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POEMS

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WORLD A

SELECTED BY SYLVIA M. VARDELL

ILLUSTRATED BY SONNY ROSS

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8 New Baby—Ralph Fletcher

9 What Will You Choose, Baby?—Linda Sue Park

10 I’m Bigger—Kristy Dempsey

11 Happy Adoption Day—Jane Yolen

12 Double the Trouble—Janet Wong

13 Three—Chrissie Gittins

14 At Our House—Virginia Euwer Wolff

15 Abuelita—Margarita Engle

16 A Suitcase of Seaweed—Janet Wong

17 Our Blended Family—Doraine Bennett

18 Granny’s Teapots—Michelle Schaub

19 Something I Did—Janet Wong

20 Dad—Andrew Fusek Peters

21 A Day to Honor Fathers—Carole Gerber

22 Louder than a Clap of Thunder!—Jack Prelutsky

24 Sincerely—Robyn Hood Black

25 How to Make a Friend—Jane Heitman Healy

26 Friend—Philip Waddell

27 Compliment Chain—Mary Lee Hahn

28 Friends—Renée M. LaTulippe

FAMILY AND FRIENDS

FEELINGS

32 A Way Around—Naomi Shihab Nye

33 Alone—Ros Asquith

34 Anger—John Foster

35 Pout—Sara Holbrook

36 I’m Nobody! Who Are You?—Emily Dickinson

37 Question—Ros Asquith

38 I Woke Up This Morning—Karla Kuskin

40 Me in a Tree—Julie O’Callaghan

41 Poem for a Bully—Eileen Spinelli

42 When I’m Angry—Brenda Williams

44 I Wish I Had More Courage—Toon Tellegen

45 Don’t Be Scared—Carol Ann Duffy

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56 Petting Zoo—Laura Purdie Salas

