It Doesn't Have to Rhyme: Poetry
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All Things Bright and Beautiful
by Ashley Bryan
by Ashley Bryan
An illustrated version of the well-known hymn, which describes the marvels of God's creation.
Cowboys: Voices in the Western Wind: Poems
by David L. Harrison
by David L. Harrison
This collection of twenty-two poems captures the hard life and good times of cowboys on a cattle drive.
Edgar Allan Poe's Pie: Math Puzzlers in Classic Poems
by J. Patrick Lewis
by J. Patrick Lewis
Children's Poet Laureate Lewis borrows themes from famous poems and flips them on their head to create wacky verses and riddles in a collection of math-based problem-solving parodies, while Slack's illustrations keep the mix of poetry and math light and fun.
Forget-Me-Nots: Poems to Learn by Heart
by Mary Ann Hoberman
by Mary Ann Hoberman
Includes more than 120 works from both classic and contemporary poets, from childhood favorites to lesser-known treasures.
Forgive Me, I Meant to Do It: False Apology Poems
by Gail Carson Levine
by Gail Carson Levine
Inspired by William Carlos William's famous poem, "This Is Just to Say," a collection of ironic apology poems imagines how tricksters really feel about the mischief they make.
Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat
by Nikki Giovanni
by Nikki Giovanni
More than 50 poems and an accompanying CD introduce poetry with a beat.
I Lay My Stitches Down: Poems of African American Slavery
by Cynthia Grady
by Cynthia Grady
A volume of evocative and moving poems considers the experiences of slaves in a variety of circumstances including a house slave, a mother who loses her daughter on the auction block, and a slave fleeing through the Underground Railroad.
I, Too, Am America
by Langston Hughes
by Langston Hughes
Presents the popular poem by one of the central figures in the Harlem Renaissance, highlighting the courage and dignity of the African American Pullman porters in the early twentieth century.
Let's Celebrate!: Festival Poems from Around the World
by Debjani Chatterjee
by Debjani Chatterjee
Here are poems celebrating 24 fantastic festivals from around the world, by poets from across the globe.
The Hound Dog's Haiku: And Other Poems for Dog Lovers
by Michael Rosen
by Michael Rosen
In simple, haiku poems, about twenty different dog breeds, from the pug to the Dalmatian to the golden retriever, comes with interesting facts about each breed.
We are America: A Tribute from the Heart
by Walter Dean Myers
by Walter Dean Myers
Examines the events and people that have shaped America, providing portraits of figures such as Chief Tecumseh, President Abraham Lincoln, and musician Jimi Hendrix, and featuring lyrical, free-verse poetic text.
Where the Sidewalk Ends: The Poems & Drawings of Shel Silverstein
by Shel Silverstein
by Shel Silverstein
A boy who turns into a TV set and a girl who eats a whale are only two of the characters in a collection of humorous poetry illustrated with the author's own drawings.
Updated 09/15/2012


