| Title, Creators, Comments / Reviews | Ages | Date Added | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. The Brooklyn Bridge (Unknown Binding) Author: Lynn Curlee Illustrator: Lynn Curlee Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
N/A |
8/16/2010 Add | |||
| Janet said: This Robert F. Sibert honor book details the construction of what was once the tallest structure in North America. The text weaves together the engineering feat with the lives of John, Washington and ...more tags: I recommend | |||||
| 2 Reviews | |||||
| 2. Hamsters, Shells, and Spelling Bees: School Poems (I Can Read Book 2) (H... Author: Lee Bennett Hopkins Illustrator: Sachiko Yoshikawa Publisher: HarperCollins |
Ages 4-8 |
8/13/2010 Add | |||
| Janet said: Hopkins has collected twenty poems by well-know poets such as Jane Yolen, Alice Schertle, and J. Patrick Lewis in easily accessible language for young readers. Poems are a variety of styles and range ...more tags: I recommend | |||||
| 11 Reviews | |||||
| 3. Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems (Caldecott Honor Book, BC... Author: Joyce Sidman Illustrator: Beckie Prange Publisher: Houghton Mifflin |
Ages 4-8 |
7/30/2010 Add | |||
| Janet said: This is a wonderful mix of poetic forms with science fact presented in prose sidebars with a glossary at the end. Sidman's eleven poems cover the four seasons in the life of a pond and it's creatures ...more tags: I recommend | |||||
| 234 Reviews | |||||
| 4. Absolutely Wild (Hardcover) Author: Dennis Webster Illustrator: Kim Webster Cunningham Publisher: David R Godine |
Ages 4-8 |
7/23/2010 Add | |||
| Janet said: This collection of 16 poems celebrating a variety of wild animals will appeal to fans of Ogden Nash or Edward Lear. The illustrations - hand-colored linoleum prints - provide the perfect complement to...more tags: I recommend | |||||
| 7 Reviews | |||||
| 5. Mouse Mess (Hardcover) Author: Linnea Asplind Riley Illustrator: Linnea Asplind Riley Publisher: Blue Sky Press |
Baby to Pre-K |
7/16/2010 Add | |||
| Janet said: Mouse Mess is one of the first books I read to first-graders during their visits to library. They love the colorful pictures of the mouse doing everyday activities using kitchen utensils -- raking up...more tags: I recommend | |||||
| 161 Reviews | |||||
| 6. Immersed in Verse: An Informative, Slightly Irreverent & Totally Tremend... Author: Allan Wolf Illustrator: Tuesday Mourning Publisher: Lark Books |
Ages 9-12 |
7/9/2010 Add | |||
| Janet said: This book works equally well as an introduction to poetry writing for the novice or as an inspiration for young poets grades 5-8. Wolf discusses the how and why of his own poetry as well as providing...more tags: I recommend | |||||
| 38 Reviews | |||||
| 7. Have You Ever Done That? (Hardcover) Author: Julie Hofstrand Larios Publisher: Hand Print |
Ages 4-8 |
6/25/2010 Add | |||
| Janet said: This story in rhyme explores the joy of discovering nature's simple summer pleasures as a pair of speakers compare their experiences and inquire, "Have you ever done that?" The watercolor and ink illu...more tags: I recommend | |||||
| 7 Reviews | |||||
| 8. Flamingos on the Roof (Hardcover) Author: Calef Brown Publisher: Houghton Mifflin |
Ages 4-8 |
6/4/2010 Add | |||
| Janet said: This is a collection of twenty-eight poems in a variety of forms that are whimsical, mythical, nonsensical, and definitely inspired. tags: I recommend | |||||
| 70 Reviews | |||||
| 9. Poems to Dream Together/poemas Para Sonar Juntos: Poemas Para Sonar Junt... Author: Francisco X. Alarcon, Paula S. Barragan Publisher: Lee & Low Books |
Ages 4-8 |
5/21/2010 Add | |||
| Janet said: This is a collection of bilingual poetry written by three-time Pura Belpre Author Award Honor poet and educator Francisco X. Alarcon, illustrated by Paula Barragan who now lives and works in Quito, Ec...more tags: I recommend | |||||
| 23 Reviews | |||||
| 10. The Bat Boy and His Violin (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Books) ... Author: Gavin Curtis Illustrator: E. B. Lewis Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing |
Ages 4-8 |
5/17/2010 Add | |||
| Janet said: Gavin Curtis shares the sensitive relationship between team-manager Dad and Bat boy child without taking a single false step. This book works on every level...providing a glimpse into life in the Negr...more tags: I recommend | |||||
| 33 Reviews | |||||
| 11. Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya (Hardcover) Author: Donna Jo Napoli Illustrator: Kadir Nelson Publisher: Simon & Schuster Paula Wiseman Books |
Ages 4-8 |
5/7/2010 Add | |||
