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Paul Revere's ride

1996
Presents an illustrated version of Longfellow's famous narrative poem about Paul Revere's midnight ride in 1775 to warn the people of the Boston countryside that the British were coming.

Your own, Sylvia

a verse portrait of Sylvia Plath
2007
A series of poems that provide a chronological portrait of the life of Sylvia Plath, told in the voices of family members, friends, associates, and others who knew her.

The rose that grew from concrete

1999
A collection of poems written by rap artist and actor Tupac Shakur at the age of nineteen.

Only Opal

the diary of a young girl
1994
A lyrical adaptation of the writings of Opal Whiteley, in which she describes her love of nature and her life in an Oregon lumber camp at the turn of the century.

Casey at the bat

a ballad of the Republic sung in the year 1888
2000
A lavishly illustrated edition of the famous poem.

The freedom business

2008
A collection of poems by Marilyn Nelson, accompanied by prose by African slave Venture Smith and watercolor painting by Deborah Dancy.

How I discovered poetry

Presents a memoir in poems of poet Marilyn Nelson, in which she discusses her life as a young girl from the age of four to fourteen, in which time she saw and was a part of the Civil Rights movement; witnessed the "Red Scare" and the dangers of the atom bomb; and took part in the beginnings of the feminist movement.

The midnight ride of Paul Revere

2001
Presents 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, complemented by maps, documents, and illustrations.

The dark man

2013
Presents an illustrated version of Stephen King's poem "The Dark Man.".

C?sar

s?, se puede!
2006
A collection of poems and illustrations that describe life and times of Cesar Chavez.

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