The pilgrims, having survived numerous hardships in the New World with the help of neighboring Native Americans, join with their friends in celebrating the first Thanksgiving.
A cumulative verse that introduces some of the many different plants and animals that live in and around a tree growing in the rain forest. Includes facts and illustrations.
Few lions have suffered quite such a dreadful disaster as poor Hubert, whose mane went up in smoke, leaving him stubble-headed and humiliated. How this tragedy was resolved triumphantly is told in rhymed verse.
"In this classic poem from T.S. Eliot's 'Old Possum's Bookof Practical Cats,' Macavity gives a whole new meaning to the term cat burglar. Scotland Yard tries to catch him, but he always escapes"--Amazon.com.
Collects fifty poems written in the voice of teenagers which reveal the speakers' feelings about and experiences with love. Includes notes about the various types of poetic forms.
A collection of illustrated poems for children that explore the dietary preferences of animals, describing the menus of turkey vultures, archer fish, baby wasps, and more.
An illustrated collection of animal poems, written to accompany composer Camille Saint-Saens' "The Carnival of the Animals." Includes an audio CD of author Jack Prelutsky reading the poems with the musical accompaniment.
Presents an annotated edition of Edgar Lee Master's collection of dramatic monologues in which inhabitants of the cemetery on the hill overlooking the fictional midwestern town of Spoon River reveal the shocking scandals and tragic secrets of their lives.
