children's poetry, american

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children's poetry, american

Popcorn

poems
1998
A collection of short poems with such titles as "Popcorn," "Driftwood," and "My new bird book.".

The dream keeper and other poems

including seven additional poems
1994
A collection of sixty-six poems, selected by the author for young readers, including lyrical poems, songs, and blues, many exploring the black experience.

Celebrate America

in poetry and art
1994
Text and accompanying photographs present a collection of American poetry that celebrates over 200 years of American life and history as illustrated by fine art from the collection of the National Museum of American Art.

Something big has been here

1990
An illustrated collection of humorous poems on a variety of topics.

The book of shadowboxes

a story of the ABC's
1990
Introduces the letters of the alphabet with a verse for each letter accompanied by illustrations of appropriate people, objects, and animals shown inside a shadowbox.

If I were in charge of the world and other worries

poems for children and their parents
1981
Forty-one poems reveal a variety of secret thoughts, worries, and wishes.

Casey at the bat

a ballad of the Republic, sung in the year 1888
1997
The popular narrative poem about a celebrated baseball player who strikes out at the crucial moment of a game, with additional text placing it in the context of Little League.

Earthdance

1999
Readers are asked to picture themselves as the earth, turning in space, facing the light, feeling the green things growing and the oceans shifting.

Color me a rhyme

nature poems for young people
2003
Presents thirteen poems about the colors found in nature, complemented by color photographs.

It's Valentine's Day

1983
A collection of Valentine poems including "I Made My Dog a Valentine" and "I Love You More Than Applesauce".

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