Poetry - Kids

Join a young boy as he creates a world filled with origami creatures of all shapes and sizes out of an array of brightly colored paper. From roosters waking up and buffalo pawing the tablecloth to cheetahs racing lions and moths that yearn for...

From the familiar roadrunner and common crow to the exotic quetzal and Andean cock-of-the-rock, this unusual aviary of twenty-one colorful creatures soars with feathery frivolity.Author: Douglas FlorianISBN-10: 0152023666ISBN-13: 9780152023669Publisher: Clarion BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/28/2000Pages: 47Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.48lbsSize: 9.90h x 9.64w x 0.13dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 4.4Point...

There is a legend that describes how, at midnight on Christmas Eve, all creatures are granted the power of speech for one hour. In this rich collection, Lee Bennett Hopkins and a dozen other poets imagine what responses they might offer. The poems represent...

Paired with Stan Fellows's splendid illustrations, Michael J. Rosen's resonant haiku is a gift to anyone who loves horses, nature, or poetry. From field to stable, from rest to riding, poet Michael J. Rosen captures the nature of horses with spare and graceful haiku....

An ALA Pura Belpré Honor Book for Narrative and Illustration.An ALA Notable Book.Born in 1927 in Yuma, Arizona, César Chavez lived the hard-scrabble life of a migrant worker during the Depression. Although his mother wanted him to get an education, César left school after...

Kingdom of Longleaf is a nonfiction children's picture book illustrated with professional photographs. It will introduce young readers to an amazing, beautiful, and fragile ecosystem- one as rich with biodiversity and fascinating species as the rain forest, yet which is practically in their own...

Pssst...reader I've got something to tell you.I'm not just another book of poetry.I'm full of voices you've never heard before.Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a turtle, a snowflake, or a pile of dirty laundry?All sorts of objects and...

I dream of Angels Yet I live with Demons is a book with poetry for the modern teenager. All teenagers feel the emotions inside this book, but most think they are the only one. After reading it, you will realize that you are not...

Dog lovers and kids anxious about going back to school will be delighted by this photographic Step 2 reader with school-themed poems! From the bus stop to the last bell, the school day is covered. The easy-to-read poems were chosen and adapted from the...

This delightful collection of poems and drawings about dreams is by noted artist Jonathan Meader. In each poem the dreamer is a different animal: a mighty mouse, a brave bear, a winged gopher, an elk - 14 animals in all. Beethoven Bird sings so...

Praise for Dawud Wharnsby's Colours of Islam: "[A] collection of modern poems and songs for Muslim children everywhere . . . combines religious thoughts with contemporary concerns and incorporates universal principles of truth, peace and faith."--Kirkus Reviews"Colours of Islam is yet another educational read...

A Bank Street Best Book of 2019 It's itchy, it's sweaty, it's embarrassing...but most of all, it's fascinating Dr. Joanne Settel has all the answers to our most burning questions in this wacky and informative book of poems about our skin. Have you ever...

Now beautifully redesigned, this Poetry for Young People collection brings us into the world of Emily Dickinson, where even the most ordinary things can turn magical. In addition to a brief biography of Dickinson, more than 35 much-loved poems include "Im nobody, who are...

In the tradition of Shel Silverstein, celebrated picture book poet Douglas Florian offers an honest, touching, and often humorous collection of twenty-three poems about relationships--both good and bad! There are all kinds of friends--good friends, bad friends, old friends, new friends...even imaginary friends! This...

Beautiful full-color illustrations and poems tell the stories of different occupations in ancient Egypt, from the farmer to the pyramid builder, from the goldsmith to the embalmer. Based on the latest historical research, Voices of Ancient Egypt conveys a dramatic sense of everyday life...

This celebratory picture book from Fran Lessac shines a light on beloved nighttime activities under the starry skies of Australia. After nightfall in Australia, families watch movies as bats flit overhead, mysterious orbs of light bounce across the outback, a staircase to the moon...

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. "Look out the window. What do you...

