Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Picture Books & Poetry

Thumpy Feet - Betsy Lewin
Here comes Thumpy Feet! He eats, cleans, plays, hunts, and naps. And he'll win his way into your heart! The onomatopoeic text follows a fun-loving, food-loving, self-satisfied cat as he enjoys the simple pleasures of his daily routines.

Kenta and the Big Wave - Ruth Ohi
When a devastating tsunami strikes Kenta's village his beloved soccer ball is swept away and washes up on a beach on the other side of the world.


Picture a Tree - Barbara Reid
"Explores in words and pictures different ways of seeing and experiencing trees."-- Provided by publisher

Nobody Asked the Pea - John Warren Stewig
Expands upon the classic tale of the princess and the pea as seen through the eyes of the prince, the princess, the king and queen, various servants, a mouse, and even the rather vain pea, itself.


As Fast As Words Could Fly - Pamela M. Tuck
"A thirteen-year-old African American boy in 1960s Greenville, North Carolina, uses his typing skills to make a statement as part of the Civil Rights movement. Based on true events. Includes author's note."--Provided by publisher



Poetry
Poems to Learn by Heart - Caroline Kennedy
For this companion to her "New York Times"-bestselling collection "A Family of Poems," Kennedy has hand-selected more than 100 of her favorite poems that lend themselves to memorization.



Stardines Swim High Across the Sky and Other Poems - Jack Prelutsky
A collection of sixteen humorous poems about such strange creatures as the stardine, slobster, and magpipe.

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