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Language
English
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What is it to be an American? In lyrical, soul-searching free verse and seamless, evocative paintings, the father-son team who presented Jazz, delivers a heartfelt and thought-provoking homage to this country. Reflective and non-judgmental, stretching across a tumultuous history, following dreams of and struggles for freedom, this is a masterful and stunning presentation of patriotism through poetry, quotations and depictions of myriad Americans-from...
5) In the wild
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A woodcut-illustrated collection of poems that celebrates wild animals.
Author
Publisher
Wordsong
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"There's a ranch in Texas hiring a crew to drive three thousand miles up the Chisholm Trail to Abilene. ... This collection of twenty-two poems captures the hard life and good times of cowboys on a cattle drive"--Flap p. 1 of dust jacket.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A treasury of two-voice poems starring seeds, bees and other small friendly creatures features unusual animal conversations in rhyming verse and is complemented by sumptuous illustrations of the natural world that convey engaging facts about plant and insect life.
10) Cat talk
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
11) We are shining
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A story of our shared humanity, Gwendolyn Brooks honors the beauty of our world and the many different people in it. Brooks speaks to all children of the world in this moving poem about acceptance, stressing that every child should have the opportunity for a shining future and offering hope for a better tomorrow.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Irene Latham, who is white, and Charles Waters, who is black, present paired poems about topics including family dinners, sports, recess, and much more. This relatable collection explores different experiences of race in America.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Fifty years after Where the Wild Things Are was published comes the last book Maurice Sendak completed before his death in May 2012, My Brother's Book. With influences from Shakespeare and William Blake, Sendak pays homage to his late brother, Jack, whom he credited for his passion for writing and drawing. Pairing Sendak's poignant poetry with his exquisite and dramatic artwork, this book redefines what mature readers expect from Maurice Sendak while...
19) Step gently out
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Step gently out, be still and look closely at the world just outside your door-you are sure to be amazed by the tiny creatures you can find. You might see a cricket leap and land, a moth open her wings, a spider walking across the air, or maybe even a praying mantis looking back at you!"--Dust jacket.
20) The undefeated
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"The Newbery Award-winning author of The Crossover pens an ode to black American triumph and tribulation, with art from a two-time Caldecott Honoree"--
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