Fifteen poems selected by acclaimed poet and anthologist Lee Bennett Hopkins celebrate all of the grown-ups that children encounter during the course of a school day. Welcome to school, a building of brick "full of soul and heart," eager for students and staff to...

Through the simple rhythm and rhyme of nature poems, our sense of wonder is aroused. Through time spent in the natural world, our reverence for the great Creator blossoms and grows. This poetical journey through the natural and liturgical season of winter will enable...

The Black Arts Movement spanned less than two decades, but left an undeniable mark on American literature and Black America. Considered one of the single most controversial periods in the history of African-American literature, it inspired and reflected the political and social activism of...

Gazing at the stars from five floors up, smelling the bins from five floors below. Overheard arguments, overheard laughter. A disappearing father and a Mermaid-Queen mother; statues that sing for flesh and blood; bullies who kick you under the table; perfect red trainers -...

Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honor, American Library Association (ALA) Best Books of the Year, Parenting magazine Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Firecracker Alternative Press Award, Firecracker Alternative Book AwardsWhen children are encouraged to celebrate their lives -- their joys, their influences, their...

Unique and special is what we all are, But the same we will never be...So let's celebrate you, And let's celebrate me CHILDREN, GATHER AROUND Proud to Be Me is an inspirational book intended to encourage you to love yourself and others just as...

Through the simple rhythm and rhyme of nature poems, our sense of wonder is aroused. Through time spent in the natural world, our reverence for the great Creator blossoms and grows. This poetical journey through the natural and liturgical season of spring will enable...

My Italian Heritage is a charming and sophisticated illustrated children's book written in lyric poetry that describes the substance and uniqueness of being Italian. It is appropriate for age group four to eight or early readers who are curious-minded and drawn to bright vibrant...

Children will love to explore the bright and noisy barnyard in this wonderful collection of poems from the award-winning author and illustrator team of Giles Andreae and David Wojtowycz.Author: Giles AndreaeISBN-10: 1589250206ISBN-13: 9781589250208Publisher: Tiger TalesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/05/2002Pages: 32Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.15lbsSize: 12.00h x 9.80w x...

The New York Times Best Seller For the first time ever, 75 beloved songs from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and The Children's Corner are collected in this charmingly illustrated treasury, sure to be cherished by generations of children as well as the millions of adults...

Captain Perseverance, ordinary kid turned superhero, discovers the superpower that turns the dread of struggle into the joy of success. Learning to read, long division, science fair, band--"I break the chains, I fly sky high, there's nothing I can't do " With high-energy illustrations...

A whimsical and heart warming collection of children's poetry set in the North woods where fairies melt from icicles, trolls grow from snowy boulders, theaters are hidden behind willow curtains and ravens keep your deepest secrets. These poems tap into the wild heart of...

Representative Men: Seven Lectures - Including: Uses of Great Men, Plato or the Philosopher, Swedenborg or the Mystic, Montaigne or the Skeptic, Shakspeare or the Poet, Napoleon Man of the World AND Goethe or the Writer by Ralph Waldo Emerson The definitive collection of...

Nominee for the 2012 Silver Birch Express Award in the Ontario Library Association's Forest of Reading Program This lavishly illustrated book brings Gordon Lightfoot's heart-stirring song, "Canadian Railroad Trilogy," to readers young and old. The song was commissioned by the CBC in 1967 to...

Dive in between the covers of a whimsical, wonderful debut and discover that everything in the world is relative -- including you. Look over there -- the cat is between a table and a chair with a tear. But now look again: the cat...

Fourteen shark species, from the utterly terrifying to the surprisingly docile, glide through the pages of this vibrantly illustrated, poetic picture book. From the enormous whale shark to the legendary great white to the enigmatic goblin shark to the small cookie-cutter shark, Slickety Quick...

"This belongs in every collection -- for the poetry, for the photographs, for the information." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Illustrated with gorgeous full-color photographs, this collection sends poetry buffs and animal lovers on an armchair safari they'll never forget. Spot the elusive double...

