Lewis, J. Patrick

"A wide-ranging poetry collection taken from previously published and new works by American poet J. Patrick Lewis and illustrated by Italian artist Maria Cristina Pritelli"--Provided by publisher.

A collection of poems each of which appears on the page in the shape of its subject so that the poem looks like whatever it's about.

Collects nature photographs from Natural Geographic photographers paired with poems from writers like Langston Hughes, Billy Collins, and Naomi Shihab Nye, including images of animals, fruit, beautiful landscapes, and the Aurora Borealis.

Presents poems and brief biographical notes about such well-known African Americans as: Arthur Ashe, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Louis Armstrong, Martin Luther King, Jr., "Satchel" Paige, Rosa Parks, Langston Hughes, Jesse Owens, Marian Anderson, Malcolm X, Wilma Rudolph, and Billie Holiday.

Presents a collection of math puzzles inspired by classic poems by Poe, Whitman, Dickinson, Frost, and other poets. Includes poet biographies.

Presents a treasury of animal-themed jokes and riddles.

"An allegorical tale about Nazi occupied Poland in which a town's residents are forced to turn over their musical instruments. A young student rescues the hurdy-gurdy of her teacher, who has presumably befallen a terrible fate, and later, a young boy finds the instrument and intends to pass it--and the importance of remembering--on to his future grandchildren"--Provided by publisher.

"A poetry collection about cryptozoological creatures (the Loch Ness monster, Bigfoot, Chupacabra, etc.) from around the world, written so as to allow the design of the book to disguise the fact that the collection is poetry"--Provided by the publisher.

A collection of riddles, puns, and jokes about animals.

Presents a number of humorous poems featuring imaginative and outlandish vehicles, such as the "Dragonwagon" and the "Backwards Car.".