57 At the Zoo—William Makepeace Thackeray

58 Animal Talk—Charles Ghigna

59 Watch Your Step—Leslie Bulion

60 Zoophabet: Ants to Zorillas—Avis Harley

62 Let’s Celebrate the Elephant!—Irene Latham

63 Eletelephony—Laura Elizabeth Richards

64 The Crocodile—Lewis Carroll

65 Dressing Like a Snake—Georgia Heard

66 Trust—Padma Venkatraman

67 April Is a Dog’s Dream—Marilyn Singer

68 The Moon—Robert Louis Stevenson

69 When the Rain Falls—Susan Taylor Brown

70 An Autumn Greeting—George Cooper

71 The Best Paths—Kristine O’Connell George

72 Clouds—Kate Coombs

73 Fish Rain—Marilyn Nelson

74 Who Has Seen the Wind?—Christina Rossetti

75 Summer Storm—Irene Latham

98 All Kinds of Kids—Elizabeth Steinglass

99 What do you do on a nature walk?—

Kate Williams

100 Brothers—Peter Cole

101 What Can You Do with a Football?—

James Carter

102 Ice Skating—Sandra Liatsos

103 Tumbling—Anonymous

104 My Bike—Julie Larios

105 Song of Kites—Anonymous

106 Teammates—Elizabeth Steinglass

107 Let’s Go—Merry Bradshaw

108 My Shadow—Robert Louis Stevenson

110 A Circle of Sun—Rebecca Kai Dotlich

111 What I Love About Summer—Douglas Florian

112 Speak When This Way Talk Do I—

Kenn Nesbitt

113 The House of This Minute—Kate Coombs

114 I’m Much Too Tired to Play Tonight—

Jack Prelutsky

115 I Can…—Tony Langham

116 Nobody’s Birthday!—Marilyn Singer

117 unBIRTHDAY—Vikram Madan

78 Map of Fun—Naomi Shihab Nye

79 Direction—Alonzo Lopez

80 If Once You Have Slept on an Island—

Rachel Field

81 First to See the Sea—Nicola Davies

82 Gran’s Visit—Sally Murphy

83 Peace by Piece—Celia Berrell

84 Greetings—Lesléa Newman

ANIMALS AND NATURE

FUN AND GAMES

CITIES, TOWNS, AND TRAVEL

46 Rush – Jesse—Nikki Grimes

47 Lost—Kate Coombs

48 Look for the Helpers—Michelle Heidenrich Barnes

50 Too Shy—Linda Kulp Trout

51 How to Love Your Little Corner of the World—

Eileen Spinelli

52 A Happy Kenning—Clare Bevan

53 Although—Tony Langham

85 City Rain—Rachel Field

86 City Lights—Lee Bennett Hopkins

87 City Home—Amy Ludwig VanDerwater

88 Stories—Allan De Fina

89 Skyscrapers—Rachel Field

90 Dream Train—B.J. Lee

91 Rickety Train Ride—Tony Mitton

92 Riding the Subway Train—Allan De Fina

93 Canoe—Juanita Havill

94 Night Flight—Ted Scheu

95 Traveling Together—Laura Purdie Salas


144 My Corner—Cheryl Moskowitz

145 Summer—Walter Dean Myers

146 Trudging—Anonymous

147 Just a Skin Thing—Coral Rumble

148 Bath Time—Eric Ode

149 Bubbles—Jacqueline Jules

150 What Is a Foot?—Jane Yolen

151 barefoot—Valerie Worth

152 I Sit On My Bottom—Michael Salinger

153 Catching a Yawn—Avis Harley

154 Loose Tooth, Whose Tooth?—Carole Boston

Weatherford

155 Tooth—Amy Ludwig VanDerwater

156 Grandfather’s Chopsticks—Janet Wong

157 Global Gorging—Terry Webb Harshman

158 Breakfast—Linda Sue Park

159 I Eat My Peas with Honey—Anonymous

BODY AND HEALTH

A WORLD OF LEARNING

168 Mrs Kenning—Paul Cookson

169 Underwear Scare—Terry Webb Harshman

170 Sophie—Steven Herrick

171 My Needs—JonArno Lawson

172 Homework! Oh, Homework!—Jack Prelutsky

174 Time—Mary Ann Hoberman

175 Nature Knows Its Math—Joan Graham

176 Bilingual—Alma Flor Ada

177 One to Ten—Janet Wong

178 Ratty Writing—James Aitchison

179 Good Books, Good Times!—Lee Bennett Hopkins

180 The Library—Sara Holbrook

182 Stop! Let’s Read—Kristy Dempsey

183 So I Picked Out a Book—Karla Kuskin

184 Secret Worlds—Margarita Engle

185 Dive into a Book—J.R. Poulter

186 Surprise—Beverly McLoughland

187 My Book!—David L. Harrison

188 Poetry activities

200 Glossary

201 Index

204 Acknowledgments

120 NOW…—James Carter

121 When You Are a Scientist—Eric Ode

122 Da Vinci Did It!—Renée M. LaTulippe

123 Fireworks—Celia Warren

124 Our National Engineers Week—Suzy Levinson

125 Questions That Matter—Heidi Bee Roemer

126 Go Fly a Kite—Laura Purdie Salas

127 Testing My Magnet—Julie Larios

128 Recycling—Susan Blackaby

129 garbage—Valerie Worth

130 Old Water—April Halprin Wayland

131 World Water Day—George Ella Lyon

132 What Do the Trees Know?—Joyce Sidman

133 You Ask Why—Li Po

134 Bluebirds—Jen Bryant

135 Clay—Amy Ludwig VanDerwater

136 My Colours—Colin West

138 Crayon Poem—James Carter

140 Make a Joyful Noise—B.J. Lee

141 Singing and Sashaying—Pat Mora

SCIENCE AND ART 160 A Dream Without Hunger—Michael J. Rosen

161 To Yahola, On His First Birthday—

Alexander Posey

162 Growing—Tony Mitton

164 Winter Counting—Joseph Bruchac

The poems in this book are presented in

exactly the same way as the poets wrote them,

including their spelling, punctuation,

capitalization, spacing, and indentation.


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Sylvia Vardell is an award-winning

professor at Texas Woman’s University and the

author of many books and articles about children’s

literature, poetry for children, and teaching.

Sonny Ross is an illustrator based in Manchester,

UK. He uses skills gained from editorial illustration

to inform his children’s book work. He also has two

cats that are plotting against him.

INTRODUCTION Welcome to a world full of poems—full of rhyme

and rhythm, emotion and imagination; poems about everything from friends and families to

feet and fish rain, written by poets from around the world. Share a poem out loud with a friend

or read a poem quietly alone. Start from the beginning or flip to a surprise page. There are poems here for everyone—humorous, serious, short, long, familiar, or brand-new. Plus, you’ll

find activities in the back to help you think, draw, write, and share. Let’s get started!

by Sylvia Vardell


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FAMILY AND FRIENDS

For many of us, life is all about family and friends. Poetry helps us explore these different

human relationships.

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New BabyRalph Fletcher

Soon as the baby gets born

before she’s two hours old

people start dividing her up.

“She has Daddy’s big ears”

“Got Grandma’s double chin”

“She has my olive eyes”

like she’s just a bunch

of borrowed parts

stitched together.

Well, I just got to hold her.

I touched her perfect head

and I’ll tell you this:

My sister is whole.

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New BabyRalph Fletcher

Note: On a Korean baby’s first birthday, many families play the “fortune game.” Objects symbolizing various futures are placed in front of the baby: whatever

the baby chooses is said to predict its future.

What Will You Choose, Baby?Linda Sue Park

Pen for writer.

Book for teacher.

Bowl of rice keeps hunger at bay.

Coins mean riches,

Thread, long life.

Cakes for the greedy—push them away!

Mama’s laughter,

Daddy’s camera.

Grandpa, Grandma, clap and cheer.

Hugs abounding.

Love surrounding.

Celebration! Your first year!


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I’m BiggerKristy Dempsey

You wobble.

I walk.

You babble.

I talk.

You sit

and drool

and swing,

while I draw

and dance

and sing.

I can say my ABCs.

You just jiggle

plastic keys.

I can run

and jump

and spin …

and when I do,

it makes you grin.

I am bigger.

You’re so small.

(But I still love you

best of all.)


11

Happy Adoption DayJane Yolen

This is the day we celebrate

Adoption Day, our family date,

The day that in that faraway year

I traveled from where I was to here.

By bus, by plane, by train, by car.

I carried my heart so very far

To find my place, to find my home,

The people I could call my own.

So on this day, let’s all agree

To celebrate not only me,

But family.


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Double the TroubleJanet Wong

My family

is made up of

two mothers,

two fathers,

two sisters,

two brothers,

two dogs,

and two cats

in two

different houses

with double

the shopping

and double

the laundry

and double

the trouble

and double

the noise—

and twice as much

love for us

girls and us boys.


