![Out of this World: Poems and Facts about Space](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375864598.jpg?itok=B7a7vhGC)
Poems combine with information and evocative illustrations to create a sense of wonder about space and space-related topics. Beginning with a countdown (“T-minus:/10/9/8…./Spaceship soaring!”) and concluding with a child wondering about “My Place” in the universe, this intriguing collection is sure to delight readers.
Out of this World: Poems and Facts about Space
![BookSpeak! Poems about Books](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0547223005.jpg?itok=bzY_yFBU)
Sophisticated readers will appreciate the themes of the poems presented in this large, attractively illustrated collection of poems. In varied forms, each poem celebrates books and reading and the pleasure it brings even to “The End/…an invitation back/to the beginning.”
BookSpeak! Poems about Books
![San Francisco, Baby!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452106207.jpg?itok=7-PmlQC0)
From Alcatraz to the Mission District, join an enthusiastic little girl and her dad as they tour highlights of San Francisco (CA). Bright illustrations and brief, rhyming text give a whirlwind tour of the city. A companion book presents another family on equally jaunty and animated tour in New York, Baby! (opens in a new window).
San Francisco, Baby!
![It's Raining, It's Pouring](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1936140772.jpg?itok=DmyMaJ4i)
The rain starts when a grandfather bumps his head, winds up in bed, and the children must play indoors. Lively illustrated vignettes of their games and concern for their granddad accompany the lyrics to what some may recognize as a song of the 1960s. A CD of the now classic children’s tune (plus 2 others) is included in the package but isn’t necessary to enjoy the book.
It’s Raining, It’s Pouring
![Bug Off! Creepy Crawley Poems](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1590788621.jpg?itok=7qovX_wr)
Short, imaginative poems combine with brief facts and handsome, full color photographs to introduce a variety of insects. Fact or fiction can be shared independent of the other to find out about everything from the common house fly to the colorful lovebug and many more insects.
Bug Off! Creepy Crawly Poems
![In the Garden](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1561455814.jpg?itok=JNbESHuV)
A young boy digs a garden, plants seeds, waters and waits but forgets — until sprouts and ultimately plants emerge! Simple staccato, rhythmic language combines with realistic illustrations in a small format just right for introducing gardens to young children.
In the Garden
![Who's Who](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/031264437X.jpg?itok=DwYyHV0o)
In this rhyming celebration of doubles, twin animals live on farms, in jungles; they race and play and make noise — sometimes to the comical chagrin of others around them seen in expressive, droll illustrations. Readers may recognize the rhythmic pattern of “Over in the Meadow” with a fresh twist.
Who’s Who
![Water Sings Blue: Ocean Poems](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/081187284X.jpg?itok=HQ62L6tw)
Translucent watercolors and short, varied poems take readers on a trip to the sea. There they meet sea birds, fish, coral, and more in each short verse. Evocative language creates memorable images of the sea and its often hidden treasures.
Water Sings Blue: Ocean Poems
![A Stick Is an Excellent Thing: Poems Celebrating Outdoor Play](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0547124937.jpg?itok=XLIuK_2k)
Bright illustrations accompany lively poems that celebrate children’s imaginations and playing outdoors on warm days. Some games, like ‘jacks’, may need a bit of explanation but walking on the edges (of sidewalks, curbs, etc.) and hopscotch are perennial favorites. Everyone may be inspired to go outside and play!
A Stick Is an Excellent Thing: Poems Celebrating Outdoor Play
![I've Lost My Hippopotamus](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062014579.jpg?itok=d8qkuxoR)
Humorous, sometimes slightly gross, always kid-friendly poems are accompanied by lighthearted black and white sketches. A range of readers, from sophisticated to those less initiated, are sure to find chuckles in this thick but accessible collection of short, rhythmic poems.
I’ve Lost My Hippopotamus
![Freedom's a-Callin Me](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0061337412.jpg?itok=p99RI12v)
Sophisticated poems, often in dialect, are accompanied by haunting paintings to chronicle a group of enslaved people escaping north to freedom. Older readers will most appreciate this sometimes (necessarily) harsh portrait of escape, slave trackers, and the trek north.
