children's poetry, american

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Photo ark

celebrating our wild world in poetry and pictures
Presents poems about animals, including butterflies, monkeys, frogs, tortoises, alligators, and tigers.

And then there were eight

poems about space
2016
A collection of original, outer space-themed poems for children that teaches them about the different things found in the night sky and explains terms related to poetry.

Bright Brown baby

a treasury
2021
"Five . . . poems that celebrate the . . . early days between parent and child, and the . . . joy of watching a brand-new life take shape"--OCLC.

Langston Hughes

An illustrated collection of twenty-six poems by noted African-American poet Langston Hughes. Contains a detailed introduction and biography, as well as brief notes accompanying each poem.

The Great Migration

journey to the North
Describes the journey of African Americans from their homes in the South to industrial cities in the North around the time of World War I.

Sweet people are everywhere

2021
"An illustrated picture book featuring a poem by . . . writer and activist Alice Walker, is a . . . celebration of humanity. The poem addresses a young boy getting his first passport, taking the boy--and the reader--on a journey through a series of countries around the globe where 'sweet people' can be found"--.

Delicious!

poems celebrating street food around the world
2021
A collection of poems about street food and food trucks around the world.

The dirt book

poems about animals that live beneath our feet
2021
"A collection of poems about dirt and the many organisms that live there such as grubs, trap door spiders, moles, earthworms, chipmunks, and doodlebugs"-- Provided by publisher.

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