Poems for the Village: Volume 2

By Cheryl Ainsworth Martin

She is sharing some of her favorite poems that she had to repeat every day in her little village. This book presents the flavor and spiciness of words as they can be sung or repeated at home or at school. She is helping young people to remember their own cultural backgrounds and to celebrate their own culture as they live in a plural society in the United States of America. New York is a melting pot of different cultures, and we can celebrate our own cultures as we live from day to day by learning poems from the past and the present.

Cheryl Ainsworth Martin is a teacher. She is the mother of Shari, Nicole, and Vanessa Marie Martin. She is also the grandmother of Troy, Trent, and Triniti Gaillard. She currently lives and works in New York. Her books can be obtained from Barnes and Noble, Amazon, and Xlibris Bookstore.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Oct 31, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524541125

Cheryl Ainsworth Martin

Ms Cheryl Ainsworth Martin is a public school educator. She teaches in the day, and she writes at night. Her parents were both principals and all nine of her siblings were teachers. She likes to celebrate birthdays in different ways. She believes that everyone is interested in their own birthdays, especially young children. She believes that family rituals can be a great source of fostering cultural traditions and family values. Ms Ainsworth Martin was born in Guyana and she currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. She is the mother of Shari, Nicole and Vanessa Marie Martin. She is also the grandmother of Troy, Trent and Triniti. She believes that everyone should make education their number one priority. Education is our passport out of slavery and poverty. She also knows that reading is fundamental

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