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Poems for youth
By Emily Dickinson, Alfred Leete Hampson, May Lamberton Becker. 1996
Emily Dickinson, one of America's foremost poets, wrote many poems for children, the majority of them as messages to her…
nephews and nieces who lived next door. This collection of seventy-eight poems highlight the seasons, the passage of time, and living life itself. Grades 2-4. 1996.Playing a dazzler: poems by James Berry
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.Every thing on it: poems and drawings
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A collection of more than one hundred previously unpublished poems from the author of "A Light in the Attic" and…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.When thunder comes: poems for civil rights leaders
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.Twelfth night (SmartPass)
By William Shakespeare, Simon Potter, Phil Viner, Jools Viner. 2006
The lovely Viola disguises herself as a young man and quickly falls in love with the Duke she serves. The…
Duke in turn sends the disguised Viola to woo his lady - the fiesty and impetuous Olivia. Olivia becomes smitten with the young man Viola impersonates, and all careens to a happy resolution by the play's end. For senior high readers. 2006.Things I have to tell you: poems and writing by teenage girls
By Betsy Franco. 2009
A collection of poems, stories, and essays written by girls twelve to eighteen years of age and revealing the secrets…
which enabled them to overcome the challenges they faced. Junior and Senior High. 2009.They saw the future: oracles, psychics, scientists, great thinkers, and pretty good guessers
By Kathleen Krull. 1999
Accounts of twelve visionaries--people who predict the future--presented in chronological order from the oracles of ancient Greece to twentieth-century figures.…
Covers the sibyls of Rome, Mayan astrologers, Nostradamus, Hildegard of Bingen, Leonardo da Vinci, Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, Nicholas Black Elk, Jeane Dixon, Edgar Cayce, and Marshall McLuhan. Grades 5-8. 1999.The spirit of Canada: Canada's Story In Legends, Fiction, Poems And Songs
By Barbara Hehner. 1999
An anthology that celebrates Canada's life and times, filled with stories, songs, poems, and legends. Beginning with native creation myths,…
a cross-section of Canadian history follows, including the discovery of the New World, early settlement, and Confederation, as well as legends, humour, and multiculturalism. Highlights classic pieces, such as "In Flanders Fields" and "The Hockey Sweater", as well as hidden gems. For Grade 2 and up. 1999.The Night of the whippoorwill: poems
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.The incredible adventures of Mary Jane Mosquito: a one-woman musical in one act
By Tomson Highway. 2016
Tomson Highway's musical cabaret is the story of a wingless little mosquito from Manitoba. The ageless theme of a misfit,…
who finds her voice through song and who learns to make friends by communicating directly with her audience, is a timely treat for anyone who has felt like an outsider, dealt with bullying, moved to a new place, or was different from the rest of the pack. The entire script is here, complete with song lyrics, stage directions, Cree vocabulary, and challenging tongue twisters to delight all ages. For junior and senior high readers. 2016.Buddha
By Demi. 1996
An account of Buddha's life from the prophecies before his birth to his physical death at age eighty. Describes his…
relationships with his parents, wife, and child, and the lifelong jealous rivalry of his cousin Devadatta. Explains how the young man Siddhartha meditated, sought enlightenment, and eventually became Buddha. Includes two of his teaching parables. Grades 4-7. 1996.Haïti mon pays: poèmes d'écoliers haïtiens
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.I am a rainbow
By Dolly Parton. 2009
Malo jedro
By Jovan Jovanović-Zmaj. 2011
Metamorphoses of Ovid (Penguin classics ; #L58)
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.Beowulf
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.Favourite tales from Shakespeare
By William Shakespeare, Bernard Miles. 1976
I like winter
By Lois Lenski. 1950
The house that Jack built
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.Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose: abridged edition
By Tomie DePaola. 2011