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Double the TroubleJanet Wong

My family

is made up of

two mothers,

two fathers,

two sisters,

two brothers,

two dogs,

and two cats

in two

different houses

with double

the shopping

and double

the laundry

and double

the trouble

and double

the noise—

ThreeChrissie Gittins

My best friend has a best friend,

she is a bester friend than me,

but when they have a falling out

my friend is best with me.


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At Our HouseVirginia Euwer Wolff

Dad reads to me while he makes me lunch,

Mom reads to me in bed.

My little brother wants to hear

every word that we have read.

Grandpa’s learning how to read,

Grandma hums along.

Books speak right up in our house,

and words turn into song.


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AbuelitaMargarita Engle

We called her little grandmother

even though she was big.

Her house was small

and the street was muddy.

Her neighbors rode horses

and lived in thatched huts.

She believed in the goodness

of ladylike manners.

She taught me how to embroider

a garden,

decorating the world

with a sharp needle,

one flowery stitch

at a time.

Note: Abuelita is a Spanish term of affection for a grandmother, similar to “grandma” or “granny.”


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A Suitcase of SeaweedJanet Wong

Across the ocean

from Korea

my grandmother,

my Halmoni,

has come—

her suitcase

sealed shut

with tape,

packed full

of sheets

of shiny black

seaweed

and stacks

of dried squid.

We break it open,

this old treasure

chest of hers,

holding

our noses

tight

as we release

its ripe

sea smell.


17

Our Blended FamilyDoraine Bennett

patchwork family

stitched together

by threads of love

a crazy quilt

of unexpected color


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Granny’s TeapotsMichelle Schaub

So prim and proper,

they perch atop cabinets,

adorned in party dresses.

Roses,

pinstripes,

polka dots.

Some tall and thin,

some short and squat.

All pose,

one arm akimbo,

the other pointing high—

waiting,

patient,

while I choose:

Which will host

our tea for two?


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Something I DidJanet Wong

Something I did

made Alex

not like me.

Something I did—

but what?

If Alex would tell me,

if Alex would say—

then maybe

we’d fix things

and

we could play

together

at recess

like we used to do.

What did I do wrong?

I wish I knew.


20

DadAndrew Fusek Peters

He’s a:

Tall story weaver

Full of fib fever

Bad joke teller

Ten decibel yeller

Baggy clothes wearer

Pocket money bearer

Nightmare banisher

Hurt heart vanisher

Bear hugger

Biscuit mugger

Worry squasher

Noisy nosher

Lawn mower

Smile sower

Football mad

Fashion sad

Not half bad

So glad I had

My

Dad!


21

A Day to Honor FathersCarole Gerber

Papá, Vader, Babbo, Tad.Babba, Otac, Apa, Dad.

Tatti, Tata, Tevs, and Appa.

Pita-ji, Daidl Isa, Bapa.

Around the world, we children say,

Thank you! Happy Father’s Day!

He’s a:

Tall story weaver

Full of fib fever

Bad joke teller

Ten decibel yeller

Baggy clothes wearer

Pocket money bearer

Nightmare banisher

Hurt heart vanisher

Bear hugger

Biscuit mugger

Worry squasher

Noisy nosher

Lawn mower

Smile sower


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Louder than a Clap of Thunder!Jack Prelutsky

Louder than a clap of thunder,

louder than an eagle screams,

louder than a dragon blunders,

or a dozen football teams,

louder than a four-alarmer

or a rushing waterfall,

louder than a knight in armor

jumping from a ten-foot wall.


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Louder than a Clap of Thunder!Jack Prelutsky

Louder than an earthquake rumbles

louder than a tidal wave,

louder than an ogre grumbles.

as he stumbles through his cave,

louder than stampeding cattle,

louder than a cannon roars,

louder than a giant’s rattle

that’s how loud my father SNORES!


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SincerelyRobyn Hood Black

Dear Friend,

I see the thoughtful things you do.

Your words are always cheerful, too.

I noticed!

And I’m thanking you.

Sincerely,

Me


25

How to Make a FriendJane Heitman Healy

You start by saying Hi there,Hello, Aloha, Ciao—If someone answers back to you,

Smile and nod and bow.

You might try saying Hola,Salut, Goddag, Shalom.If someone answers back to you,

They might be far from home.

A friend begins by greeting

Those they meet along the way

To make them feel welcome

At home, at school, at play.


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FriendPhilip Waddell

Arm linker

Eye winker

Time sparer

Treat sharer.

Hand lender

Defender

Word taker

Peacemaker.

Work keeper

Praise heaper

High fiver

Reviver.


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Compliment ChainMary Lee Hahn

Your two small words

Good job!filled me up

I sat straighter in my chair.

I had worked hard.

And you noticed.

My friend

is bent over his paper.

His pencil moves slowly, carefully.

I say two small words,

Good job!And watch him sit up straight.


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FriendsRenée M. LaTulippe

Annie

has a chair on wheels.

She’s fast

and she can spin!

We race each other

after school.

Sometimes she lets me win.

Robert

doesn’t talk like me,

but draws

a whole lot better.

He points out pictures

in our books,

and I point out each letter.


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Lucy

moves her hands to speak,

her fingers

forming shapes.

We are silent

superheroes

in our masks and capes.

My friends and I

are different,

but not in every way.

All of us love having fun—

we read

and draw

and play!


