Cricket Songs is a collection of poems written for readers of all ages about learning and nature - human and other. The words are clear, penetrating, and immediately understandable by readers from six to ninety-six. You understand because you have been there. The author is the singer, but these are your songs. It will be particularly helpful to teachers of language arts and gifted and talented students offering a solid foundation upon which to build an effective affective curriculum. As one reader said, "I never knew I loved poetry until I read these poems. These are the words I never could write myself - these are my words - they really do sing my song."