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Witches and witch-hunts: a history of persecution
By Milton Meltzer. 1999
Examines witch-hunts around the world from medieval Europe to the present day. Reveals how innocent people become accused of imaginary…
crimes due to fear, ignorance, and mass hysteria. Includes the Salem witch trials, Shakespeare's witches, and twentieth-century examples of persecution. For junior high and older readers. c1999.The song of Roland
By Hilda Cumings Price. 1964
The mighty ones: great men and women of early Bible days
By Meindert De Jong. 1959
Rythmes: la vie en poèmes ((Au-delà des mots))
By Suzanne Martin, Jean-Pierre Issenhuth. 1986
Poetry in the making
By Ted Hughes. 1967
Hughes presents and discusses poems selected around different themes, such as "Capturing animals," "Wind & weather," and "Writing about people,"…
to encourage children to think about and write their own poems. Grades 4-7. 1967.Poems to read to the very young
By Josette Frank. 1982
True UFO stories
By Terry Deary. 1997
A collection of allegedly true UFO-based stories. Among the stories featured are that of two people who were kidnapped and…
used in horrific experiments by hideous, lizard-eyed aliens. There is also the story of strange beings descending in a beam of light to rescue a girl and her father.Get back, pimple!
By John Agard. 1996
An embarrassing pimple? No spare cash? The heart-stopping thrill of being in love? Whatever it is, your secrets safe. Look…
inside this book, though, and you just might find a poem that describes exactly how you are feeling. Junior high readers.Dirty Gertie Mackintosh
By Dick King-Smith. 1996
Find out, in these poems, what happens to the very dirty Gertie when the pong becomes too much. Then laugh…
out loud as you hear about: Wendy Watson-Wilberforce, who'll only ever eat tomato sauce; Miss Emily Berry, the strongest girl in the school; fearless Arthur Best, who sets off one day to climb Mount Everest; and many other wild and nutty characters. Grades 3-6.Buns for elephants
By Mike Harding. 1995
Mike Harding is best known as one of this country's leading entertainers, with frequent appearances on both television and radio.…
In this dynamic collection of poems he draws on the rhythm and metre of his musical background. His work is both thoughtful and sophisticated, often inspired by the Cumbrian hills where he now lives, and with an energy and verve all of its own. Grades 3-6.Good Night, Good Night
By Dennis Lee, Qin Leng. 2018
Song on the wind
By Caroline Everson, Anne Marie Bourgeois. 2017
In fourteen gentle stanzas, sleepy & dash-eyed children throughout history draw comfort from bedtime tales and tender lullabies. Here, their…
innate curiosity about the world around them is satisfied by timeless music that drifts through centuries on the wind. Loving parents sing of white polar bears, northern lights, sea creatures, and woodland animals that dance under the stars and visit each child on the edge of sleep. Grades K-3. 2017.Poetree
By Caroline Pignat, François Thisdale. 2018
Illustrated picture book on the cycle of life including acrostic poetry that introduces young readers to the changing seasons, rhythms…
of nature and the natural world, animals and environment. Grades K-3. 2018,Salam alaikum: a message of peace
By Ward Jenkins, Harris J. 2017
More than balloons
By Lorna Crozier, Rachelle Anne Miller. 2017
You can read
By Helaine Becker, Mark Hoffmann. 2017
Kids of all ages will discover that the act of reading is a daring adventure that can take you anywhere!…
You can read at the playground, under the sea, at the opera and even in outer space! It turns out you can read everywhere! Grades K-3. 2017.