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By James Berry. 1997
Set in Britain, Jamaica, countryside and inner city, this collection contains poetry for every mood and occasion, exploring issues of…
interest and relevance to teenagers. With haunting images, marvellous rhymes and exuberant language, James Berry celebrates the indomitable human spirit. For junior high readers.By Anne Harvey. 1991
By Shel Silverstein. 2011
A collection of more than one hundred previously unpublished poems from the author of "A Light in the Attic" and…
"Where the Sidewalk Ends". Includes "The Lovetobutcants," "Garlic Breath," "Nasty School," and "The Kid-Eating Land Shark." Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2011.By Collectif. 2003
Dix poètes de dix pays différents (Liban, France, Italie, Israël, Portugal, etc.) adressent à la jeunesse une lettre et un…
poème sur le thème de l'espoir et sur le rôle de la poésie dans notre monde. Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire. 2003.By J. Patrick Lewis. 2013
Children’s poet laureate gives voice to seventeen civil rights leaders who spoke out for equality and liberty, including Coretta Scott…
King, Nelson Mandela, and Jackie Robinson. Provides a mini biography of each activist portrayed. Grades 5-8. 2013.By A. A Milne. 2004
Poems about the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace; the three little foxes who kept their handkerchiefs in cardboard…
boxes; and, of course, Christopher Robin, named for A. A. Milne's son. Read about the naughty Mary Jane and bears on the corners of London's streets. Grades K-3. First published in 1924. 2004.By Pat Skene. 2006
Poems that describe two sweaty hippos, a smiling lizard, some creepy crawlers, and a few very tricky dandelions. At the…
end of each poem, find out more in an interview with one of the main characters or in a list of fascinating facts. Grade 2-4. 2006.By Steven Herrick. 2000
Billy runs away from an unhappy family situation to set up house in an abandoned freight car. The story is…
revealed in alternating verse, describing the innermost thoughts of the three main characters: 16-year-old Billy; Caitlin, the wealthy townie with whom he forms a bond; and Old Bill, the lawyer-turned-alcoholic hobo to whom Billy reaches out - and who gives Billy an astonishing gift in return. For senior high readers. 2004, c2000.By Arnold Lobel. 1984
A story in rhyme about the many kinds of flowers that grow near the hollyhocks that give shade to the…
bee that sleeps on the only rose in the garden. Preschool to grade 2. 1984.By Nancy Larrick. 1992
The night has held a special, magical appeal to poets throughout the ages all over the world. This collection of…
more than thirty such poems including the works of Carl Sandburg, Eve Merriam, Ted Hughes, Langston Hughes, and Jane Yolen, Grades 3-6 and older. 1992.By Rogé. 2010
Ces textes de jeunes poètes haïtiens, gagnants d'un concours de poésie et écrits bien avant le terrible tremblement de terre…
du 12 janvier 2010, nous touchent droit au coeur. Une belle énergie habite ces jeunes qui décrivent avec fierté leur pays, son paysage paradisiaque, ses odeurs, ses bruits, ses sons, bref, sa nature si joyeuse sur une île si désolée et si éprouvée. Les poèmes, d'une écriture manuscrite à saveur enfantine, sont accompagnés de portraits sobres et émouvants de jeunes écoliers haïtiens réalisés par l'artiste québécois Rogé. Années 3-6 et plus. 2010.By Dolly Parton. 2009
By Jovan Jovanović-Zmaj. 2011
By Ovid, Mary M Innes. 1955
"Metamorphoses", a poem in fifteen books, is a collection of tales culled from Greek poems and myths, Latin folk-lore, and…
even from Babylon and the East. The theme of all of them is that of transformation. Senior High. 1955.By Rosemary Sutcliff. 1961
Set in Saxon England, a sea captain brings news of the terrible monster, Grendel, who preys on the bravest warriors…
in Denmark. Beowulf sets sail, aiming to rid the Danish King of this scourge. The story tells of his three great battles; with Grendel, the Sea-Woman, and in old age, with the Fire-Drake. Originally written in the Middle Ages. Grades 3-6. 1961.By Lois Lenski. 1950
By Jeanette Winter. 2000
Here is the beloved nursery tale of Jack and his friends and his famous house, with an unexpected and lively…
new ending. Young listeners will delight in repeating the simple rhyme again and again, and watching as a house is built from the ground up. A rebus puzzle on each page adds to the fun. Grades K-3. 2000.By Tomie DePaola. 2011
By Hilda Cumings Price. 1964
By Miska Petersham, Maud Fuller Petersham. 1945