With pumping, energetic, rap-inspired wordplay, Charles R. Smith Jr. profiles the distinctive styles of the best players in basketball Tim Duncan cashes in double-digit points by banking it off the backboard. Kevin Garnett makes his new-and-improved moves in 3-D. As for Shaquille O'Neal, just...

"A dozen original poems on the horrifying' subjects (ghouls, vampires, skeletons, etc.) so dear to many young hearts....Your steel-nerved patrons will appreciate both poems and pictures."--School Library Journal.Author: Jack PrelutskyISBN-10: 0688840531ISBN-13: 9780688840532Publisher: Greenwillow BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/1976Pages: 40Format: Library BindingWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 10.52h x 7.96w x...

Love for self and self-awareness are traits we want all children to excel in. As they come into their own there are foundational tools they must be taught in order to be the best versions of themselves. Always Just Be You Is a poem...

Beware the Mediocrity is a poetry book from the point of veiw of a twenty-first century teenager, writing on topics such as individualism, freedom and empowerment. The poems give insight to the hope, sadness and inspiration that live among many people. Beware the Mediocrity...

Did you know that many animals make their homes in the coldest, most barren places on Earth?Beautiful color photos and lyrical text written by Children's Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis transform these nonfiction books into works of art as they introduce readers (Ages 6-7)...

Moses said to Pharaoh, 'Let my people go.'But Pharaoh said to Moses, 'NO! NO! NO!' Author of the bestselling Lion Storyteller Bible and YouVersion's The Bible App for Kids, internationally renowned storyteller Bob Hartman retells over 40 classic Bible stories in rhyme. From Esther...

Compiled by the award-winning poet and author of children's books, Donald Hall, this delightful anthology follows in the tradition of Iona and Peter Opie's classic Oxford Book of Children's Verse. Hall brings together poems written specifically for children and also those written for anyone...

This uplifting New York Times bestseller reminds us that if we're open to new experiences, life is full of surprises.Fans of Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech's Love That Dog and Hate That Cat will love her newest tween novel, Moo. Following one family's momentous...

Our nation was founded on the belief that all men are created equal. Nearly two hundred years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, slavery had been abolished but America was still segregated.Then: Enter the students who marched into the first desegregated school,...

In the Jaguar's House is a celebration of the world's wildlife through animal poetry and photographs taken in faraway places such as Africa, South America and the Galapagos Islands. Poems written for young readers are infused with humor and delight, crafted by close observation,...

"How do we answer children's questions about the cycle of life? This book is the perfect resource." --Hunter Clarke-Fields, MSAE, RYT, author of Raising Good Humans After a grandfather, "Poppy," dies, a father and son journey forward through seasons and time, discovering how our...

Pancake ice, floebergs, glaciers, icicles . . . cold temperatures create an astonishing variety of ice forms! From Maria Gianferrari, award-winning author of Play Like an Animal!, comes a beautiful collaboration between verse and science. Brief poems and ethereal illustrations introduce readers to the...

Beautiful World, Beautiful You written and illustrated by Erika Peterson is an inspiring message of love and self-acceptance for adults and children of all ages. Truly a message for the whole world.Author: Erika PetersonISBN-10: 1088004377ISBN-13: 9781088004371Publisher: Erika PetersonLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/10/2021Pages: 32Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.88lbsSize: 11.00h...

From "Birches" to "The Road Not Taken," no poet has won such a place in our hearts as Robert Frost. In this gorgeously illustrated collection of poems, readers are introduced to twenty-five of Frost's most beloved works, each illustrated with stunning, full-color collage artwork....

Bite In is a three book graded course for teaching students to understand and enjoy poetry at Secondary school level. This third edition offers a carefully graded selection of poems to cater for all abilities.Author: Cecil GrayISBN-10: 0175663866ISBN-13: 9780175663866Publisher: Oxford University Press, USALanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Tim starts his first day at school, but he soon gets embarrassed by the way he sees colours differently from other children in the class. He is colourblind, colour vision deficient (CVD), and learns how this is okay. The story uses colours that someone...