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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. Come in - for where the sidewalk ends, Shel Silverstein's world begins. The Unicorn and the Bloath live there, and so does Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout who will not take the garbage out. It is a place where you wash your shadow and plant diamond gardens, a place where shoes fly, sisters...
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Veering from the convivial, scene-centered graphic interpretation often associated with this classic, Würbs offers a sparer take, narrowing each scene to softly focused images that are more suggestive than representational. The poem's opening lines are accompanied by an image of a lone candle burning in a brass candleholder, and the sleigh's rooftop landing shows two shadowy reindeer heads emerging from behind a foregrounded stone chimney. Santa's...
5) Hiawatha
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English
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An abridgement of the epic poem describing the life and deeds of a legendary Indian brave.
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
For generations, Trucks have been sharing these beloved tales, rowdy rhymes, and honk-along songs. Finally these classics have been gathered into one big, noisy, high-octane collection! All the favorite truckery rhymes are here, from "Peter Peter Payload Eater" to "Little Dan Dumper", all the way to "Pop! Blows the Diesel."
10) Once I ate a pie
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Joanna Cotler Books
Language
English
Description
Thirteen dogs tell their stories in simple poems.
12) Casey at the bat
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Publisher
Raintree Childrens Books
Pub. Date
c1985
Language
English
Description
A narrative poem about a celebrated baseball player who strikes out at the crucial moment of a game.
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I can read book volume Level 02
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HarperTrophy
Pub. Date
2002, c1999
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English
Description
A collection of simple poems depict the activities at school from the morning welcome until the closing bell.
16) Tik-Tok of Oz
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English
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Introduces Ann Soforth, Queen of Oogaboo, whom Tik-Tok, the clockwork man, assists in conquering the Nome King.
17) Ladybug, ladybug
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Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
c1988
Language
English
Description
In this adaptation of the familiar nursery rhyme, Ladybug encounters a variety of animals while rushing home to her children.
19) Manger
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Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
There is a legend that describes how, at midnight on Christmas Eve, all creatures are granted the power of speech for one hour. In this collection, Lee Bennett Hopkins and a dozen other poets imagine what responses they might offer.