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Report copyright infringementby Jessica Kulekjian (Author), Zoe Si (Illustrator)This fun, informational picture book expertly pairs poetry and science to explain how a cloud experiences the water cycle.Here's an innovative story about the water cycle - told by a cloud! The cloud describes the process in lyrical prose, complemented by side commentary from a clever bird who fills in the science facts. First, the cloud soaks up moisture, gathering "steam from a cup of tea" and "vapors from salty...

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Report copyright infringementby Suzanne Slade (Author), Thomas Gonzalez (Illustrator)Lyrical text and gorgeous illustrations introduce us to the chameleon and its astonishing abilities. This reptilian superhero can alter the pigments in its skin cells to change color, operate its eyes separately (allowing it to keep one eye on dinner and one out for predators), capture that dinner by lashing out its long, super-fast, sticky tongue at speeds up to 13 miles an hour, and use its prehensile tail ...

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Report copyright infringementby David Elliott (Author), Gordy Wright (Illustrator)With wonder and wit, David Elliott's poems look beyond the Sahara's blinding surface to the rich flora and fauna of the world's largest hot desert, depicted in Gordy Wright's vibrant illustrations. The Sahara, covering more than three million square miles, is a harsh and uninviting landscape, inhospitable to most forms of life. But under every rock, in every crevice, and hidden in the growth of the landscape, l...

Ch'aska and Picchu Protectors of Pequeña Sol

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Report copyright infringementby Audrey R. Jones (Author), Aroba Sheikh (Illustrator)In the heart of the Andean mountains, a child is born with a light unlike any other.Pequeña Sol's radiant spirit is guarded by two loyal companions Ch'aska, a swift and noble llama, and Picchu, a wise and courageous donkey. Together, they journey through jungles and across ancient landscapes, discovering the magic of the world around them. But when a shadowy creature named Pishtaco awakens from his dark cenote...

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Report copyright infringementby Renée M. Latulippe (Author), Chuck Gonzales (Illustrator)A clever kids' graphic novel featuring a unique collection of theater-inspired poems, told in 3 acts that chronicle a musical, from auditions to opening night! Young thespian fans of Theater Camp and Better Nate Than Ever will cherish this love letter to theater and theater production. Enjoy the show! An appealing combination of fun comic illustrations and verse, Limelight is a collection in 3 acts and ta...

Night Creatures: Firefly: An Uplifting and Lyrical Story of Light, Hope, and Wonder

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Report copyright infringementby Robert MacFarlane (Author), Luke Adam Hawker (Illustrator)From two of the U.K.'s best-known book makers, Robert Macfarlane and Luke Adam Hawker, comes a stunning picture book to ignite wonder in readers everywhere. A Children's Book Council's Kids Favorites Award winner! In the darkness of December, Through the winter's deepest snowing, When the world is ste ep in camber, And all hope is downwards-flowing Then's the time to seek what's glowing... Written in ly...

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Report copyright infringementby Frann Preston-Gannon (Illustrator)Explore an enchanting world of 101 treasured nursery rhymes, poems, and songs with timeless appealIn this captivating collection of nursery rhymes, songs, and poems, a new generation of readers will fall in love with favorite characters like Humpty Dumpty, the Owl and the Pussy-cat, Little Miss Muffet, and a host of animals, elves, and mermaids. Discover games for playtime, songs for mealtime, and star-filled lullabies for bedt...

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Report copyright infringementby Neil Kaufman (Author), Greg Bliss (Foreword by)In some meditation practices, a "monkey mind" is a state of consciousness that swings from thought to thought like a monkey in a jungle swings from tree branch to tree branch. This frame of mind is characterized by caprice, distraction, impulsiveness. Long thought to thwart the human experience. Along comes Jungle Gyms for Monkey Minds, Neil Kaufman's stunning debut collection of poetry. Jungle Gyms for Monkey Mind...

Divine Blue Light (for John Coltrane): Pocket Poets Series No. 63 - Paperback

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by Will Alexander (Author)From Will Alexander, finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, a new collection of poems from the intersection between surrealism and afro-futurism, where Césaire meets Sun Ra. Divine Blue Light further affirms Alexander's status as one of the most unique and innovative voices in contemporary poetry.One of Publishers Weekly's Top 10 Notable Poetry Books for Fall 2022!"Since the 1980s, the Los Angeles-based Alexander has mixed politics with mesmeric, oracular li...

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Report copyright infringementby Kim Bearden (Author), Madison Hunt (Illustrator)It's hard to be youngWhen you are amongOthers who also are struggling with someOf the challenges of growing up-finding a voiceCan't measure the pressure to make the right choiceYou want independence, be on your ownMust be respectful and use the right toneIn Kim Bearden's first poetry collection, I Really Need You to Hear This, young voices emerge in verse, documenting-tentatively at times, and at other times boldl...

