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A rocketful of space poems

2017
Text and illustrations presents twenty-six poems that look at outer space.

The firefly letters

a suffragette's journey to Cuba
Presents the thoughts of Fredrika Bremer as she describes her journey to Cuba and the women she came to know that transformed the life of this nineteenth century women's rights pioneer.

You can fly

the Tuskegee Airmen
Tells the story, in verse, of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, the African-American pilots who broke the color barrier flying for the United States during World War II.

Howl

a graphic novel
Allen Ginsberg's classic poem "Howl," which sparked an historic obscenity trial after it was published in 1956; illustrated with actual scenes from the animated portion of the 2010 motion picture with the same title.

The city speaks in drums

2010
Two boys from North End Halifax discover music is all around them while exploring their neighborhood.

Drum taps

the complete civil war poems
2015
"Drum Taps is the complete Civil War poem collection by Walt Whitman, including the celebrated Oh, Captain, My Captain!, and augmented with Whitman's essays from the period on subjects such as Secession, Abraham Lincoln, working in the Civil War hospitals, and the assassination of the president"--Amazon.com.

Tarik ena misale

an Ethiopian tale
2010
"Tarik Ena Misale (Stories and Examples) is an Ethiopian classic book presented in poetic form by the prominent author and poet Kebede Michael, Hon Dr. This book is a graphic presentation of three selected stories from Tarik Ena Misale. All stories are given in both Amharic and English"--Amazon.

Here in Harlem

poems in many voices
2010
Presents poems by Walter Dean Myers, written in the voices of people living and working in Harlem, the author's beloved hometown.

We are America

a tribute from the heart
Examines the diversity in America and the distinct qualities that make up this nation.

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