canadian poetry

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canadian poetry

Doctor Knickerbocker and other rhymes

1993
A selection of poetry, much of it humorous, which includes tongue twisters, jump rope rhymes, counting-out rhymes, ball bounces, and autograph verse.

Nothing beats a pizza

2001
A collection of amusing poems, many about pizza and other kinds of food, which play with words and rhythms.

Black stars in a white night sky

2008
An illustrated collection of humorous and thought-provoking poems for young readers by JonArno Lawson.

The cremation of Sam McGee

1986
Constantly suffering from the cold, Sam makes his companion on the Arctic trail promise to cremate him when he dies, which the companion does--to his great surprise.

Hey world, here I am!

1990
A collection of poems and brief vignettes from the perspective of a girl named Kate Bloomfield, reflecting her views on friendship, school, family life, and the world.

Bubblegum delicious

poems
2001
An illustrated collection of poems about a young boy's childhood adventures.

The ice cream store

poems
1991
A collection of poems about a variety of colorful people, creatures, and places.

The shooting of Dan McGrew

1988
A narrative poem set in the Yukon describing the shoot-out in a saloon between a trapper and the man who stole his girl.

African acrostics

a word in edgeways
2009
Contains color photographs of various African animals, each with a lighthearted poem that contains acrostics.

If you could wear my sneakers!

1998
Contains fifteen illustrated poems for children based upon the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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