poetry

A long narrative poem covering the Civil War, and individual figures of both North and South, soldiers and civilians.

A collection of poems, presented in English and Spanish, in which the speakers are animals found in the Iguazu? National Park.

Includes two episodes of the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning PBS children's series, Reading Rainbow. Features the books Watch the Stars Come Out by Diane Goode and My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States by Lee Bennett Hopkins. Along with the stories, the episodes feature a visit to Ellis Island and footage of immigrants arriving, a look at the restoration of the Statue of Liberty, a poetic tour of the United States, and a review of all 50 states.

A bilingual collection of poems in which the renowned Mexican American poet celebrates winter in San Francisco and the mountains of Northern California.

Quebrado has been a slave on captain Bernadino de Talavera's pirate ship for years, but when a hurricane sinks the ship and kills most of the crew, Quebrado escapes to safety and finds acceptance and refuge in a nearby village.

A collection of poems in which Francisco Alarcon revisits and celebrates his childhood memories of summers, Mexico, and nature. Presented in English and Spanish.

Selections from Geoffrey Chaucer's medieval classic "The Canterbury Tales," a series of stories narrated by pilgrims on their way to the shrine of Saint Thomas a Becket in Canterbury Cathedral; contains the original tales and translations in modern English on facing pages, a descriptive list of characters, and commentary.

A selection of Frost's poems chose to suit a perfect New England autumn day. Filmed in the beautiful farm country of Massachusetts.

A collection of illustrated poems about the universe and outer space.

Presents the classic poem "Beowulf" in which a Norse hero saves the Danish royalty from an evil monster, returns home to become his own people's greatest king, and then faces a murderous dragon to protect them; Contains the original poem and translations in modern English on facing pages, a descriptive list of characters, and commentary.