Traveling Here & Traveling There with Jennifer, Pony & Theodore Bear

Traveling Here & Traveling There with Jennifer, Pony & Theodore Bear is a children's picture and poetry collection of poems written by Joe Owens. The poems are written in the style of a Shakespearean Sonnet and are designed to entertain, delight and educate children ages 3 to 9. The stories are written in poetic form to make it easier for children to understand, remember and enjoy. Research has shown that poetry can serve an important role in helping young children to read as the sound...
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Traveling Here & Traveling There with Jennifer, Pony & Theodore Bear is a children's picture and poetry collection of poems written by Joe Owens. The poems are written in the style of a Shakespearean Sonnet and are designed to entertain, delight and educate children ages 3 to 9. The stories are written in poetic form to make it easier for children to understand, remember and enjoy. Research has shown that poetry can serve an important role in helping young children to read as the sound and rhythm of the words are engaging for children as well as making it easier to relate the words and letters with the story and characters. The book contains three original poems professionally and beautifully illustrated. The main character, Jennifer, is a precocious 9 year old girl who is intellectually inquisitive yet playful. Her two imaginary friends, Pony and Theodore Bear are articulations of the two side of her personality. Pony is the intellectual and when Jennifer explores things like new languages, geography or new concepts like honesty, it's Pony who acts as her teacher and guide. Theodore Bear is the articulation of her playful side and when it's trips to the fair, a lemonade stand, or cupcakes and ice cream you can be sure Theodore will be involved. The poems were written in the early 1980s and then put aside by author Joe Owens while he pursued a career in the music industry businesses. After many years of business success, he recently decided to return to his first love, writing, full-time and this and another Jennifer book are his first two projects. A portion of the royalties from the book will be donated to War Child, an acclaimed humanitarian organization that works in conflict zones around the world to help children and families recover from war by providing them with access to education, protection from abuse, and economic opportunities. Traveling Here & Traveling There with Jennifer, Pony & Theodore Bear is the first of what will be a series of poetry/picture books exploring fun and educational topics.