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Featuring some of the most essential poems ever written, 30 Poems to Memorize (Before It’s Too Late) is a book for people who believe that the mind is worth filling with beautiful things. Each poem, which has been carefully selected by a panel of poets, educators, and scholars has been chosen for its memorizable-ness, for the properties within the poem that make it worth learning by heart–and keeping there. And alongside each poem is a brief but thoughtful essay that explores the poem, identifying questions to ask, images to contemplate, and forms to revel in.Sku: 9781734785319
30 Poems to Memorize (Before It’s Too Late)
By: David Kern (editor)$21.50 -
A Child’s Book of Poems is filled with fields of yellow wildflowers, purple mountain ranges, tropical islands, and icy oceans. Introduce your child to village blacksmiths, delicate fairies, owls, pussycats, and children just like them.Sku: 9781402750618
A Child’s Book of Poems
By: Gyo Fujikawa$19.99 -
A delightful look at childhood, written by master poet and storyteller Robert Louis Stevenson. In this collection of sixty-six poems, Stevenson recalls the joys of his childhood, from sailing boats down a river, to waiting for the lamplighter, to sailing off to foreign lands in his imagination. Tasha Tudor's watercolor paintings evoke a simpler time in the past and celebrate two of the things she loves most -- children and nature. Her talents are the perfect match for these inspiring poems, making this a handsome gift edition that will be cherished by families for generations.Sku: 9780689823824
A Child’s Garden of Verses
By: Robert Louis Stevenson$22.99 -
Robert Louis Stevenson's "Happy Thought" betokens all the joy and wonder of A Child's Garden of Verses. The poetic musings of this well-loved classic recapture childhood mysteries that range from the everyday rituals of home ("The Land of Nod," "Escape at Bedtime," and "My Bed Is a Boat") to the curiosities of a wider world ("Foreign Lands," "Pirate Story," and "Where Go the Boats?"). This reproduction of a 1940 publication is enriched by 67 wistful illustrations, 16 of them in full color, by noted children's book illustrator Fern Bisel Peat. An exclusive CD accompanies the volume, allowing kids to read along with the recording, or simply listen, or enjoy the book alone. Readers and listeners of all ages will treasure this keepsake edition of Stevenson's timeless poetry.Reprint of the Saalfield Publishing Company, Akron, Ohio, 1940 edition.Sku: 9780486483696
A Child’s Garden of Verses
By: Robert Louis Stevenson$20.25 -
Robert Louis Stevenson’s rhymes have charmed children and adults alike since 1885, when they first appeared to a delighted public. Stevenson’s joyful exploration of the world speaks directly from a child’s point of view and celebrates the child’s imagination. This Golden Books edition, originally published in 1951, features lively, colorful illustrations by Caldecott Medalists Alice and Martin Provensen. The original artwork has been digitally restored for this edition.Sku: 9780399555374
A Child’s Garden of Verses
By: Robert Louis Stevenson, Alice and Martin Provensen$23.99 -
There are certain poems that evoke the simple pleasures of childhood, poems that teach us what Chesterton called the “ancient instinct of astonishment.”Sku: 9781547702756
A Children’s Anthology of Poems & Lullabies
By: K. J. Khan$16.50 -
Cecil Frances Alexander’s timeless ode to nature calls everyone to celebrate the wonders of life, great and small, seen and unseen. Now Bruce Whatley offers a fresh interpretation of this classic for the whole family to enjoy. Through his lush paintings, we join a little girl’s country ramble and share her appreciation of the beauty around her: a flower, the wind, a mountain view, all give her reasons to pause and praise – and inspire us to do the same.in Poetry (4-7)Sku: 9780060266172
All Things Bright and Beautiful
By: Cecil Frances Alexander$24.99 -
Carver's achievements as a botanist and inventor were balanced by his gifts as a painter, musician, and teacher. This Newbery Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book by Marilyn Nelson provides a compelling and revealing portrait of Carver's complex, richly interior, profoundly devout life.in PoetrySku: 9781886910539
Carver: A Life in Poems
By: Marilyn Nelson$23.99 -
Give your children the gift of poetry with the Enjoy the Poems series! Enjoy 26 complete poems, a portrait of the poet, and a living biography so you and your students can get to know Carl Sandburg well.in PoetrySku: 9781616343187
Enjoy the Poems of Carl Sandberg
By: Ruth Smith, Sonya Shafer$19.50 -
Give your children the gift of poetry with the Enjoy the Poems series! Enjoy 26 complete poems, a portrait of the poet, and a living biography so you and your students can get to know Emily Dickinson well.in PoetrySku: 9781616342623
Enjoy the Poems of Emily Dickinson
By: Ruth Smith, Sonya Shafer$19.50 -
Give your children the gift of poetry with the Enjoy the Poems series! Enjoy 26 complete poems, a portrait of the poet, and a living biography so you and your students can get to know Henry Wadsworth Longfellow well.in PoetrySku: 9781616343323
Enjoy the Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
By: Ruth Smith, Sonya Shafer$19.50 -
Give your children the gift of poetry with the Enjoy the Poems series! Enjoy 26 complete poems, a portrait of the poet, and a living biography so you and your students can get to know John Greenleaf Whittier well.in PoetrySku: 9781616343699
Enjoy the Poems of John Greenleaf Whittier
By: Ruth Smith, Sonya Shafer$19.50 -
Give your children the gift of poetry with the Enjoy the Poems series! Enjoy 26 complete poems, a portrait of the poet, and a living biography so you and your students can get to know Alfred, Lord Tennyson well.in PoetrySku: 9781616342609
Enjoy the Poems of Lord Alfred Tennyson
By: Ruth Smith, Sonya Shafer$19.50 -
Give your children the gift of poetry with the Enjoy the Poems series! Enjoy 26 complete poems, a portrait of the poet, and a living biography so you and your students can get to know Oliver Wendell Holmes well.in PoetrySku: 9781616343576
Enjoy the Poems of Oliver Wendell Holmes
By: Ruth Smith, Sonya Shafer$19.50 -
Give your children the gift of poetry with the Enjoy the Poems series! Enjoy 26 complete poems, a portrait of the poet, and a living biography so you and your students can get to know Paul Laurence Dunbar well.in PoetrySku: 9781616346027
Enjoy the Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar
By: Katie Thacker, Ruth Smith, Sonya Shafer$19.50 -
Influence your children’s living with the highest form of literature—Enjoy the Poems. Make poetry study simple and enjoyable with the Enjoy the Poems of Phillis Wheatley.in PoetrySku: 9781616346638
Enjoy the Poems of Phillis Wheatley
By: Kristin Keller$17.95