National Poetry Month
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Life Doesn't Frighten Me
by Maya Angelou  Publisher Comments "Shadows on the wall Noises down the hall Life doesn't frighten me at all" Maya Angelou's brave, defiant poem celebrates the courage within each of us, young and old. From the scary thought of panthers in the park to the unsettling scene of a...
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Science Verse
by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith 
Publisher Comments "Amoeba" Don't ever tease a wee amoeba By calling him a her amoeba. And don't call her a him amoeba. Or never he a she amoeba. 'Cause whether his or hers amoeba, They too feel like you and meba. What if a boring lesson...
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
by T. S. Eliot Publisher Comments Eliot's famous collection of nonsense verse about cats-the inspiration for the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats. This edition features pen-and-ink drolleries by Edward Gorey throughout.<BR>...
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Wonderful Words: Poems about Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening
by Lee Hopkins Publisher Comments Acclaimed poet Lee Bennett Hopkins selects poems that celebrate words in speech, reading, language, and drama for this collection that contains works by Emily Dickinson, Eve Merriam, and Nikki Grimes. Full color....
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Bend, Don't Shatter: Poets on the Beginning of Desire
by T Cole Rachel Publisher Comments Poems to bring comfort, consolation and joy to an audience for whom poetry itself might seem as unfathomable as the adulthood they face....
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A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms
by Paul B. (edt) Janeczko Publisher Comments Acclaimed poetry anthologist Janeczko and Caldecott Honor illustrator Raschka present lively examples of 29 poetic forms, demonstrating not only the (sometimes bendable) rules of poetry, but also the spirit that brings these forms so wonderfully to life....
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I Just Hope It's Lethal: Poems of Sadness, Madness, and Joy
by Liz Rosenberg and Deena November Publisher Comments The teenage years are a time filled with sadness, madness, joy, and all the messy stuff in between. Sometimes it feels that every day brings a new struggle, a new concern, a new reason to stay in bed with the shades drawn. But between moments of despair...
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Wicked Poems
by Roger Mcgough Publisher Comments Roger McGough has delved into the depths of impiety, amassing verse by Shakespeare and Kipling, Nash and Eliot, as well as new works, some written especially for this anthology. Exuberantly illustrated by Neal Layton, Wicked Poems is devilish good fun...
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Grimericks
by Susan Pearson and Gris Grimly
Powells.com Staff Pick "One could bargain with any Halloween fan to read aloud a Grimerick a day in exchange for good behavior. Where's the fun in that? Pearson's rhymes and Grimly's illustrations make turning the page as irresistible as a bag of bite-sized candy bars. Rip...
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A Fire in My Hands
by Gary Soto Publisher Comments Unavailable since 1998, Soto's beautiful collection of poems, based on his experience of growing up as a Mexican-American in California's San Joaquin Valley, is available once again in this revised and expanded edition that features an interview with...
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Handsprings
by Douglas Florian Publisher Comments Wrapping up a four-volume celebration of seasons, this collection of 29 poems about spring are illustrated with Florian's distinctive and buoyant watercolors and extol the many virtues of springtime. Full color....
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This Place I Know: Poems of Comfort (Gift Edition)
by Georgia Heard Publisher Comments In September of 2001, New York poetry anthologist Georgia Heard was asked to compile a collection of "poems of comfort" for schoolchildren in lower Manhattan. The result is this volume full of richly diverse and powerfully life-affirming verse....
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Poetry for Young People: Edward Lear (Poetry for Young People)
by Edward Lear Publisher Comments This collection of 20 humorous poems by Edward Lear shines with irrepressible joy and rhythm and features charming animal characters. Poems include "The Owl and the Pussycat, The Quangle Wangle's Hat", and "Dingle Bank". Also includes biographical...
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Scranimals
by Prelutsky And Sis Publisher Comments We're sailing to Scranimal Island, It doesn't appear on most maps.... Scranimal Island is where you will find the fragrant Rhinocerose, the cunning Broccolions, and if you are really, really lucky and very, very quiet, you will spot the gentle, shy...
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