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16 Words: William Carlos Williams and "The Red Wheelbarrow"
Rogers, Lisa
(Hardcover)
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Open this oh-so-simple picture book and discover how William Carlos Williams turned the everyday things he saw outside a window into his greatest poem.
16 Words: William Carlos Williams and "The Red Wheelbarrow"
Rogers, Lisa
(Library Binding)
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This simple nonfiction picture book about the beloved American poet William Carlos Williams is also about how being mindful can result in the creation of a great poem like "The Red Wheelbarrow"--which is only sixteen words long.
19 Varieties Of Gazelle: Poems Of The Middle East
Nye, Naomi Shihab
(Paperback)
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Naomi Shihab Nye has been writing about being Arab-American, about Jerusalem, about the West Bank, about family all her life. These new and collected poems of the Middle East - sixty in all - appear together here for the first time.
Aire Encantado: Dos Culturas, Dos Alas: Una Memoria (Spanish Edition)
Engle, Margarita
(Paperback)
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Now available in Spanish! In this poetic memoir, which won the Pura Belpré Author Award and was named a Walter Dean Myers Award Honoree, acclaimed author Margarita Engle tells of growing up as a child of two cultures during the Cold War.Margarita is a girl from two worlds. Her heart lies in Cuba, her mother’s tropical island country, a place so lush with vibrant life that it seems like a fairy tale kingdom. But most of the time she lives in Los Angeles, lonely in the noisy city and dreaming of the summers when she can take a plane through the enchanted air to her beloved island. Words and images are her constant companions - sources of comfort when the children at school are not.Then a revolution breaks out in Cuba. Margarita fears for her far-away family. When the hostility between Cuba and the United States erupts into the Bay of Pigs Invasion, Margarita’s worlds collide in the worst way possible. How can the two countries she loves hate each other so much? And will she ever get to visit her beautiful island again?
All Welcome Here
Preller, James
(Hardcover)
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The first day of school and all its excitement, challenges, and yes, anxieties, are celebrated here in connected haiku poems. A diverse cast of characters all start - and finish - their first days of school, and have experiences that all children will relate to.
Alligator Pie
Lee, Dennis
(Hardcover)
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One of the first illustrated books published about Canadian children and featuring Canadian place names, Alligator Pie established Dennis Lee’s reputation as "Canada’s Father Goose" and has sold more than half a million copies since its publication in 1974. This classic edition, featuring Frank Newfeld’s instantly recognizable original illustrations and book design, includes childhood favourites such as "Willoughby Wallaby Woo," "Wiggle to the Laundromat" and "Skyscraper."
America Is...
Borden, Louise
(Hardcover)
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In her poetic text, Louise Borden evokes with bold strokes many aspects of our nation -- its farmlands, its prairies, its cattle country, its cities, its rivers, and the many kinds of people who live and work here. Mountains and deserts, waterfalls and beaches -- each of our states has special things to see and enjoy. And all over this country, our flag flies, with fifty stars for our current fifty states and thirteen broad stripes for our original thirteen colonies.
Ashley Bryan's Abc Of African American Poetry
Bryan, Ashley
(Softcover)
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A poem for each letter of the alphabet describes an aspect of the black experience. Ages 4-8
Awful Ogre's Awful Day
Prelutsky, Jack
(Softcover)
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In a series of poems, Awful Ogre rises, grooms himself, dances, pens a letter, and goes through other activities as the day passes.
Beowulf (Dual-Language Edition)
Chickering, Howell D., Jr.
(Paperback)
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The first major poem in English literature, BEOWULF tells the story of the life and death of the legendary hero Beowulf in his three great battles with supernatural monsters. The ideal Anglo-Saxon warrior-aristocrat, BEOWULF is an example of the heroic spirit at its finest. Leading BEOWULF scholar Howell D. Chickering, Jr.'s, fresh and lively translation, featuring the Old English on facing pages, allows the reader to encounter Beowulf as poetry. This edition incorporates recent scholarship and provides historical and literary context for the modern reader. It includes the following: * an introduction * a guide to reading aloud * a chart of royal genealogies * notes on the background of the poem * critical commentary * glosses on the eight most famous passages, for the student who wishes to translate from the original * an extensive bibliography
The Best Part Of Me
Ewald, Wendy
(Hardcover)
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With striking portraits by award-winning photographer Wendy Ewald and disarmingly honest words written by her young subjects, The Best Part of Me offers a unique glimpse into how fifteen children perceive their bodies and themselves.
Better Together
Shapiro, Sheryl
(Softcover)
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Mix water and flour together and what do you get? A sticky paste perfect for arts and crafts. And what can be better than mixing sugar, milk, and butter to produce yummy fudge? This series of bouncy rhymes vividly shows young children how combining things - blue and yellow to make green, or instruments to make up a band - can produce unexpected results.
