"In the spirit of the Dangerous Book for Boys, here are 100 essential poems for boys of all ages"--Provided by publisher.

"In the spirit of the Dangerous Book for Girls, here are 100 essential poems for girls of all ages"--Provided by publisher.

A collection of more than 200 poems by such modern poets as Nikki Grimes, John Ciardi, Karla Kuskin, Ted Hughes, e.e. cummings, Eve Merriam, Deborah Chandra, Arnold Adoff, and more than 100 others

A collection of poems on alligators explores how they hunt, keep warm, and care for their young.

A collection of sixteen nonsense poems about the anteloop, the sprinkler spaniel, the rhinocerworse, and other fantastic animals

Each of the exquisite twenty-three poems in this posthumous collection by Valerie Worth carefully distinguishes one animal from all other creatures and captures it in all of its wonderful singularity - from wasp to snake to wren. The way Worth perfectly illuminates the uniqueness of each animal in her precise and elegant free verse will delight both fans of her celebrated Small Poems and readers encountering her poetry for the first time. Breathtakingly rich cut-paper illustrations by Steve Jenkins provide a perfect counterpoint to Worth's spare style, and together poetry and picture bring every animal vividly to life.Cut-paper illustrations portray a posthumous collection of twenty-three poems that carefully distinguishes one animal from all other creatures and captures it singularity, from wasp to bear.

In a delightfully witty collection of poems, a best-selling author shows how the senses shape and enrich the experiences of all living beings while the enchanting illustrations by a Caldecott Honor artist is sure to capture the imagination of readers young and old.

An illustrated collection of jump rope rhymes arranged according to the type of jumping they are meant to accompany.

A collection of poems by the winners of the National Council of Teachers of English Award for Poetry for Children, including Nikki Grimes, Mary Ann Hoberman, Lee Bennett Hopkins, Eloise Greenfield, Eve Merriam, Arnold Adoff, Valerie Worth and others.

Beloved Japanese children’s poet Misuzu Kaneko wonders: What does snow feel in a drift? Where does day end and night begin? From her seaside home Kaneko writes, but as her fame grows, her family life becomes increasingly strained. In this double-sided, color-illustrated children’s book, new English translations of her poetry appear next to Japanese originals, interwoven with her life story.