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Something, Someday
Amanda Gorman - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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The stunning new picture book by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Christian Robinson. You're told that This won't work,But how will you know If you never try?. Presidential inaugural poet and #1 New York Times bestselling author Amanda... |
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Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes
David Roessel - Sterling Children's Books
Format: Print book
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WINNER OF THE 2007 CORETTA SCOTT KING ILLUSTRATOR HONOR AWARD! A fresh design and appealing new cover enliven this award-winning collection in the acclaimed Poetry for Young People series. Showcasing the extraordinary Langston Hughes, it's edited by two leading poetry experts and features... |
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The Bill Martin Jr Big Book of Poetry
Bill Martin Jr. - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book
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The definitive anthology of children's poetry, collected by a beloved author Years in the making, this full-color treasury contains nearly two hundred poems, all of them handpicked by Bill Martin Jr. Traditional children's poems are presented alongside contemporary pieces, and the collection... |
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When We Were Very Young
A A Milne - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback
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Verses full of bubbling nonsense and rhythm, written for the author's son, Christopher Robin. It is for "very small children (and for their elders who get a surreptitious joy from what is meant for their little ones) ."" -- Sunday Review, 1924 |
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Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village
Laura Amy Schlitz - Candlewick
Format: Paperback
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Newbery Medal Winner! Step back to an English village in 1255, where life plays out in dramatic vignettes illuminating twenty-two unforgettable characters.. Maidens, monks, and millers sons - in these pages, readers will meet them all. Theres Hugo, the lords nephew, forced to prove his manhood... |
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Jabberwalking
Juan Felipe Herrera - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover
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Juan Felipe Herrera, the first Mexican-American Poet Laureate in the USA, is sharing secrets: how to turn your wonder at the world around you into weird, wild, incandescent poetry.Can you walk and talk at the same time? How about Jabber Walk? Can you write and draw and walk and journal... |
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Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook
Shel Silverstein - HarperCollins
Format: Image
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Runny Babbit turns 10! A special commemorative anniversary sticker graces Shel Silverstein's hilarious book of spoonerisms (words or phrases with letters or syllables swapped: bunny rabbit becomes Runny Babbit) to celebrate this momentous event.Welcome to the world of Runny Babbit and his friends... |
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The Tree That Time Built: A Celebration of Nature, Science, and Imagination
Mary Ann Hoberman - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Book
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A poetry celebration of nature, science, the environment, and the wonder of it all, from the Children's Poet Laureate The Tree That Time Built is a moving anthology of more than 100 poems celebrating the wonders of the natural world and encouraging environmental awareness. With a focus... |
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The Blacker the Berry
Joyce Carol Thomas - Amistad; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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We are color struck The way an artist strikesHis canvas with his brush of many huesLook closely at these mirrorsthese palettes of skinEach color is richin its own rightBlack is dazzling and distinctive, like toasted wheat berry bread; snowberries in the fall; rich, red cranberries; and the bronzed... |
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The Neighborhood Mother Goose
Nina Crews - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover
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Every day, children the world over sing, shout, and celebrate Mother Goose rhymes. And now there's a new reason to cheer: Nina Crews has added her own remarkable, jazzy style of illustration to a collection of forty-one favorite verses. Whether it's Jack jumping over a candlestick (atop... |
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No More Poems!: A Book in Verse That Just Gets Worse
Rhett Miller - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Acclaimed singer-songwriter Rhett Miller teams up with Caldecott Medalist and bestselling artist Dan Santat in a riotous collection of irreverent poems for modern families. In the tradition of Shel Silverstein, these poems bring a fresh new twist to the classic dilemmas of childhood as well... |
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We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices
Wade Hudson - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Library Binding
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Fifty of the foremost diverse children's authors and illustrators--including Jason Reynolds, Jacqueline Woodson, and Kwame Alexander--share answers to the question, "In this divisive world, what shall we tell our children?" in this beautiful, full-color keepsake collection,... |
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Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reverso Poems
Marilyn Singer - Dutton Children's Books
Format: Print book
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With 6 starred reviews, 8 best of the year lists, and over 20 state award nominations, everyone is raving about Mirror Mirror!"Remarkable." - The Washington Post"This mind-bending poetry is accompanied by Masse's equally intelligent, equally amusing art."... |
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Common Critters: The Wildlife in Your Neighborhood
Brisson, Pat - TILBURY HOUSE PUBL
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Dan Tavis's humorous illustrations crank up the delight, and a child wanting to learn more will find it in the natural-history backmatter. Pat Brisson employs a variety of verse forms in the book, and she shows how it's done in a back-of-book feature called "A Peek into the Poet's... |
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Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets
Kwame Alexander - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover
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The instant New York Times bestseller!A Newbery Medalist and a Caldecott Honoree offer a glorious, lyrical ode to poets who have sparked a sense of wonder.Out of gratitude for the poet's art form, Newbery Award-winning author and poet Kwame Alexander, along with Chris Colderley and Marjory... |
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I've Lost My Hippopotamus
Jack Prelutsky - Harpercollins Childrens Books
Format: Book
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Some of the animals in this book are real. They include:the hippopotamus (she's missing) the elephant (he's artistically talented) the octopus (it's great at multitasking) .Others may not be quite so real. These include:the wiguana (very hairy, for a lizard) the halibutterfly (there's something... |
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Out Of The Dust
Karen Hesse - Scholastic
Format: Paperback
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This gripping story, written in sparse first-person, free-verse poems, is the compelling tale of Billie Jo's struggle to survive during the dust bowl years of the Depression. With stoic courage, she learns to cope with the loss of her mother and her grieving father's slow deterioration.... |
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Under the Mesquite
Guadalupe García McCall - Lee & Low Books
Format: Hardcover
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Lupita, a budding actor and poet in a close-knit Mexican American immigrant family, comes of age as she struggles with adult responsibilities during her mothers long illness.As the oldest of eight siblings, Lupita is used to taking the lead-and staying busy behind the scenes to help keep... |
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The Crossover
Kwame Alexander - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book
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2015 Newbery Medal Winner 2015 Coretta Scott King Honor Award Winner "With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. Cuz tonight I'm delivering," announces dread-locked, 12-year old Josh Bell. He and his twin... |
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Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance
Nikki Grimes - Bloomsbury Children's Books
Format: Hardcover
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For centuries, accomplished women--of all races--have fallen out of the historical records. The same is true for gifted, prolific, women poets of the Harlem Renaissance who are little known, especially as compared to their male counterparts. In this poetry collection, bestselling author... |
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A Stick Is an Excellent Thing: Poems Celebrating Outdoor Play
Marilyn Singer - Clarion Books
Format: Book
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A paean to play from an award-winning poet and a New York Times best-selling illustrator. The trappings of childhood change from generation to generation, but there are some timeless activities that every kid loves. Marilyn Singer and LeUyen Pham celebrate these universal types... |
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Hello, Earth! Poems to Our Planet
Joyce Sidman - Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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We walk on Earth's surface every day, but how often do we wonder about the incredible planet around us? From the molten cracks below to the shimmering moon above, Hello, Earth! explores the wonders of the natural world. This playful journey across our puzzle-piece continents does not hesitate... |
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Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship
Irene Latham - Carolrhoda Books
Format: Library Binding
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How can Irene and Charles work together on their fifth grade poetry project? They don't know each other . . . and they're not sure they want to.Irene Latham, who is white, and Charles Waters, who is black, use this fictional setup to delve into different experiences of race in a relatable... |
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