poetry

When someone takes a pet goldfish, then other items from Ms. Herschel's classroom, each time leaving a clue in the form of a poem, student Edgar Allan competes with a classmate to be first to solve the mystery.

An illustrated collection of poems by various authors that describes the different types of rainy days.

An introduction to poetry that describes how poems are different from other kinds of writing; discusses rhythm, rhyme, alliteration, similes, onomatopoeia, acrostics, cinquains, concrete poems, free verse, haikus, and limericks; and includes examples.

Each letter of the alphabet is accompanied by an illustration and appropriate poem or a phrase from a poem.

One of the most recognized and quoted first lines in all of English poetry is wonderfully illustrated in this picture book.

A young student, who comes to love poetry through a personal understanding of what different famous poems mean to him, surprises himself by writing his own inspired poem.

A collection of poems about some things that usually go unnoticed, but are worth looking for, by such authors as Arnold Adoff, Karla Kuskin, John Ciardi, and Charlotte Zolotow.

Despite their differences, Porky the messy pig and Bess the fussy cat are best friends and support each other in all their endeavors, from poetry writing to cake baking.

Brief rhymes describe the favorite food of various animals. Includes recipe for making bread-dough animals.

Here are the funniest poems about school ever collected in one book.