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Series
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A crisp wind blows. A voice howls. Masked figures dance by moonlight. And the taste of chocolate is in everyone's mouth. It's Halloween! Lee Bennett Hopkins captures the spirit of everyone's favorite holiday in this collection of poems for beginning readers.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
PICTURE STORYBOOKS. 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. It's Christmas Eve, and the entire house is sleeping -- except one boy, woken by the clatter of hooves on the roof. As he tiptoes downstairs, who will he find?. Ages 0+.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Spread the Christmas cheer with this whimsical retelling of Clement C. Moore's cherished poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas." This new edition of the classic features the text of Moore's original poem, illustrated with beautifully detailed LEGO brick scenes and characters"--
"Spread the Christmas cheer with this whimsical retelling of Clement C. Moore's cherished poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas." This new edition of the classic features the text...
Author
Language
English
Description
"More than 100 funny new poems from Jack Prelutsky, the nation's first children's poet laureate, in a wide array of poetic forms, from haiku to concrete poems and everything in between, and hilariously illustrated in black-and-white on every page"-- provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Includes poems about Josh Gibson, Aung San Suu Kyi, Coretta Scott King, Mitsuye Endo, Mamie Garthan Till, Helen Zia, Mohandas Gandhi, Ellison Onizuka, Harvey Milk, Jackie Robinson, Sylvia Mendez, Dennis James Banks, Nelson Mandela, Muhammad Yunus, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner. Includes biographical notes.
10) Face bug: poems
Author
Publisher
WordSong an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
c2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Come to the grand opening of the Face Bug Museum where readers can join an insect crowd to see amazing close-up photographs of bug faces, meet the bugs featured, and participate in interactive museum exhibits. Includes factual information about 14 insects including the nursery web spider and the pearl crescent butterfly.
Author
Publisher
Quirk Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Lyrics to seventy-five songs from the children's television programs Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and The Children's Corner, collected and presented as an illustrated treasury of poems. Lyrics explore topics such as feelings, new siblings, everyday life, and imagination"--
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Have you ever encountered an underwater marching band, a pig in a bathing suit, a pet orangutan, or a witch in a hardware store? Have you ever sat with a skunk in a courtroom, shopped for a dinosaur, or conversed with a Bupple, a Wosstrus, a Violinnet, or a Celloon? You will have, once you've read collection of poems.
15) Guess again!
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
For each round of guessing, readers are presented with a page of illustrations opposite a rhyming quatrain. The unexpected conclusion of the verse's final line is revealed on the next page.
17) It's Christmas!
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
"Whether memorized by schoolchildren or used to eulogize a president, 'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,' written in 1922 and published in 1923, has found a place as one of the best-loved and best-known American poems of the last hundred years. Now, six decades after the passing of its author, Robert Frost, celebrated artist P.J. Lynch brings this classic to new life with exquisitely detailed illustrations, evoking its iconic moments and wintry...
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Everything Comes Next contains Naomi Shihab Nye's most beloved poems, including 'Famous,' 'A Valentine for Ernest Mann,' 'Kindness,' and 'Gate A-4,' as well as new, unpublished poems. It is an introduction to the poet's work for new readers, as well as a comprehensive edition for classrooms"--
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In this unique collaboration, four authors lyrically explore where they each come from-literally and metaphorically. Richly layered illustrations connect past and present in this accessible and visually striking look at history, family, and identity"--
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