The Random House Book of Poetry for Children

The Random House Book of Poetry for Children

Author: Jack Prelutsky

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 1983-09-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0394850106

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The most accessible and joyous introduction to the world of poetry! The Random House Book of Poetry for Children offers both funny and illuminating poems for kids personally selected by the nation's first Children's Poet Laureate, Jack Prelutsky. Featuring a wealth of beloved classic poems from the past and modern glittering gems, every child who opens this treasury will finda world of surprises and delights which will instill a lifelong love of poetry. Featuring 572 unforgettable poems, and over 400 one-of-a-kind illustrations from the Caldecott-winning illustrator of the Frog and Toad series, Arnold Lobel, this collection is, quite simply, the perfect way to introduce children to the world of poetry.


Favorite Poems Old and New

Favorite Poems Old and New

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Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers

Published: 1957-09-01

Total Pages: 642

ISBN-13: 0385076967

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"Children are poets before they grow up and they should live with poems. I hope this book will encourage them to do so."—Eleanor Roosevelt Beloved and treasured for over 60 years, here is the only poetry collection your family needs—brimming with favorite, classic poems carefully selected to inspire young readers. Over 700 classic and modern poems written by poets from William Shakespeare to J. R. R. Tolkien, Emily Dickinson to Langston Hughes, and covering a range of favorite topics—pets, playtime, family, nature, and nonsense—ensure that there’s a poem to please every child. A truly comprehensive collection that is the ideal way of introducing children to the joys of reading poetry. "If your children think they don't like poetry, expose them to this collection . . . and I defy them to resist its magic."—Kirkus "A fine book for parents to read aloud to their children."—Library Journal "This volume stands out for the comprehensiveness of its selection."—The Horn Book


Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children of All Ages

Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children of All Ages

Author: Harold Bloom

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2001-10-02

Total Pages: 584

ISBN-13: 0684868733

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The nation's most celebrated literary critic introduces children to the exciting world of literature through this collection of great stories by Hans Christian Andersen, William Blake, O. Henry, Tolstoy, Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde, and others. 100,000 first printing.


A Child's Book of Poems

A Child's Book of Poems

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Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 9781402750618

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A collection of poems evoking the world and feelings of childhood.


Classic Children's Stories

Classic Children's Stories

Author: Alice Mills

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781616084684

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Presents a collection of classic tales divided into such categories as bedtime tales, Aesop's fables, classic children's stories, nursery rhymes, and nonsense poems, including such stories as "Puss in Boots," "The Princess Nobody," "Old Mother Hubbard," and "The Queen of the Pirate Isle."


A Children's Treasury of Milligan

A Children's Treasury of Milligan

Author: Spike Milligan

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1852273216

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Anthology of Spike Milligan's poems and stories for children. Suggested level: junior, primary.


Collected Rhymes and Verses

Collected Rhymes and Verses

Author: Walter De la Mare

Publisher:

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9780571111572

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Complementing his Collected Poems, this volume gathers together all Walter de la Mare's poems for children. The book includes what, for the adult, are among his greatest pure lyrics. His descriptions of birds, beasts and natural phenomena are judged particularly sharp and accurate.


Poems for Young Children

Poems for Young Children

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Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13:

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An illustrated anthology of classic and contemporary poetry by a variety of English and American poets.