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FEELINGS

Poets have a gift for capturing all the different emotions we feel—happiness, fear, anger,

loneliness, gratitude, frustration, and more.

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A Way AroundNaomi Shihab Nye

Argument

is a room I won’t enter.

Some of us

would circle a whole house

not to enter it.

If you want to talk like that,

try a tree.

A tree is patient.

Don’t try me.

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AloneRos Asquith

I want to be alone today,

I want to be alone.

I want to be alone, I say,

That means, be on my own.

I’m talking to myself today

(I really hope you’ll keep away).

Sometimes it is the only way

to find just what I want to say.

I need to be alone.


34

AngerJohn Foster

Anger

Is a red bull

Charging through the mind’s fields,

Inciting actions you may soon

Regret.


35

PoutSara Holbrook

No use

acting nice to me

when I’m stuck

in a pout.

I can’t let your

niceness in

until my mad

wears

out.


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I’m Nobody! Who Are You?Emily Dickinson

I’m nobody! Who are you?

Are you nobody, too?

Then there’s a pair of us – don’t tell!

They’d banish us, you know.

How dreary to be somebody!

How public, like a frog

To tell your name the livelong day

To an admiring bog!


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I’m Nobody! Who Are You?Emily Dickinson

QuestionRos Asquith

If we had everything we want –

the music, toys, the food,

perfect schools, perfect dads,

all things easy and good.

And none of the things we don’t want –

no worries, anguish, fuss.

No mad days, bad days, sad days –

would we still be us?


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I Woke Up This MorningKarla Kuskin

I woke up this morning

at quarter past seven.I kicked up the coversand stuck out my toe.And ever since then(that’s a quarter past seven)they haven’t said anythingother than “no.”They haven’t said anythingother than “Please, dear,don’t do what you’re doing,”or “Lower your voice.”Whatever I’ve doneand however I’ve chosen,I’ve done the wrong thingand I’ve made the wrong choice.


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I Woke Up This MorningKarla Kuskin

I didn’t wash welland I didn’t say thank you.I didn’t shake handsand I didn’t say please.I didn’t say sorrywhen passing the candyI banged the box intoMiss Witelson’s knees.I didn’t say sorry.I didn’t stand straighter.I didn’t speak louderwhen asked what I’d said.Well, I saidthat tomorrowat quarter past seventhey cancome in and get me.I’m Staying In Bed.


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Me in a TreeJulie O’Callaghan

Unfortunately, it wasn’t

a luxury tree house

with hot and cold running cocoa

or with a robin

bringing me breakfast in bed.

A squirrel didn’t toss acorns

at me when I needed to wake up.

No – that wasn’t how it was.

I hid high up in the leaves.

So many thoughts were floating,

I speared them on to twigs

to see them twinkle in the sun.

But now I realise

I named this poem the wrong thing.

It’s not me in a tree.

It’s the tree in me.


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Poem for a BullyEileen Spinelli

Somewhere deep inside you

there’s a softer, kinder place.

I know this will surprise you—

but I’ve seen it in your face.

Your eyes are often sad, although

you wear a surly grin.

Sometimes when you stand all alone

your “mean” seems worn and thin.

I wish that you would take a step—

a small but brave one, too —

and look inside yourself to find

the good I see in you.


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When I’m AngryBrenda Williams

I’m a

Huff taker

Quarrel maker

Face scowlerVoice growler

Help resenterFriendship denter

Pencil snapperFinger tapper

Game spoilerBlood boiler


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Foot stamperMouth clamper

Cushion whammerDoor slammer

Book throwerSteam blower

Bed flopperTear dropper

Calm taker

Peace maker


44

I Wish I Had More CourageToon Tellegen

I WISH I had more courage.

I’ve got so little of it…

If courage was something you could buy,

I’d spend all my money on it.

It would be my most valuable possession.

Ordinary courage. Not heroism or recklessness.

Everyday courage.

People would talk about me like this:

“See that kid there?”

“Yes.”

“Do you know what he is?”

“No.”

“Brave. Very brave.”

“Really?”

“Yes, really.”

Then I’d get happiness too at no extra cost.

Translated by David Colmer


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Don’t Be ScaredCarol Ann Duffy

The dark is only a blanket

for the moon to put on her bed.

The dark is a private cinema

for the movie dreams in your head.

The dark is a little black dress

to show off the sequin stars.

The dark is the wooden hole

behind the strings of happy guitars.

The dark is a jeweller’s velvet cloth

where children sleep like pearls.

The dark is a spool of film

to photograph boys and girls,

so smile in your sleep in the dark.

Don’t be scared.


46

Rush – JesseNikki Grimes

for hurting past

the date they set?

Well, I’m not ready

to move on yet.

Buck up! Be brave!Get over it!Those words make me

just want to spit.

Folks wind my sadness

like a clock.

“Time’s up,” they say.

Tick tock, tick tock.

“Forget your tears.

You’ve cried enough.

You’ve lost someone.

We know that’s tough,

but now it’s time

to move along.”

They’re telling me

my heart is wrong


47

LostKate Coombs

I lost a friend today.

I said some words

no one should say.

I watched her face change,

and then

I watched her walk

away.


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Look for the HelpersMichelle Heidenrich Barnes

Look for the helpers

The healers

The givers

The arms-open

Hand-holding

Everyday heroes

The ones who bring food

Extra clothes

And first aid


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Who offer safe shelter

A roof

And a bed

Follow their lead

Be a hugger

A helper

A friend who will listen

A person

Who cares


50

Too ShyLinda Kulp Trout

Tonight

I watched

a harvest moon

tiptoe

across the sky.

