poetry

Presents Longfellow's epic poem about the prophet Hiawatha, a magical Native American man who brings the gift of civilization to the world.

A collection of poems written by rap artist and actor Tupac Shakur at the age of nineteen.

Two children discover the importance of determination and find inspiration in the life of Michael Jordan.

A collection of poems that combine to provide a portrait of the life of nineteenth-century African-American botanist and inventor George Washington Carver.

Contains a long poem that serves as tribute to the singer Stevie Wonder, and describes, in verse, his musical talent, and cultural impact. Includes a CD with two songs.

A poem inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson's letters describes how the author and his wife survived a stormy ocean voyage with a shipload of exotic animals.

An illustrated version of the narrative poem which describes Paul Revere's midnight ride in 1775 to warn the people of the Boston countryside of an impending attack by the British.

Not the lamb or the goat or the mule or the dove was born on the first Christmas long ago, but a special child was.

A poem to celebrate the African American, Langston Hughes, born February 1, 1902.

A collection of poems that retell the histories of author Laura Ingalls Wilder, cosmetics entrepreneur Madam C. J. Walker, and Nobel Prize-winning scientist Marie Curie and their daughters.