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Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Celebrated poets Ted Kooser along with Connie Wanek, and illustrator Richard Jones, explore figures of speech in a spirited and magical way--and invite our imaginations out to play."--From publisher description.
Author
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Singer celebrates the joy of movement and the community of dance with a spirited collection of poems. When read aloud, the rhythm of each dance is reflected in the meter of the poem. The CD features Singer reading the poems set to music for each dance.
Author
Language
English
Description
In Loren Long's touching interpretation of "Twas the night before Christmas, " readers are invited to visit the homes of four families-- each on Christmas Eve. What do these four homes share? The excitement and anticipation of the most splendid night of the year. In this reimagined tale, the author and illustrator reminds us that no matter where we live, all children share the same wish for Christmas magic.
12) Animal poems
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Each of the exquisite twenty-three poems in this posthumous collection by Valerie Worth carefully distinguishes one animal from all other creatures and captures it in all of its wonderful singularity - from wasp to snake to wren. The way Worth perfectly illuminates the uniqueness of each animal in her precise and elegant free verse will delight both fans of her celebrated Small Poems and readers encountering her poetry for the first time. Breathtakingly...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
"A tribute to select African American men including Paul Robeson, William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) DuBois, Ray Barretto, Earlington Carl "Sonny Til" Tilghman, John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, Dr. Kwane Nkrumah, Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, Virgil "Honey Bear" Atkins, and the Clovers." -- provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, an imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Thinker isn't just an average puppy--he's a poet. So is his owner, Jace. Together they turn the world around them into verse. here's just one problem: Thinker has to keep quiet in public, and he can't go to school with Jace. That is, until Pets' Day. But when Thinker is allowed into the classroom at last, he finds it hard to keep his true identity a secret.
17) Walt Whitman
Author
Publisher
MoonDance
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Introduces children to the work of celebrated American poet Walt Whitman.
19) Dogku
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
A haiku poem about a loveable dog.
20) Harlem
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
A collection of poems celebrating the people, sights, and sounds of Harlem.
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