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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Children's Awards: C. S. King Award for Afr. Amer. Author/Illustrator
Children's Awards: National Book Award for Young People's Literature
Children's Awards: Newbery Honor for Distinguished Literature
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Children's Awards: National Book Award for Young People's Literature
Children's Awards: Newbery Honor for Distinguished Literature
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Description
Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and emotionally charged, each line a glimpse into a child's soul as she searches for her place in the world. Woodson's...
4) Mojave
Author
Publisher
Crowell
Pub. Date
c1988
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Evokes the land and animals of the Mohave Desert in poetic text and illustrations.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A collection of poems evocative of seven geographical regions of the United States, including the Northeast, Southeast, Great Lakes, Plains, Mountain, Southwest, and Pacific Coast States.
8) Mississippi
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A poetic tale captures the diverse beauty and great power of the massive Mississippi River.
12) Halloween A B C
Author
Publisher
Macmillan
Pub. Date
c1987
Language
English
Description
A poem for each letter of the alphabet introduces a different, spooky aspect of Halloween.
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Presents a collection of poems about the different animals who come to a water hole on the African grasslands, including giraffes, impalas, lions, vultures, and elephants.
15) Valentine poems
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c1987
Language
English
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Description
A collection of twenty poems which celebrate Valentine's Day.
19) One Today
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A lyrical, patriotic commemoration of America from dawn to dusk and from coast to coast written in honor of President Barack Obama's second presidential inauguration.
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Children's Recommended: Best of 2021 School Library Journal
Children's Special Topics: Poetry Month 2024
Patron Recommendation: Poetry 5th Grade
Children's Special Topics: Poetry Month 2024
Patron Recommendation: Poetry 5th Grade
Description
"We walk on Earth's surface every day, but how often do we wonder about the incredible planet around us? From the molten cracks below to the shimmering moon above, Hello, Earth! explores the wonders of the natural world. This playful journey across our puzzle-piece continents does not hesitate to ask questions--even of the Earth itself! The book concludes with extensive scientific material to foster further learning about how the earth works, from...
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