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Poetry Fun
Laugh. Cry. Be curious. Poetry is for you!
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  Cover Art: A Family of Poems : My Favorite Poetry for Children A Family of Poems : My Favorite Poetry for Children
An anthology of poems celebrating poetry's ability to connect us like family.
143 p. 2005
Children's Nonfiction Book
  Cover Art: I Hope I Don't Strike Out : and other Funny Sports Poems I Hope I Don't Strike Out : and other Funny Sports Poems
Twenty-two of the funniest sports poems ever published by Lansky and his all-star team of Giggle Poets are sure to have kids laughing while they sit on the bench, waiting for a starter to foul out.
29 p. 2008
Children's Nonfiction Book
  Cover Art: Sharing the Seasons : a Book of Poems Sharing the Seasons : a Book of Poems
The 48 poems, 12 for each season, include familiar contributions from Carl Sandburg and Karla Kuskin as well as specially commissioned works by well-known contemporary poets for children, including Marilyn Singer, J. Patrick Lewis, and Rebecca Kai Dotlich.
83 p. 2010
Easy Nonfiction Book
  Cover Art: The Tree That Time Built : a Celebration of Nature Science and Imagination The Tree That Time Built : a Celebration of Nature Science and Imagination
An anthology of more than 100 poems celebrating the wonders of the natural world and encouraging environmental awareness. Includes an audio CD that comprises readings of 44 of the poems, many performed by the poets themselves.
209 p. 2009
Children's Nonfiction Book
  Cover Art: Roots and Blues : a Celebration Adoff, Arnold
Roots and Blues : a Celebration
Lyrical text explores how Blues have been part of everyday life throughout history, from its origins in the sounds of the earth, through slaves' voices singing of freedom, to today's greatest performers--and listeners.
86 p. 2011
Children's Nonfiction Book
  Cover Art: Life Doesn't Frighten Me Angelou, Maya
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Presents Maya Angelou's poem illustrated by paintings and drawings of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Features biographies of both the author and artist.
32 p. 1993
Children's Nonfiction Book
  Cover Art: Eric Carle's Animals Animals Carle, Eric
Eric Carle's Animals Animals
An illustrated collection of poems by a variety of authors describing the peculiarities of pets and wild and domestic animals.
86 p. 1989
Children's Nonfiction Book
  Cover Art: Joyful Noise : Poems for Two Voices Fleischman, Paul
Joyful Noise : Poems for Two Voices
A collection of poems describing the characteristics and activities of a variety of insects.
44 p. 1988
Children's Nonfiction Book
  Cover Art: Handsprings : Poems & Paintings Florian, Douglas
Handsprings : Poems & Paintings
This collection of 48 short, rhyming poems celebrates a child's experience of spring in a winning combination of exuberance, delicacy, and messy fun.
48 p. 2006
Children's Nonfiction Book
  Cover Art: Poem Runs : Baseball Poems and Paintings Florian, Douglas
Poem Runs : Baseball Poems and Paintings
A collection of children's poems about baseball and baseball players.
31 p. 2012
Children's Nonfiction Book
  Cover Art: Seeds Bees Butterflies and More! : Poems for Two Voices Gerber, Carole
Seeds Bees Butterflies and More! : Poems for Two Voices
A treasury of two-voice poems starring seeds, bees and other small friendly creatures features unusual animal conversations in rhyming verse and is complemented by sumptuous illustrations of the natural world that convey engaging facts about plant and insect life.
2013
Easy Nonfiction Book
  Cover Art: Score! : 50 Poems to Motivate and Inspire Ghigna, Charles
Score! : 50 Poems to Motivate and Inspire
Bestselling children's poet Charles "Father Goose" Ghigna has crafted fifty energizing poems for children, parents, teachers, and coaches filled with fun metaphors and reassuring rhymes. Score! is a unique collection that encourages children to reach for their dreams and stay on the path to success.
2008
Children's Nonfiction Book
  Cover Art: Danitra Brown Leaves Town Grimes, Nikki
Danitra Brown Leaves Town
Recounts, in a series of poems and letters, Danitra's summer at her aunt's house in the country and her best friend Zuri's summer at home in town.
32 p. 2002
Children's Nonfiction Book
  Cover Art: Vacation : We're Going to the Ocean : Poems Harrison, David L.
Vacation : We're Going to the Ocean : Poems
Load up the car. We're going to the beach! Nothing is more fun than packing the car and heading off to the shore. In light verse that rings with the sounds of summer, David Harrison captures the excitement and joy--as well as some of the surprises--of a summertime beach holiday.
62 p. 2009
Children's Nonfiction Book
  Cover Art: The President's Stuck in the Bathtub : Poems About the Presidents Katz, Susan
The President's Stuck in the Bathtub : Poems About the Presidents
Playful political poems about the penchants and peccadilloes of the presidents! Sure, William Taft got stuck in his tub, but did you know that John Quincy Adams used to skinny-dip in the Potomac? It's true! The lives of the presidents are served up as fact-filled and fanciful poems that will make you laugh, cringe, and gasp with amazement at the colorful cast of men and women who have lived in the White House.
64 p. 2012
Children's Nonfiction Book
  Cover Art: City Kids : Street & Skyscraper Rhymes Kennedy, X. J.
City Kids : Street & Skyscraper Rhymes
A collection of more than thirty-five poems about the urban world by Robert Frost Medal-awarded poet X.J. Kennedy.
86 p. 2010
Children's Nonfiction Book
  Cover Art: There Once Was a Very Odd School : and other Lunch-box Limericks Krensky, Stephen
There Once Was a Very Odd School : and other Lunch-box Limericks
More than twenty limericks paint a humorous picture of life in elementary school.
2004
Children's Nonfiction Book
  Cover Art: Mites to Mastodons : a Book of Animal Poems Kumin, Maxine
Mites to Mastodons : a Book of Animal Poems
From as little as the snail to as big as the giraffe, from the thundering mastodon of long ago to the ordinary backyard squirrel of today, the animals in this book inspire our imagination. Here is a fascinating cornucopia that exudes a whimsical affection and respect for the creatures with whom we share our kingdom.
32 p. 2006
Children's Nonfiction Book
  Cover Art: Forgive Me I Meant to Do it : False Apology Poems Levine, Gail Carson
Forgive Me I Meant to Do it : False Apology Poems
Inspired by William Carlos William's famous poem, "This Is Just to Say," a collection of ironic apology poems imagines how tricksters really feel about the mischief they make.
79 p. 2012
Children's Nonfiction Book
  Cover Art: Monumental Verses Lewis, J. Patrick
Monumental Verses
A collection of poems that pay homage to a few of the great works and workers that have left behind their monumental mark.
31 p. 2005
Children's Nonfiction Book
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