It hid behind

a wisp of clouds,

looking very

shy.

I said,

Don’t worryHarvest Moon,for I’m a lotlike you.When I’m feeling shaky, shy— I tryto hide ittoo.


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How to Love Your Little Corner of the WorldEileen Spinelli

Help a neighbor.

Plant a tree.

Hug your friends

and family.

Be kind to pets.

Feed the birds.

Use your pleaseand thank you words.

Share a book.

Take a walk.

Someone’s lonely?

Stop and talk.


52

A Happy KenningClare Bevan

It’s a…

Face-Quaker,

Head-Shaker,

Chin-Jiggler

Body-Wriggler,

Knee-Slapper,

Hand-Flapper,

Eye-Mopper,

Tantrum-Stopper,

Frown-Cheater,

Gloom-Beater,

Ice-Breaker,

Friend-Maker,

Mood-Shifter,

Spirit-Lifter,

Joy-Bringer,

Heart-Singer,

LAUGH!

Note: “Kenning” means making up a term using two nouns to describe something, often metaphorically, as used in this poem.


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AlthoughTony Langham

Although

I had

butterflies

in my

stomach

and ants

in my pants

and a bee

in my

bonnet

and a flea

in my

ear –

I had

a whale

of a time.


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ANIMALS AND NATURE

Our world is full of fascinating features and incredible creatures. Poems can show us details

that we may never have noticed before.

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Petting ZooLaura Purdie Salas

Bossy goats,

Floppy dogs,

Silky bunnies,

Bristly hogs.

Milk a cow,

Find a nest.

I like cuddling

Kittens best!

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At the ZooWilliam Makepeace Thackeray

First I saw the white bear, then I saw the black;

Then I saw the camel with a hump upon his back;

Then I saw the grey wolf, with mutton in his maw;

Then I saw the wombat waddle in the straw;

Then I saw the elephant a-waving of his trunk;

Then I saw the monkeys—mercy, how unpleasantly they smelt!


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Animal TalkCharles Ghigna

Ducks quack

Doves coo

Dogs bark

Cows moo

Birds sing

Bears growl

Bees buzz

Wolves howl

Geese honk

Gulls cry

Cats mew

Guess why

Mice squeak

Mules bray

Animals have

Something to say!


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Watch Your Step Leslie Bulion

It’s a bug’s world of intrigue and mystery,

with humans a blip in their history.

So when insects flitter and scurry past us

Take note, because they may outlast us!


60

Zoophabet: Ants to ZorillasAvis Harley

Ants use antennae to seek out their tracks,

Beavers gnaw trees for their lodge,

Camels store food in the humps on their backs,

Dragonflies dazzle and dodge,

Elephant trunks furnish watery flings,

Flamingoes eat shrimp to keep pink;

Grasshoppers’ ears appear under their wings,

Hummingbirds hover to drink,

Inchworms advance with a rear-ended loop,

Jellyfish sometimes can sting,

Kestrels catch lunch with a lightning-like swoop,

Larks love to warble and sing,

Moles tunnel intricate malls underground,

Newts thrive in ponds filled with weed,

Owls like to swivel their heads right around,

People can learn how to read,

Quetzals are gorgeous in feathery dress,


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Rats have acquired a bad label,

Seahorse appears like a figure in chess,

Tortoise found fame in a fable,

Umber-birds thrive in the African wild,

Vipers can poison their prey,

Worms turn the soil when the climate is mild,

Xylophage chews wood all day,

Yaks grow in horns that are gracefully curled,

Zorillas are striped black and white;

each zooabet creature is part of this world:

unique, with its own copyright!


62

Let’s Celebrate the Elephant Irene Latham

What other animal

has a dump truck body

stuck on tree stump feet?

I like the way its skin

comes in shades of concrete.

See its hosepipe trunk

and sailboat ears?

Its tail is a windshield wiper

for its rear.


63

Eletelephony Laura Elizabeth Richards

Once there was an elephant,

Who tried to use the telephant—

No! No! I mean an elephone

Who tried to use the telephone—

(Dear me! I am not certain quite

That even now I’ve got it right.)

Howe’er it was, he got his trunk

Entangled in the telephunk;

The more he tried to get it free,

The louder buzzed the telephee—

(I fear I’d better drop the song

Of elephop and telephong!)


The CrocodileLewis Carroll

How doth the little crocodile

Improve his shining tail,

And pour the waters of the Nile

On every golden scale!

How cheerfully he seems to grin,

How neatly spreads his claws,

And welcomes little fishes in,

With gently smiling jaws!


65

Dressing Like a Snake Georgia Heard

A snake changes its clothes

only twice a year.

Beginning with its nose,

peeling down to its toes:

new clothes suddenly appear.

Wouldn’t it be nice

to dress only twice

instead of each day of the year?


66

Trust Padma Venkatraman

My cat

hissed and spat

at the vet. “I’ll help,”

I said. She squirmed and yelped

when I held her tight.

To calm her fright

I kissed her head

and whispered soothing words.

She

licked me

with her ticklish tongue.

Her grass-green eyes

gazed into mine.

“You’ll be fine,”

I promised,

feeling like my mommy

must have felt,

holding squalling baby

me,

when we visited a doctor.


