children's poetry, american

A collection of poems about math, featuring selections such as "Math Makes Me Feel Safe, " "Fractions, " "Pythagoras, " and "Time Passes, " by a variety of authors including Janet S. Wong, Lee Bennett Hopkins, Ilo Orleans, and others.

A collection of short nonsense verses and nursery rhymes.

Poems reflect life in lively classrooms and are based on the author's experiences as an elementary school teacher.

In a series of poems, eleven-year-old Lonnie writes about his life, after the death of his parents, separated from his younger sister, living in a foster home, and finding his poetic voice at school.

The well-known poem about an important Christmas visitor.

A collection of poems and drawings by American poet and humorist, Shel Silverstein including "Backward Bill, " "Day After Halloween, " "Gumeye Ball, " "Nailbiter, " "Sour Face Ann, " and many others.

A most unusual collection of whacky, funny, scary creatures with imaginative fantasies in verse.

The pilgrims, having survived numerous hardships in the New World with the help of neighboring Native Americans, join with their friends in celebrating the first Thanksgiving.

Presents a collection of haikus for children.

Contains all of the original 99 poems and pictures, in addition to 14 new poems.