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Report copyright infringementby Brynne Barnes (Author), Bryan Collier (Illustrator)NAACP Image Award NomineeA bold anthem that celebrates the power and potential of young Black boys by the award-winning creative team of author Brynne Barnes and superstar illustrator Bryan Collier. From the celebrated author of Black Girl Rising and Colors of Me and four-time Caldecott Honor recipient and multiple-award-winning illustrator of Trombone Shorty, Rosa, and many more, this is a picture book to read...

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Report copyright infringementby Kwame Alexander (Author), Global Mechanic (Illustrator)Discover the world of Kwame Alexander's Acoustic Rooster! The New York Times bestselling author tells Acoustic Rooster's story through lyrical, jazzy text--perfect for young readers. Meet Acoustic Rooster and his friends, Ella Finchgerald, Mules Davis, and Duck Ellington, as they perform in the big barnyard band competition. With jazz facts and eye-catching artwork from the PBS KIDS(R) show-- Acoustic Roost...

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Report copyright infringementby Tabitha Brown (Author), Olivia Duchess (Illustrator)AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!From America's Mom--actress, New York Times bestselling author, NAACP Award-winning personality, and Emmy-winning host Tabitha Brown--comes an upbeat, inspiring story about finding your own light."Hello there, sunshine!"Every morning, young Tabitha wakes up and greets the sun. She loves how it brings everyone JOY. But one day she wakes up and the sun is missing! So Tab hops...

How Elegant the Elephant: Poems about Animals and Insects

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Report copyright infringementby Mary Ann Hoberman (Author), Marla Frazee (Illustrator)A rollicking collection of poems about the enchanting world of animals and insects, from former children's poet laureate and New York Times bestselling author Mary Ann Hoberman and Caldecott Honoree illustrator Marla Frazee. So many kinds of animals So many shapes and sizes So many funny spots and dots So many strange disguises With her signature wordplay and wit, former children's poet laureate Mary Ann...

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Report copyright infringementby Ron Johnson (Author)White Ghost Dance began during the America's 1976 Bicentennial, in a Burger King on the Philadelphia Promenade. Beside a six-foot-five Mickey Mouse when a cashier began vigorously chanting the name of a ham sandwich, I watched a Ben Franklin impersonator scooping change from the floor. As I tried to comprehend an America where these contradictory images could simultaneously exist, I recalled hearing of a Conestoga wagon travelling back towar...

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Report copyright infringementby John Hollander (Editor)A delightfully ghoulish array of specters and sorceresses, witches and ghosts, hags and apparitions haunt these pages--a literary parade of phantoms and shades to add to the revelry of All Hallow's Eve.From Homer to Horace, Pope to Poe, Randall Jarrell to James Merrill, Poems Bewitched and Haunted draws on three thousand years of poetic forays into the supernatural. Ovid conjures the witch Medea, Virgil channels Aeneas's wife from the aft...

A New Way of Seeing: Distance and Traumatic Memory in the Poetry of World War II

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Sarnowski (Author), Matthew Christopher Hulbert (Editor), Matthew E. Stanley (Editor)A New Way of Seeing considers the poetry of five writers--Louis Simpson, Keith Douglas, Richard Hugo, Howard Nemerov, and Randall Jarrell--whose work draws on their activities as soldiers in World War II. Basing his examination on extensive primary-source research, Michael Sarnowski identifies distance, both literal and figurative, and traumatic memory as two interconne...

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Report copyright infringementby Teow Lim Goh (Author)Bitter Creek, a lyric Chinese epic of the American West, reveals the devastating realities of the 1885 Rock Springs Massacre.In September of 1885, the Chinese coal miners who were brought into Wyoming as strikebreakers were ambushed and driven out of the town of Rock Springs at gunpoint by white coal miners. Bitter Creek revisits this dark episode--known today as the Rock Springs Massacre--revealing the stories beneath this violent, decade-...

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Report copyright infringementby Mary Oliver (Author)"Tell me, what is it you plan to dowith your one wild and precious life?"--Mary Oliver"The Summer Day" (House of Light) Mary Oliver's words guide us, with solace and empathy, across the rocky terrain of human existence. In House of Light, which was originally published in 1990, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet offers us an opportunity to transcend ordinary life into a realm of natural wonder. Oliver investigates themes on "how to love this wo...

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by Andrea Gibson (Author)2023 Feathered Quill Book Awards Gold Medal Winner 2022 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) Gold Medal Winner 2022 Over the Rainbow Short List 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards - Best Poetry Book Finalist 2021 Bookshop's Indie Press Highlights You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson is a queer, political, and feminist collection guided by self-reflection. The poems range from close examination of the deeply personal to the vastness of the world, exploring the expansi...

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Report copyright infringementby Catullus (Author), Guy Lee (Editor), Guy Lee (Translator)Of all Greek and Latin poets Catullus is perhaps the most accessible to the modern reader. Dealing candidly with the basic human emotions of love and hate, his virile, personal tone exerts a powerful appeal on all kinds of readers. The 116 poems collected in this new translation include the famous Lesbia poems and display the full range of Catullus's mastery of lyric meter, mythological themes, and epigra...

