Alarcón, Francisco X. 1998. From The Belly Button of the Moon. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco: Children's Book Press. ISBN: 0-89239-153-7.
Introduction
This is a simple but very beautiful poem.
Rainbow
with seven
ribbons
of colors
the Earth
rewards
the Sky
Extension
This poem lends itself well to just about anything. It would be great for daily weather reports (morning circle time)—along with other poems about clouds, sun, rain, etc. It would be great in a science unit about weather OR about light—what makes a rainbow. It could be used with a unit on colors. (What colors make up a rainbow?)
Module five focuses on multicultural poetry. Selected poems are as follows: