APL Kids: Poet-Tree

Over many years as a working poet, Michael Rosen has thought a great deal about what poems are, what they can do and the pleasure that comes from writing and reading poetry. In this invaluable handbook, he shares this knowledge and experience in book form for the very first time. Starting with a detailed analysis of a number of classic poems, he offers a real writer's guide to writing and performing poems, as well as a wealth of technical information...

Presents a collection of 20 poems written in tribute to well-known poets from around the world. Newbery Medalist and a Caldecott Honoree offer a glorious, lyrical ode to poets who have sparked a sense of wonder. Out of gratitude for the poet's art form, Newbery Award-winning author and poet Kwame Alexander, along with Chris Colderley and Marjory Wentworth, present original poems that pay homage to twenty famed poets who have made the authors' hearts...

This gorgeously illustrated collection of 366 animal poems for all ages features both classics and new discoveries written by a vast array of poets, including William Blake, Christina Rosetti, Matsuo Basho, and Emily Dickinson.

"When words in verse are paired with the awesomeness of nature, something magical happens. Beloved former U.S. Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis curates an exuberant poetic celebration of the natural world in this stellar collection of nature poems. From trickling streams to deafening thunderstorms to soaring mountains, discover majestic photography perfectly paired with contemporary (such as Billy Collins), classics (such as Robert Frost), and never-before-published...

An illustrated collection of poems by a variety of authors describing the peculiarities of pets and wild and domestic animals.

"A collection of original poems that celebrate family, universal childhood experiences, and the pure pleasure a young girl feels as her mastery and understanding grow throughout the seasons of a year"-- Provided by publisher.

Presents Naomi Shihab Nye's most acclaimed, most popular, most inspiring, and most life-changing poems of the past 45 years, together in one volume. Including such favorites as 'Famous', 'Valentine for Ernest Mann', 'Kindness', Arabic coffee', and 'Gate A-4', as well as new poems and an introduction by poet and author Edward Hirch.

A selection of short American poems dealing with the four seasons and the different weather events and animal patterns that can occur within each.

Shares humorous poems about such subjects as disco baths, sneaky sisters, nose hairs, and wanting a dog.

A collection of poems about street food and food trucks around the world.