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Visiting Langston
Written by
Willie Perdomo
and Illustrated by
Bryan Collier
It's a special day when a little girl and her father go to visit the house where the great poet...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave
Written by
Laban Carrick Hill
and Illustrated by
Bryan Collier
Dave was more than a slave—he was a craftsman and a poet. He engraved his pottery with poems that...
K - 4th
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Math-terpieces: The Art of Problem Solving
Written by
Greg Tang
and Illustrated by
Greg Paprocki
A collection of famous paintings, each paired with a clever poem that offers practice with making...
2nd - 5th
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For Every One
Written by
Jason Reynolds
An inspirational poem to provide hope and reassurance to teens as they try to make sense of their...
7th - 9th
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Brown Girl Dreaming
Written by
Jacqueline Woodson
Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid...
5th - 7th
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Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings, A Memoir
Written by
Margarita Engle
Margarita is a girl from two worlds. Her heart lies in Cuba, her mother’s tropical island country, a...
7th - 9th
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Here Comes the Year
Written by
Eileen Spinelli
and Illustrated by
Keiko Narahashi
I am the February frost, the March wind, the April rain . . . I am the year gliding swiftly from...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Hypnotize a Tiger Poems about Just about Everything
Written by
Brown
and
Calef
and Illustrated by
Brown
This is the first longer-format, middle-grade collection from #1 New York Times–bestselling author...
4th - 6th
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Orangutanka: A Story in Poems
Written by
Margarita Engle
and Illustrated by
Renee Kurilla
All the orangutans are ready for a nap in the sleepy depths of the afternoon . . . all except one...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Are You An Echo? The Lost Poetry of Misuzu Kaneko
Written by
David Jacobson
,
Sally Ito
and
Michiko Tsuboi
and Illustrated by
Toshikado Hajiri
In early-1900s Japan, Misuzu Kaneko grows from precocious bookworm to instantly-beloved children’s...
1st - 5th
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A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams
Written by
Jen Bryant
A picture biography of William Carlos Williams, the poet from Paterson, New Jersey. Inspired by the...
2nd - 5th
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All the Small Poems and Fourteen More
Written by
Valerie Worth
and Illustrated by
Natalie Babbitt
Poems accessible to young readers about familiar topics: grass, a dog, marbles, a caterpillar, and a...
2nd - 6th
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Hush! A Thai Lullaby
Written by
Minfong Ho
and Illustrated by
Holly Meade
In an endearing lullaby, a mother asks a lizard, a monkey, and a water buffalo to be quiet and not...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Rich
Written by
Nikki Grimes
and Illustrated by
R. Gregory Christie
Dyamonde Daniel and her friend Free learn the real meaning of the word “rich.”
2nd - 4th
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Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems
Written by
Paul B. Janeczko
and Illustrated by
Melissa Sweet
This collection of poems moves the reader through the seasons. Each poem describes an element that...
1st - 4th
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What in the Wild?: Mysteries of Nature Concealed . . . and Revealed
Written by
David Schwartz
and
Yael Schy
and Illustrated by
Dwight Kuhn
A mystery animal lurks behind each page. Readers will use the accompanying riddles to gather clues...
1st - 4th
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