67

April Is a Dog’s DreamMarilyn Singer

april is a dog’s dream

the soft grass is growing

the sweet breeze is blowing

the air all full of singing feels just right

so no excuses now

we’re going to the park

to chase and charge and chew

and I will make you see

what spring is all about

feeling like my mommy

must have felt,

holding squalling baby

me,

when we visited a doctor.


68

The Moon Robert Louis Stevenson

The moon has a face like the clock in the hall;

She shines on thieves on the garden wall,

On streets and fields and harbour quays,

And birdies asleep in the forks of the trees.

The squalling cat and the squeaking mouse,

The howling dog by the door of the house,

The bat that lies in bed at noon,

All love to be out by the light of the moon.

But all of the things that belong to the day

Cuddle to sleep to be out of her way;

And flowers and children close their eyes

Till up in the morning the sun shall arise.


69

When the Rain FallsSusan Taylor Brown

Clouds curl.

Thunder trembles.

Lightning leaps.

Coats cover.

Umbrellas unfold.

Wipers wave.

Rivers rise.

Buckets bail.

Puddles plash.

Mud melts.

Worms wiggle.

Rainbows reappear.


70

An Autumn Greeting George Cooper

“Come,” said the Wind to the Leaves one day.

“Come over the meadow and we will play.

Put on your dresses of red and gold.

For summer is gone and the days grow cold.”


71

The Best Paths Kristine O’Connell George

The best paths

are whispers

in the grass,

a bent twig,

a token, a hint,

easily missed.

The best paths

hide themselves

until the right

someone

comes along.

The best paths

lead you

to where

you didn’t know

you wanted to go.


72

Clouds Kate Coombs

I saw one little cloud

that looked like a wish,

but now there’s a crowd

like a school of white fish.

Clouds can turn red at sunset

or shine with gold light.

Sometimes dark clouds growl

with thunder at night.

There are clouds flat as paper

and clouds fat as geese,

clouds built like staircases,

clouds soft as fleece.

But clouds should look wet—

and do you know why?

All clouds are secretly

lakes in the sky.


73

Fish Rain Marilyn Nelson

Animal rain is an extremely rare

meteorological phenomenon.

Once in a weird while, it rains animals.

Not cats and dogs, but toads and frogs, always

the same species, and always the same size.

The most rained animals are tiny fish.

What makes live fish fall out of thunderclouds

many miles away from the nearest lake?

Are they whooshed up by fierce tornadic winds?

It has rained fish in Australia, India,

Louisiana, and Saskatchewan.

And in Yoro, a town in Honduras,

fish rain falls one or two times every year.

They celebrate it with a festival

thanking the fish rain for feeding the poor.

You’ll probably never walk in a fish rain.

But, just in case, remember if you do,

to carry your umbrella upside down!


74

Who Has Seen the Wind? Christina Rossetti

Who has seen the wind?

Neither I nor you:

But when the leaves hang trembling,

The wind is passing through.

Who has seen the wind?

Neither you nor I:

But when the trees bow down their heads,

The wind is passing by.


75

Summer Storm Irene Latham

Cloud warns, get ready.Lightning spits, all clear.Thunder growls, Hello, Dog.

Dog yips, get out of here!

Rain roars, is that all you’ve got?Dog whimpers, go away.Door whispers, come inside.Boy breathes, it’ll be okay.


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CITIES, TOWNS, AND TRAVEL

Poetry can take us from the quietest seaside town to the biggest, bustling city, on planes through the sky, over

clickety train tracks, and on boats bobbing across the sea.

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Map of FunNaomi Shihab Nye

Where did my feet walk today?

Did they step on a cloud, or into a sea?

Did a smooth wooden floor

welcome their beat?

They slid through the grass,

they stepped on a stone.

I dashed up the stairs.

My cat bit my toe.

I slid in the hall.

I splashed in a bath.

My fabulous feet felt it all.

Now they are curling under the sheet.

Tomorrow I will dance and run.

Skip and hop. Twirl and leap.

Feet always find the map of fun

and follow it.

But now, they rest,

they rest.

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DirectionAlonzo Lopez

I was directed by my grandfather

To the East,

so I might have the power of the bear;

To the South,

so I might have the courage of the eagle;

To the West,

so I might have the wisdom of the owl;

To the North,

so I might have the craftiness of the fox;

To the Earth,

so I might receive her fruit;

To the Sky,

so I might lead a life of innocence.


80

If Once You Have Slept on an IslandRachel Field

If once you have slept on an island

You’ll never be quite the same;

You may look as you looked the day before

And go by the same old name,

You may bustle about in street and shop;

You may sit at home and sew,

But you’ll see blue water and wheeling gulls

Wherever your feet may go.

You may chat with the neighbours of this and that

And close to your fire keep,

But you’ll hear ship whistle and lighthouse bell

And tides beat through your sleep.


81

First to See the SeaNicola Davies

Oh, you won’t know why, and you can’t say how

Such change upon you came,

But once you have slept on an island

You’ll never be quite the same!

Who will be the first to see the sea?

It will peek between the hills

or show a dreamy line beyond the highway.

Who will be first to feel their heart

fly up, and cry, “There! Oh, there!

There’s the sea!” As if the whole ocean

had been lost, and found again.


82

Gran’s VisitSally Murphy

Gran took me to the beach today.

The water washed my toes.