Big Red Barn
Brown, Margaret Wise
(Library Binding)
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There were horses and sheep and goats and geese - and a jaunty old scarecrow leaning on his hoe. And they all lived together by the big red barn. In joyous and exuberant pictures, Felicia Bond lovingly evokes Margaret Wise Brown's simple, rhythmic text about the cycle of a day on a farm, where a family of animals peacefully plays and sleeps.
Birds
Henkes, Kevin
(Hardcover)
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Fascinated by the colors, shapes, sounds, and movements of the many different birds she sees through her window, a little girl is happy to discover that she and they have something in common.
Block City
Stevenson, Robert Louis, III
(Hardcover)
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What are you able to build with "your" blocks? Renowned illustrator Daniel Kirk has joined his "blocks" - in this case, bright colors, bold shapes, and retro style - with Robert Louis Stevenson's classic poem to construct a nostalgic yet exuberant celebration of fun and imagination. It is a joyous look at playtime that will encourage toddlers to build dreams all their own!
Blue Sky White Stars Bilingual Edition
Naberhaus, Sarvinder
(Softcover)
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An inspiring tribute to the beauty and meaning of the American flag, a symbol of America's history and people, illustrated by New York Times bestselling and Caldecott-honor winning artist Kadir Nelson--now available with text in Spanish and English.Wonderfully spare, deceptively simple verses pair with richly evocative paintings to celebrate the iconic imagery of our nation, beginning with the American flag. Each spread, sumptuously illustrated by award-winning artist Kadir Nelson, depicts a stirring tableau, from the view of the Statue of Library at Ellis Island to civil rights marchers shoulder to shoulder, to a spacecraft at Cape Canaveral blasting off. This book is an ode to America then and now, from sea to shining sea, and is now accessible to a much larger audience in this bilingual edition.
Bravo! Poemas Sobre Hispanos Extraordinarios
Engle, Margarita
(Hardcover)
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Poemas de latinos increíbles.Aida de Acosta, Arnold Rojas, Baruj Benacerraf, César Chávez, Fabiola Cabeza de Baca, Félix Varela, George Meléndez, José Martí, Juan de Miralles, Juana Briones, Julia de Burgos, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Paulina Pedroso, Pura Belpré, Roberto Clemente, Tito Puente, Ynes Mexia, Tomás Rivera
Brothers & Sisters: Family Poems
Greenfield, Eloise
(Hardcover)
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Full, half, step, old and young, close in age and far apart. The bond between all siblings is powerful and special. Celebrate the love of brothers and sisters everywhere with award-winning author Eloise Greenfield in this poignant collection of poems for and about families, illustrated by renowned artist Jan Spivey Gilchrist in pen and ink and vibrant watercolor.
Brown Angels
Myers, Walter Dean
(Softcover)
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A collection of poems, accompanied by photographs, about African American children living around the turn of the century. SC.
Casey Back At Bat
Gutman, Dan
(Softcover)
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A hilarious sequel to Ernest Lawrence Thayer's famous poem "Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic." The mighty Casey is getting what any failed sports hero most desires: a second chance. He's got to prove himself after his last, disastrous game. All eyes are on Casey as he steps up to the plate. Will he finally bring joy to Mudville?
Cast Away: Poems for Our Time
Nye, Naomi Shihab
(Hardcover)
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Acclaimed poet and Young People’s Poet Laureate Naomi Shihab Nye shines a spotlight on the things we cast away, from plastic water bottles to those less fortunate, in this collection of more than eighty original and never-before-published poems. A deeply moving, sometimes funny, and always provocative poetry collection for all ages.
The Cat and the Wizard
Lee, Dennis
(Hardcover)
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No one needs a wizard and his old bag of tricks - until the day he meets a black cat with a spiffy hat and a lonely heart. Together they share a magical night in Toronto’s Casa Loma castle, enjoying a candlelight feast of tuna and wine and the company of new friends.
A Cat Called Elvis (MacMillan Poetry)
Moses, Brian
(Paperback)
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In this fantastic new collection of poems, Brian Moses tells us about cats, dogs, dragons, New York, space, dinosaurs, spider-swallowing, why he has given up playing air guitar, why you cannot take a lobster through security, the ghosts of London Underground and why fairies must have taken his brother!
Cats Are a Liquid
Donnelly, Rebecca
(Hardcover)
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Celebrate cats in all their flowing, furry glory! This charming picture book examines the unusual physical properties of felines. Inspired by an Ig Nobel Prize-winning investigation of how cats behave like liquids, it introduces some of the physical properties of liquids - they adapt to fit a container, they flow smoothly - and is just pure fun. This book will make you laugh, then think.
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