Freedom’s a-Callin Me
![Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0698115848.jpg?itok=kg8dKftM)
To many Native Americans, the 13 cycles of the moon represent the changing seasons and the passage of time. Each moon has its own special name that, while varying among the tribal nations, is consistent with the legend that the 13 scales on Old Turtle’s back hold the key to these moons. The authors present 13 poems that take readers through the year, from the “Moon of Popping Trees” — when the “cottonwoods crack with frost” — to the “Big Moon” of the Abenakis. — Publishers Weekly
Thirteen Moons on Turtle’s Back
![Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0316056960.jpg?itok=429aKVHD)
A chipmunk looks skyward and wonders about the twinkling stars before his imaginative adventure and travel to the moon. Stunning watercolors extend the familiar rhyme.
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
![A Little Bitty Man and Other Poems for the Very Young](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763623792.jpg?itok=4LVB0Zdk)
A collection of poems translated from the Danish are humorous, animated, and recognizable (with a touch of potty humor, quite literally) and liberally illustrated.
A Little Bitty Man and Other Poems for the Very Young
![Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/054731583X.jpg?itok=gNeL9UOZ)
Strong lines and evocative language call on readers to observe the natural world around them in this handsome look at the spiral shape in nature.
Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature
![Emma Dilemma: Big Sister Poems](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0618428429.jpg?itok=6PDmfTeL)
How can Jessica be a good big sister when Emma is so often not a well-behaved younger one? Sisters of all ages and sizes will see themselves in both poems and illustrations.
Emma Dilemma: Big Sister Poems
![Dear Hot Dog](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0810997320.jpg?itok=XU04moWH)
Engaging poems combine with lighthearted illustrations to celebrate the stuff of which a child’s day is made from toothbrush to scissors, from crayons to hot dogs, and more.
Dear Hot Dog
![An Awesome Book of Thanks!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/193559737X.jpg?itok=T-sg-Pyy)
Inspired by the idea of being thankful for all that you have, An Awesome Book of Thanks! is a lively, free-form illustrated poem of “thanks.” Kids will delight in the fresh, imaginative illustrations that include a walk through a world of magical unicorns, robotic dinosaurs, and all of life’s simple moments, great and small.
An Awesome Book of Thanks!
![An Awesome Book!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062114689.jpg?itok=I4OI6j-L)
An Awesome Book! is a book about the power of dreams. The joyful prose and vibrant illustrations jump from the page. A perfect read aloud, this book can inspire adults and kids to “dream big” together.
An Awesome Book!
![Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/080509198X.jpg?itok=pAcYuBbD)
Neftali always loved nature and words. This fondness allowed Neftali — better known as Pablo Neruda — to create poetry in a “voice [that] was heard across nations and ocean.” Rich language and lush illustrations that incorporate words in Spanish and English are sure to enthuse young writers while introducing this Nobel-winning poet.
Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People
![A Full Moon Is Rising](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1600603645.jpg?itok=J85V2SRX)
Around the world, people and other living things interact with and are affected by the full moon in fascinating ways. Come along on a whirlwind, poetic tour of Canada, Israel, Morocco, India, China, Australia, and more countries to discover an amazing collection of full moon celebrations, beliefs, customs, and facts.
A Full Moon Is Rising
![The Ink Garden of Brother Theophane](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1580891799.jpg?itok=dR4sRhJl)
Brother Theophane is unlike the other monks in the mountains of Mourne (Ireland). While most brothers scribe only in browns, Theophane adds color from nature to the manuscripts. Jewel-like illustration combines with rhyming text to celebrate history and individuality.
The Ink Garden of Brother Theophane
![River of Words](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0802853021.jpg?itok=iM2RYAQu)
Though he practiced medicine, William Carlos Williams never stopped writing poetry. This picture book biography celebrates the amazing man who found a way to earn a living and to honor his calling to be a poet.
River of Words
![Mosquitoes Are Ruining My Summer and Other Silly Dilly Camp Songs](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1416955682.jpg?itok=N-J-pQjk)
Summer camp adventures — from arts and crafts to games to hiking — are presented in rhymes that can be sung to familiar tunes. Slightly irreverent humor in text and illustrations are sure to make this a memorable experience for campers and non-campers alike.