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The midnight ride of Paul Revere

2002
The famous narrative poem recreating Paul Revere's midnight ride in 1775 to warn the people of the Boston countryside that the British were coming.

Harriet and the Promised Land

1997
A poem relating the dedicated efforts of Harriet Tubman to lead her fellow slaves to freedom.

Hiawatha

1984
An abridgement of the epic poem describing the life and deeds of a legendary Indian brave.

Keep on singing

a ballad of Marian Anderson
1994
A narrative poem relating the life of Marian Anderson, who despite her humble beginnings in Philadelphia, became a world-renowned singer.

The song of Hiawatha

selections from the poem
2003
Illustrated excerpts from Longfellow's poem of love, peace, and mankind's closeness with the natural world.

The Ballad of Biddy Early

1989
A collection of poems about Biddy Early, the Wise Woman of Clare, and her animal, human, and supernatural associates.

Your own, Sylvia

a verse portrait of Sylvia Plath
2008
With photographs and an extensive list of facts and sources, a collection of poems captures the story of the life, personal struggles, and suicide of this celebrated author.

Christmas in the stable

poems
1990
A collection of poems by Jane Yolen, Elizabeth Coatsworth, Norma Farber, and others, each from the point of view of an animal or about the animals in the stable where the Christ Child lay asleep.

Paul Revere's ride

the landlord's tale
2003
Presents an illustrated edition of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's long poem about Paul Revere's famous ride at the start of the American Revolution.

Hiawatha and Megissogwon

2001
Warrior Hiawatha fights the evil magician Megissogwon at the bidding of his wise old grandmother, Nokomis, in this illustrated presentation of a section from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's classic poem, "The Song of Hiawatha," based on the tales of the Anishinabe Nation.

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