But when I felt a little scared

Gran smiled and kissed my nose.

Gran took me to the park today

And we played hide-and-seek.

But when I cried ‘cause I felt lost

Gran smiled and kissed my cheek.

Gran had to pack her bag today

To go back to her place.

So when she looked a little sad

I smiled and kissed her face.


83

Peace by PieceCelia Berrell

The world is getting smaller

and it’s breaking into bits.

Let’s put it back together

peace by piece

the puzzle fits.

Repairs can all be tended

by the tiniest of friends.

As working altogether

peace by piece

the puzzle mends.


84

I jumped aboard a midnight train.

I flew inside a silver plane.

I sailed a thirty-eight foot yacht,

I urged my horse into a trot,

I hitched my wagon to a star,

I drove a brand new racing car,

I took off in a shiny rocket,

I rode inside a giant’s pocket.

I hailed a yellow taxi cab,

I crawled along beside a crab,

I slid downhill upon my skis,

I hopped across the tops of trees,

I climbed upon a wooly yak,

I held fast to a possum’s back,

I came by subway, bus, and gnu,

Just to say hello to you.

GreetingsLesléa Newman


85

City RainRachel Field

Rain in the city!

I love to see it fall

Slantwise where the buildings crowd

Red brick and all.

Streets of shiny wetness

Where the taxis go,

With people and umbrellas all

Bobbing to and fro.

Rain in the city!

I love to hear it drip

When I am cosy in my room

Snug as any ship,

With toys spread on the table,

With a picture book or two,

And the rain like a rumbling tune that sings

Through everything I do.

I jumped aboard a midnight train.

I flew inside a silver plane.

I sailed a thirty-eight foot yacht,

I urged my horse into a trot,

I hitched my wagon to a star,

I drove a brand new racing car,

I took off in a shiny rocket,

I rode inside a giant’s pocket.

I hailed a yellow taxi cab,

I crawled along beside a crab,

I slid downhill upon my skis,

I hopped across the tops of trees,

I climbed upon a wooly yak,

I held fast to a possum’s back,

I came by subway, bus, and gnu,

Just to say hello to you.

GreetingsLesléa Newman


86

City LightsLee Bennett Hopkins

Blazing lights

flicker

flash

glitter

gleam

twinkle

sparkle

bedazzle

beam

so

brilliantly

bright.

Reasons

why

city

stays

awake

all

night.


87

City LightsLee Bennett Hopkins

Blazing lights

flicker

flash

glitter

gleam

twinkle

sparkle

bedazzle

beam

so

brilliantly

bright.

Reasons

why

city

stays

awake

all

night.

City HomeAmy Ludwig VanDerwater

My city is bursting with treasures.

Pigeons peck crumbs in the rain.

The man on my corner sells flowers.

I travel to school on a train.

Musicians sing songs on the sidewalk.

Small children play ball in the park.

Listen. You’ll hear every language.

It never gets lonely or dark.

I like when I visit the country.

It’s neat to look up at the stars.

But I always miss these tall buildings.

And I miss the sound of the cars.


88

StoriesAllan De Fina

Only a city

has more stories

behind each windowed

shelf

than a library

can hold

or a storyteller

tell.


89

SkyscrapersRachel Field

Do skyscrapers ever grow tired

Of holding themselves up high?

Do they ever shiver on frosty nights

With their tops against the sky?

Do they feel lonely sometimes

Because they have grown so tall?

Do they ever wish they could lie right down

And never get up at all?


90

Dream TrainB.J. Lee

Trains echo through my dreams,

rumbling by in darkness

like faraway thunderstorms.

The train pushes a cone

of gold before it.

Sometimes the train stops

and I climb aboard.

I travel through the night

until I come to the place

where the dawn is born.

I walk in perfect sunlight,

then night comes again

and the train carries me home.


91

Rickety Train RideTony Mitton

(Rock backward and forward in time to the train rhythm, or, for variety, from side to side.)

I’m riding the train to Ricketywick.

Clickety clickety clack.

I’m sat in my seat

with a sandwich to eat

as I travel the trickety track.

It’s an ever so rickety trickety train,

and I honestly thickety think

that before it arrives

at the end of the line

it will tip up my drippety drink.


92

Riding the Subway TrainAllan De Fina

Hurrying, hustling, hurtling past,

the subway train

approaches at last!

Whooshing, whizzing, whistling air,

blows in faces

and messes hair!

Rumble, rattle, screeching stop!

The train rolls in,

and on all hop.

Snap! Shut! Train doors close!

It jerks and lurches

as off it goes!

Whooshing, whizzing, whistling along!

The subway sings

its noisy song.


93

CanoeJuanita Havill

Skimming through

liquid silver,

watch the surface

shimmer, shiver.

Stir the lake with a giant spoon

and glide across

the rippling moon.


94

Night FlightTed Scheu

Close your eyes

so we can fly

around the clouds,

across the sky.

Close your eyes

and hold on tight.

We’ll zoom around

the moon tonight.

Close your eyes

and swoop with me

above the dark

and swirly sea.

Close your eyes

so dreams can soar

from pointy peak

to slippery shore.

And when we’ve been

from star to star,

from here to there,

from near to far,

from top to bottom,

coast to coast,

we’ll float back home

for eggs and toast.


