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Summary: A collection of humorous poems about such reptiles and amphibians as the glass frog, the gecko, and the rattlesnake.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811 FLOSummary: Featuring contributions from an award-winning, bestselling group of Black voices, past and present, this powerful poetry anthology elicits vital conversations about race, belonging, history and faith to highlight Black joy and pain.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 811 POERaczka, Bob
Summary: "Who says words need to be concrete? This collection shapes poems in surprising and delightful ways.Concrete poetry is a perennially popular poetic form because they are fun to look at. But by using the arrangement of the words on the page to convey the meaning of the poem, concrete or shape poems are also easy to write! From the author of the incredibly inventive Lemonade: And Other Poems...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811 RACLevinson, Suzy
Summary: "What? You've never seen animals in pants? A dog in yoga pants, a goat in overalls, a yak in slacks? Animals in Pants presents a parade of impeccable poems about animals wearing perfectly pressed pants." -- inside front jacket flap.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Cameron Kids, Cameron + Company 2023
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Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FICTION ChaikinSierra, Judy.
Summary: A collection of poems celebrating the habits and habitat of Emperor penguins.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace & Co. 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811.54 SIEMora, Pat
Summary: "An inspiring collection of the author's own glorious poems celebrating a love of words and all the ways we use and interact with them: reading, speaking, writing, singing, and storytelling. Includes a glossary of Spanish words used in the poems"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lee & Low Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811 MORWilner, Isabel.
Summary: Rhyming verses introduce the letters of the alphabet and the events surrounding the birth of Jesus.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 1990
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Summary: Short poems present a day in the life of a little dog and its owner.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811.54 GEOYolen, Jane
Summary: "Quiet as Mud is a sweet poem about being introvert in a big loud world"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE YOLBruchac, Joseph
Summary: Celebrates the seasons of the year through poems from the legends of such Native American tribes as the Cherokee, Cree, and Sioux.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Spoken Arts 1993
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Summary: A classic lullaby poem about three fishermen who try to catch the stars in nets of silver and gold.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811.4 FIEFranco, Betsy.
Summary: Presents a collection of thirty-four concrete poems about dogs and their canine behavior.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Tricycle Press 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Franco 2011Frost, Robert
Summary: Illustrations of wintry scenes accompany each line of the well-known poem.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 1978
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811.52 FROCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE 811 FROFrost, Robert
Summary: An illustrated version of a poem about birch trees and the pleasures of climbing them.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 2002
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Summary: "A powerful biography in poems about Augusta Savage, the trailblazing artist and pillar of the Harlem Renaissance-with an afterword by the curator of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 SAVFrost, Robert
Summary: "When a fork in the road arises for the boy, so too does the first of life's many choices. And as the poem progresses, so does the boy's life: college, career, marriage, family, loss, and, by journey's end, the sweet satisfaction of a life fully lived."-- adapted from book jacket
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Familius 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811.52 FROMoore, Clement Clarke
Summary: A well-known poem about an important Christmas Eve visitor.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 1980
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Summary: Presents 12 scary poems.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 1980
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811.54 PREClements, Andrew
Summary: A tale in haiku, a homeless dog shows up at the back door, a family takes him in, feeds and bathes him, and names him Mooch. Mooch laps up all the attention, but will his bouncy doggie antics send him to the pound?
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E CleCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811.54 CLEKooser, Ted
Summary: "A freewheeling romp through the world of imagery and metaphor, this quietly startling collection of thirty poems, framed by the four elements, is about art and reality, fact and fancy. Look around: what do you see? A clown balancing a pie in a tree, or an empty nest perched on a leafless branch? As poet Connie Wanek alludes to in her afterword--a lively dialogue with former US Poet Laureate...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811 KOOPrelutsky, Jack.
Summary: A collection of humorous poems such as "The Dancing Hippopotami," "You Can't Make Me Eat That," "My Father's Name is Sasquatch," and "Dear Wumbledeedumble."
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 2000
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 811.54 PRENelson, Marilyn
Summary: George Washington Carver was determined to help the people he loved. Born a slave in Missouri, he left home in search of an education, eventually earning his master's degree. When Booker T. Washington invited Carver to start the agricultural department at the all-black-staffed Tuskegee Institute, Carver truly found his calling. He spent the rest of his life seeking solutions to the poverty...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022