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The fall of Arthur

2013
J.R.R. Tolkien's narrative poem, which tells the extraordinary story of the final days of England's legendary hero, King Arthur.

The firefly letters

a suffragette's journey to Cuba
Presents the thoughts of Fredrika Bremer as she describes her journey to Cuba and the women she came to know that transformed the life of this nineteenth century women's rights pioneer.

Brown girl dreaming

"The author shares her childhood memories and reveals the first sparks that ignited her writing career in free-verse poems about growing up in the North and South"--Provided by publisher.

Casey at the bat

a ballad of the Republic sung in the year 1888
A lavishly illustrated edition of the famous poem.

C?esar

s?i, se puede! = Yes, we can!
2004
Tells the life story of C?esar Ch?avez, whose efforts as a labor leader in the mid-twentieth century brought better working conditions to migrant farmworkers in the U.S.

'Twas the night before Christmas

2015
"'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.... It's Christmas Eve, and the entire house is sleeping--all except one little boy, woken by the jingle of bells and the clatter of reindeer hooves on the roof. As he tiptoes downstairs, who will he find? Share the magic of the season with this beloved Christmas poem"--Back cover.

Brown girl dreaming

2014
"The author shares her childhood memories and reveals the first sparks that ignited her writing career in free-verse poems about growing up in the North and South"--Provided by publisher.

Voice of freedom

Fannie Lou Hamer, spirit of the civil rights movement
2015
A collage-illustrated collection of free form poems describing the life and work of civil rights advocate Fannie Lou Hamer.

Pablo Picasso

I the king = yo el rey
2012
A collection of poems that chronicle the life of Spanish artist Pablo Picasso.

A poem for Peter

the story of Ezra Jack Keats and the creation of The snowy day
2016
"A celebration of the extraordinary life of Ezra Jack Keats, creator of The Snowy Day"--Provided by publisher.

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