children's poetry, american

A narrative poem chronicling the life of the Civil War president.

A collection of poems about the natural world, including "Looking at Mushrooms," "Bear Feet," and "Eating Potato Chips on a Mountain.".

Collection of poems that celebrate pencils, erasers, paper clips, crayons, and other different tools needed for school.

Collection of humorous and scary poems about monsters.

A collection of thirty-two poems celebrating life in school.

A collection of poems that reflect the varied, sometimes funny, sometimes serious activities and emotions of the school year.

Ms. Churn's class makes up silly poems mixing up letters and numbers.

A child says goodnight to the natural world and all those that occupy it.

Contains texts of twenty-three spirituals, traditional songs, street cries, chants, hand-clapping songs, and contemporary songs for children, with an appendix discussing the origins of each song and showing the melodic line.

Poems that celebrate favorite things from different seasons of the year, each shaped like the subject at hand.