children's poetry

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children's poetry

Poetry patterns

poetry based on experiences with children's literature
1985

A pocketful of stars

poems about the night
1999
A magical anthology of poems about the night, gathered from many countries and cultures. Celebrates the mysteries of the darkness, as well as the coziness of being tucked in bed. Poets include Robert Louis Stevenson, Walter de la Mare, Arnold Adoff, and Grace Nichols.

Rhymes & stories

1992
Presents short verses in words and rebuses.

I see the moon, and the moon sees me--

Helen Craig's book of nursery rhymes
1993
An illustrated collection of fifty-four nursery rhymes, including "There Was a Crooked Man," "Hey Diddle Diddle," and "Bat, Bat, Come Under My Hat.".

Mother Goose

1994
An illustrated collection of Mother Goose nursery rhymes, including well-known ones such as "Old King Cole" and less familiar ones such as "Three Young Rats.".

I have a news

rhymes from the Caribbean
1994

The Dorling Kindersley Book of Nursery Rhymes

2000
An illustrated collection of popular nursery rhymes with background information.

Dinosaurs Galore!

2004
A dozen different dinosaurs introduce themselves in funny, rhyming verse.

An illustrated treasury of read-aloud poems for young people

ten-minute selections from the world's best-loved books for parent and child to share
2003
Collects and illustrates over one hundred poems by such writers as William Wordsworth, Walt Whitman, Emily Bront?, Christina Rossetti, and Maya Angelou in a volume for children.

Higgle wiggle

happy rhymes
1995
A collection of short poems about various objects and animals, including mashed potatoes, keys, and a bird in a sweet gum tree.

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