow, kids and adults exchange the words that convey grief, delight, love and acceptance of themselves and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003eThe poems successfully navigate the complicated terrain for those who seek forgiveness.\u003cp\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sidman's collection could help young poets express themselves and learn from their mistakes.\" Book Links January 2008 Book Links, ALA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Delicate, mixed-media illustrations...add touches of whimsy and wit to these delightful missives.\" SLJ December 2007 School Library Journal\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890007896293,"sku":"NP9780544105072","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780544105072.jpg?v=1730232363","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/this-is-just-to-say-poems-of-apology-and-forgiveness-isbn-9780544105072","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}