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Report copyright infringementby Steve Glenn Gilbert (Author), Tamara Piper (Author)Carl is a bear who is feared by the animals in Pleasant Trees Wood. They were so scared that the animals would flee upon any loud crash, assuming Carl was looming. What they didn't know was Carl was lonely. Despite being feared by everyone, Carl still put in the effort to help the creatures of the wood by moving a log that blocked a trail or pushed a boulder out of the way without anyone knowing it was him. One...

Pantun Baba Chan: The Art and Beauty of Traditional Baba Malay Poetry (Bilingual Text and Online Audio Recordings in English and Baba Malay)

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Report copyright infringementby Chan Eng Thai (Author), G. T. Lye (Foreword by)Pisang mas di-atas peti, Ada dua biji bekembar;Cakap menulis kita mesti, Baru Hidop Bahasa Baba * * * * *A comb of golden bananas, Bear two ripening twins;As we strive to speak and write, Baba Malay will thrive anew. Pantun Baba Chan is a collection of 100 original pantun poems written in Baba Malay over a period of 15 years by Baba Chan Eng Thai, a prominent member of Singapore's vibrant Peranakan community. Chan'...

One Hundred Poems from Old Japan: A New Translation of the Hyakunin Isshu [With Free Online Audio Recordings]

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Freiling (Translator), Fujiwara No Teika (Compiled by)"Translated with both grace and precision, the poems are elegant expressions of the depth of human emotion." --William Scott Wilson, renowned translator of Japanese literature In the pale dawnyour coldness as we partedfroze my heart--nothing now so chills meas morning's early light --Mibu no Tadamine Experience Japan's most celebrated anthology of poetry with this completely new translation of the Hy...

Oxford Bookworms Library: The Jungle Book: Level 2: 700-Word Vocabulary

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Report copyright infringementby Rudyard Kipling (Author)This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students. Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence. Introductions at the beginning of each story, illustrations throughout, and glossaries help build comprehension. Before, during, and after reading activities included in the back of each book strengt...

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Report copyright infringementby Jeff Dolven (Author)Jeff Dolven's poems take the guise of fables, parables, allegories, jokes, riddles, and other familiar forms. So, there is an initial comfort: I remember this, the reader thinks, from the stories of childhood . . . . But wait, something is off. In each poem, an uncanny conceit surprises the form, a highway paved with highwaymen, a school for shame, a family of chairs. Dolven makes these strange wagers with the grace and edgy precision of a m...

Hagar Before the Occupation/Hagar After the Occupation - Paperback

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by Amal Al-Jubouri (Author), Rebecca Gayle Howell (Translator), Husam Qaisi (Translator)"Through these poems, Amal al-Jubouri connects us to the earliest known poems, and yet the dialectic tension between them is utterly contemporary. Al-Jubouri writes 'This is my protest, this is my folly, ' yet these poems are neither simple protest nor in any sense folly. These poems are both essential and eternal."--Nick FlynnThis translation of Iraqi author Amal al-Jubouri contextualizes America's occupa...

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by A. M. Volk (Author)A beautiful and poetic story that ties both to nature and the foster care/adoption experience. A non-rhyming children's picture book that is written in such a way that it can be read to any child (not just adoption specific) even though the story lends itself to foster/adoption because of the parallels throughout. This book could also be a great way to begin to expose children to concepts of foster care in a safe way if they have friends or family members who are foster/...

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Report copyright infringementby David Walker (Author), David Walker (Illustrator)A charmingly cozy rhyming picture book about a sweet little panda who has trouble falling asleep. The moon is too far, the stars are too high. Little Panda is scared by the dark of the sky. But a marvelous bug, with a magical light, is just what she needs to sleep through the night. It's time for bed, but Little Panda wants to stay awake! Her bed is too lumpy, lullabies don't work, and the dark is a little sca...

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Report copyright infringementby Jeffrey Krueger (Author), Allie Daigle (Illustrator)Upon completing my fourth poetry book, I was inspired to curate a selection of my poems that would deeply resonate with children and adults. I envisioned bringing these poems to life through captivating, vivid illustrations that capture the reader's imagination. While not all of my poems are tailored for children, I have thoughtfully handpicked a few that, when coupled with illustrations, can be easily underst...

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Report copyright infringementby Annie Woodford (Author)Peasant takes its title from a poem by Nikki Giovanni: "peasant food . . . must be mixed with your hands. Grandmother taught us that." These poems aspire to the richness of peasant food (and assert that there is a culture in poor rural America that is complex and beautiful). The painter Alison Hall-who grew up with Woodford in Henry County, Virginia-describes this sometimes junky, haphazard beauty as "architecture without an architect" an...