poetry

A collection of poems on such important events in the history of the United States as the Pilgrims' landing in Massachusetts, the Louisiana Purchase, the Civil War, Seward's Folly, the San Francisco earthquake, and more.

A collection of poems depicting the sights and sounds of the Caribbean islands.

An anthology of poems reflecting the ambience of the Midwest through such voices as William Rose Ben?t, Carl Sandburg, and Sherwood Anderson.

Presents a collection of illustrations that represent the classic song "America the Beautiful.".

Simple verses and illustrations introduce young readers to the world of ancient Greece, describing its people, places, and culture.

A dream poem of innocent love between two children with illustrations that set the scene in the 1930s on the Gasp? Peninsula of the artist's native Qu?bec.

A collection of poems celebrating the habits and habitat of Emperor penguins.

Presents a collection of poems, in Latin with English translation, originally written to celebrate the opening of the Roman Colosseum in A.D. 80 that reveals the Roman public and private lives of orators and lawyers, schoolmasters and beggars, the elite of Rome as well as slaves.