juvenile poetry

Quebrado has been a slave on captain Bernadino de Talavera's pirate ship for years, but when a hurricane sinks the ship and kills most of the crew, Quebrado escapes to safety and finds acceptance and refuge in a nearby village.

Watercolor illustrations by E.B. Lewis accompany Langston Hughes' classic poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers.".

Through direct quotations, verse, and prose, presents the achievements of a diverse group of people who illustrate Dr. Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. Includes information about the eight basic ways people can be "smart, " as well as suggested activities.

Presents a collection of poems, in Spanish and English, celebrating family, community, and the power of imagination.

Family relationships are explored and affirmed in this anthology of poems celebrating the diversity of African-American families. Works by Gwendolyn Brooks, Lucille Clifton, and Langston Hughes are among those included.

A collection of poems in which Francisco Alarcon revisits and celebrates his childhood memories of summers, Mexico, and nature. Presented in English and Spanish.

A series of poems written from the point of view of the poet Langston Hughes, offering an overview of key events and themes in his life.

A collection of poems from the viewpoint of a young boy living in the projects.

Presents a collection of over a dozen, illustrated, rhyming poems about winter.