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A collection of poems that celebrate the joy, beauty, imagination, and freedom of childhood.
Offers a collection of poems for and about children, presenting thoughts and experiences about what life is like in big cities.
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A collection of short poems which, when reversed, provide new perspectives on the fairy tale characters they feature.
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"Twenty poets each share a poem about a mistake they made as a young person and also provide a short statement on what they learned from it"--
4. Night wishes
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Featuring fourteen poems by multiple authors, this anthology imagines how clocks, teddy bears, and other bedtime companions say good night.
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In the tradition of Shel Silverstein, these poems bring a fresh new twist to the classic dilemmas of childhood as well as a perceptive eye to the foibles of modern family life. Full of clever wordplay and bright visual gags--and toilet humor to spare--these twenty-three rhyming poems make for an ideal read-aloud experience.
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This poetic and visual picture book celebrates persistent women throughout history.
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Presents a tribute to timeless childhood summer activities, from playing hide-and-seek and hopscotch to making mud soup and imagining that a stick is a magic wand.
8. Water, water
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"In more than sixty ... poems, Billy Collins writes with joy and wonder about the beauty and irony of daily life. The best poetry, he believes, begins with clarity and ends in mystery, and in Water, Water we encounter a writer endlessly astonished by the world all around. Turning his eye to the cat drinking from the swimming pool or the nurse calling your name in the waiting room or the astronaut reading Emily Dickinson while orbiting earth, Collins...
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Amazing skin is a nonfiction picture book of poems about skin. It takes a witty, scientific look at all types of questions kids have--why do I blush? Why do I have freckles? Why do I sweat? etc.--and answers them in a fun, unique, and informational way.