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Classic poems to read aloud (Classic Collections)
By James Berry, James Mayhew. 1995
Poetry selected from many cultures. Beginning with the creation stories of various religions, the collection celebrates many aspects of life…
with themes such as elements of the earth, magic, humor, and love. For grades 4-7The Bill Martin Jr. big book of poetry
By Various, Michael Sampson, Bill Martin Jr.. 2008
Anthology of more than a hundred poems including traditional Mother Goose rhymes and poets such as Emily Dickinson, Mary Ann…
Hoberman, Langston Hughes, Jack Prelutsky, Christina G. Rossetti, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Judith Viorst. Subject categories include animals, nature, school, feelings, family, food, and nonsense. For grades 3-6. 2008The merry adventures of Robin Hood (Sterling Unabridged Classics)
By Howard Pyle, H. Pyle. 2004
Recounts the legend of Robin Hood and his band of outlaws--including Little John, Friar Tuck, and Allan a Dale--who plunder…
the rich to help the poor. Describes mistakenly poaching the king's deer and Sherwood Forest escapades against their enemy the Sheriff of Nottingham. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 188320,000 leagues under the sea (Books of wonder)
By Jules Verne, Leo and Diane Dillon. 2000
Classic of nineteenth-century speculative fiction relates the adventures of a French professor and his two companions as they sail beneath…
the world's oceans as prisoners of the fabulous electric submarine Nautilus under the command of the deranged Captain Nemo. 1869Chicken soup with rice: a book of months
By Maurice Sendak. 1962
Here comes Mother Goose (My Very First Mother Goose)
By Iona Opie, Rosemary Wells. 1999
Hop on Pop (Beginner Books(R))
By Seuss, Dr Seuss. 1963
The Pied Piper of Hamelin: Illustrated by Kate Greenaway (Everyman's Library Children's Classics Series)
By Robert Browning, Kate Greenaway. 1993
Folktale in verse. The town of Hamelin employs a mysterious piper to save them from a plague of rats. When…
the townspeople refuse to pay him for his work, the piper takes magical revenge. For grades 3-6A pizza the size of the sun: poems
By Jack Prelutsky, James Stevenson. 1996
The pelican chorus and other nonsense: And Other Nonsense
By Edward Lear, Fred Marcellino. 1995
Three humorous tales in verse include "The New Vestments," in which a man fashions an outfit made out of food,…
only to have it eaten off his body. The couple in "The Owl and the Pussycat" take "some honey and plenty of money" in search of a ring. In the title story, two pelicans are saddened when their daughter chooses the king of the cranes to wed. For grades 2-4 and older readersI saw Esau: the schoolchild's pocket book
By Maurice Sendak, Iona Opie, Peter Opie. 1992
A collection of traditional schoolyard verse--more than 170 rhymes in all--grouped into more than thirty subjects from "Beginning of Term"…
to "End of Term." Included are the customary "Riddles," "Counting-out Rhymes," and "Game Rhymes," as well as "Insults," "Retaliations," "Teasing and Repartee," and "Lullabies--Adolescent Style." For grades 2-4 and older readers. Strong languageYou're only old once!: A Book for Obsolete Children (Classic Seuss)
By Seuss, Dr Seuss. 1986
In jaunty rhymes, Dr. Seuss follows a kindly old bald man with a big white mustache through ridiculous medical examinations…
at the Golden Years Clinic on Century Square. He's there for "Spleen Readjustment and Muffler Repair." The doctors probe and poke him in search of such maladies as "Prune Picker's Plight" and devise diets--"What you like...forget it!" For readers of all ages. BestsellerWhere the sidewalk ends: the poems of Shel Silverstein
By Shel Silverstein. 1974
The Lorax (Classic Seuss)
By Seuss, Dr Seuss. 1971
Once, when the grass was still green, and the pond was still wet, and the clouds were still clean, Swomee-Swans,…
Brown Bar-ba-loots, and Humming-Fish lived happily among the Truffula Trees. The Once-ler settled in this beautiful place and discovered that he could make Thneeds, which sold quite handsomely, from the Truffula Trees. Overcome by greed, he did not heed the warning of the Lorax. For grades 2-4 and older readersOh, the places you'll go! (Classic Seuss)
By Seuss, Dr Seuss. 1990
"Congratulations! Today is your day. You're off to Great Places! You're off and away!" So begins the inimitable Dr. Seuss…
in this graduation speech for both young and old. Filled with wit, wisdom, and insight, this advice in rhyme humorously deals with coping with the various ups and downs of life, taking charge, and ultimately succeeding against the odds. For readers of all ages. BestsellerA light in the attic
By Shel Silverstein. 1981
A fat collection of poems that range from exhilarating nonsense to tender sadness. Includes "How Not to Have to Dry…
the Dishes," "Prayer of the Selfish Child," "Adventures of a Frisbee," and "Hiccup Cure." For grades 4-7 to share with younger children and adultsThe story of King Arthur and his knights: retold from the Howard Pyle original (Classic starts)
By Howard Pyle, Dan Andreasen, Tania Zamorsky. 2006
How the Grinch stole Christmas (Classic Seuss)
By Dr Seuss. 1985
Julie Andrews' treasury for all seasons: poems and songs to celebrate the year
By Marjorie Priceman, Julie Andrews, Emma Walton Hamilton. 2012
Collection of poems and songs that celebrate different holidays and special moments throughout the year. Features works by Andrews, Sandra…
Cisneros, Emily Dickinson, Dr. Seuss, Jack Prelutsky, John Updike, and others. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 2012Classic western stories: the most beloved stories
By Cooper Edens. 2009
Western adventures of explorers, cowboys, and Indians are commemorated in poems, songs, and stories. Includes folk legends of Pecos Bill…
and Paul Bunyan, and real-life exploits of Lewis and Clark and Daniel Boone. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2009