| Janet said: Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the trees of Kenya, written by Donna Jo Napoli and illustrated by Kadir Nelson -- Simon & Shuster Books for Young Readers, 2010 -- is a beautiful introduction to 2004 N...more tags: I recommend | |||||
| 160 Reviews | |||||
| 12. Stanza (Hardcover) Author: Jill Esbaum Illustrator: Jack E. Davis Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books |
Ages 4-8 |
4/30/2010 Add | |||
| Janet said: Stanza and his two brothers spend their nights harassing city folks, but once his siblings are asleep, Stanza secretly indulges his poetic side. Of course his secret is found out, but the turmoil over...more tags: I recommend | |||||
| 31 Reviews | |||||
| 13. Horizons: Poems as Far as the Eye Can See (Hardcover) Author: Jane Yolen Illustrator: Jason Stemple Publisher: Wordsong |
Young Adults |
4/23/2010 Add | |||
| Janet said: Strong poetic images and beautiful photographs are paired in this collection that would be an inspiration for students to create their own work. tags: I recommend | |||||
| 6 Reviews | |||||
| 14. The Tree That Time Built: A Celebration of Nature, Science, and Imaginat... Author: Mary Ann Hoberman, Linda Winston, selected by Mary Ann Hoberman and Linda Winston Illustrator: Barbara Fortin Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky |
Ages 9-12 |
4/23/2010 Add | |||
| Janet said: From the classic poets to the modern masters of children's poetry, here is a collection devoted to the science of nature. tags: I recommend | |||||
| 58 Reviews | |||||
| 15. Earthdance (Hardcover) Author: Joanne Ryder Illustrator: Norman Gorbaty Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) |
Ages 4-8 |
4/23/2010 Add | |||
| Janet said: This poem and the vibrant illustrations invite the reader to become one with our amazing planet. A fun choice for Earth Day. tags: I recommend | |||||
| 22 Reviews | |||||
| 16. Earthshake: Poems from the Ground Up (Hardcover) Author: Lisa Westberg Peters Illustrator: Cathie Felstead Publisher: Greenwillow |
Ages 4-8 |
4/23/2010 Add | |||
| Janet said: This is a collection of poems about geology. That's right, I said geology! You'll delight in the wordplay and colorful pictures that explain how geological forces shape the land. tags: I recommend | |||||
| 9 Reviews | |||||
| 17. Toad by the Road: A Year in the Life of These Amazing Amphibians (Hardco... Author: Joanne Ryder Illustrator: Maggie Kneen Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) |
Ages 4-8 |
4/16/2010 Add | |||
| Janet said: A wonderful combination of poetic skill and scientific curiosity fills each page. Beautifully detailed artwork enhances the language. tags: I recommend | |||||
| 19 Reviews | |||||
| 18. Oddhopper Opera: A Bug's Garden of Verses (Paperback) Author: Kurt Cyrus Publisher: Voyager Books |
Ages 4-8 |
4/16/2010 Add | |||
| Janet said: Delicate flowers and tasty veggies? No, it's the weird and wonderful garden critters - from beetles to snakes - that scurry and slither through these pages in meticulous illustrations and poetic lines...more tags: I recommend | |||||
| 11 Reviews | |||||
| 19. Handsprings (Hardcover) Author: Douglas Florian Illustrator: Douglas Florian Publisher: Greenwillow |
Ages 4-8 |
4/16/2010 Add | |||
| Janet said: A fun combination of rhyme for young children to pantomime plus puns and sophisticated wordplay for older students. tags: I recommend | |||||
| 22 Reviews | |||||
| 20. Slugs in Love (Hardcover) Author: Susan Pearson Illustrator: Kevin O'Malley Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Corporation |
Ages 4-8 |
4/9/2010 Add | |||
| Janet said: No star-crossed lovers in a Shakespeare tragedy here, despite that fact that it seems never the twain shall meet. Marylou and Herbie leave poetic love notes to each other in slime all over the garden,...more tags: I recommend | |||||
| 87 Reviews | |||||
| 21. I Heard It from Alice Zucchini: Poems About the Garden (Hardcover) Author: David Gardner, Jaunita Havill Illustrator: Christine Davenier Publisher: Chronicle Books |
Ages 4-8 |
4/9/2010 Add | |||
| Janet said: This collection of twenty seasonal poems gives a smart nod to the science of growing things in some of the works and relishes whimsy in others. tags: I recommend | |||||
| 15 Reviews | |||||
| 22. Busy in the Garden (Hardcover) Author: George Shannon Illustrator: Sam Williams Publisher: Greenwillow |
Ages 4-8 |
4/9/2010 Add | |||
| Janet said: This fun collection of lively poetry and riddles in a picture book format will delight children. Adults will enjoy the jokes and puns that Shannon has incorporated into his work. tags: I recommend | |||||
| 6 Reviews | |||||
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Janet Squires - Occupation: Writer
- Company: Janet Squires Books
- Locale: United States of America
- Member Since: 8/19/2009
