"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.

The newest addition to the acclaimed Poetry for Young People series shines a light on the power and beauty of African-American verse. Co-editors Arnold Rampersad and Marcellus Blount--both towering figures in literary criticism--have put together an impressive anthology that will open up a world of wonderful word images for children. Helpful and generous annotations, a lively introduction, and beautiful illustrations by Karen Barbour make this the ideal book to introduce young readers to the marvels of poetry.

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

A series of poems tells how two sisters help each other deal with life while their mother is working and their father has been sent to jail.

Through this collection of moving poetry, the story of the nation's wars, from the time of the Revolution to the present Iraq War, provides a look at the feelings, struggles, and pride of the soldiers, their families, and the country as a whole during these difficult and challenging periods in history.

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.