95

Traveling TogetherLaura Purdie Salas

a plane of strangers

shares my grey metal feathers—

we become a bird

And when we’ve been

from star to star,

from here to there,

from near to far,

from top to bottom,

coast to coast,

we’ll float back home

for eggs and toast.


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FUN AND GAMES

These poems put some of life’s simplest pleasures into words,

from riding a bike to flying a kite.

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All Kinds of KidsElizabeth Steinglass

Hooray for the kids who love using words!

Hooray for the kids who chatter with birds!

Hooray for the kids who identify rocks!

Hooray for the kids who build bridges with blocks!

Hooray for the kids who sing to the stars!

Hooray for the kids who draw cats driving cars!

Hooray for the kids who count every stair!

Hooray for the kids who speak up for what’s fair!

Hooray for all kinds of kids.

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What do you do on a nature walk?Kate Williams

We have an adventure, that’s what –

crunching through the undergrowth,

dodging thorns and stings,

leaping logs and bridging bogs,

looking out for things:

birds and frogs and shy hedgehogs

and flies with fairy wings,

and slimy slugs and tiny bugs –

whatever nature brings!


100

Brothers Peter Cole

Big

Strong

Billy

Matthews

Is

Very

Very

Tall,

Which

Makes

Him

Perfectly

Suited

For

Playing Though his brother who is short

Basketball. Is also good at sport.


101

What Can You Do

with a Football?James Carter

Well.. you can kick it you can

catch it you can bounce it all around. You can grab it you can

pat it you can roll it on the ground.You can throw it you can head it youcan hit it - with a bat. You can biff it you can boot it you can spin it

you can shoot it. You can drop it you can stop it - just

like that!


102

Ice SkatingSandra Liatsos

Higher and higher

I glide in the sky,

My feet flashing silver,

A star in each eye.

With wind at my back

I can float, I can soar.

The earth cannot hold me

In place anymore.


103

TumblingAnonymous

In jumping and tumbling

We spend the whole day,

Till night by arriving

Has finished our play.

What then? One and all,

There’s no more to be said,

As we tumbled all day,

So we tumble to bed.

Ice SkatingSandra Liatsos

Higher and higher

I glide in the sky,

My feet flashing silver,

A star in each eye.

With wind at my back

I can float, I can soar.

The earth cannot hold me

In place anymore.


104

My BikeJulie Larios

My bike is like a silver shark

swimming in the sea—

as fast as a shark, as fierce as a shark,

and no one can ride it but me.


105

Song of KitesAnonymous

Our kite is rising in the sky

Playful winds will take it high.

Soaring, dancing higher yet

Up where clouds are floating by.

Falling, falling is the kite

Run and run to give it height.

See, our kite is rising now

Don’t forget to hold on tight!

Note: This is a traditional rhyme from Japan.


106

TeammatesElizabeth Steinglass

We stretch

together.

We run

together.

We dribble

together.

We kick

together.

We attack

together.

We defend

together.

We cheer

together.

We groan

together.

Together,

we meet

our fate.


107

Let’s GoMerry Bradshaw

Stretch High

Stretch Wide

Jump Forward

Jump Back

Lean Left

Lean Right

Hop Once

Hop Twice

Reach Up

Reach Down

Twist Small

Twist Tall

Shake Fast

Shake Slow

Touch Nose

Touch Toes

Stand Up

Let’s Go!


108

My ShadowRobert Louis Stevenson

I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me,

And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.

He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head;

And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed.

The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow—

Not at all like proper children, which is always very slow;

For he sometimes shoots up taller like an india-rubber ball,

And he sometimes gets so little that there’s none of him at all.


109

My ShadowRobert Louis Stevenson

He hasn’t got a notion of how children ought to play,

And can only make a fool of me in every sort of way.

He stays so close beside me, he’s a coward, you can see;

I’d think shame to stick to nursie as that shadow sticks to me!

One morning, very early, before the sun was up,

I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup;

But my lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepy-head,

Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed.


110

A Circle of SunRebecca Kai Dotlich

I’m dancing.

I’m leaping.

I’m skipping about.

I gallop.

I grin.

I giggle.

I shout.

I’m Earth’s many colors,

I’m morning and night.

I’m honey on toast.

I’m bright.

I’m swinging.

I’m singing.

I wiggle.

I run.

I’m a piece of the sky

In a circle of sun.


111

What I Love

About SummerDouglas Florian

Morning glories

Campfire stories

Picking cherries

And blueberries

Riding bikes

Mountain hikes

Bird calls

Curve balls

Short sleeves

Green leaves

Swimming holes

Fishing poles

Nature walks

Corn stalks

Skipping stones

Ice cream cones

Double plays

And barefoot days.


112

Speak When This Way Talk Do IKenn Nesbitt

Speak when this way talk do I

so, if converse do we,

you’ll talk to need to this way try

to talk with have a me.

It strange may somewhat first at sound

but for it try a bit.

It’s this way fun I’ve talk to found.

I’ve done my life all it.

It’s understand to hard know I

but and you’ll try it see.

If sideways talk you can to try,

it’s talk with fun to me.


113

The House of This MinuteKate Coombs

I live in the house of this minute,

where all around me is real.

With freckles and giggles and wiggles,

with sun and rain to feel.

Come live with me in this minute!

We can race and shout and play—

for every day is this minute,

and this minute is every day.


114

I’m Much Too Tired to Play Tonight Jack Prelutsky

I’m much too tired to play tonight,

I’m much too tired to talk,

I’m much too tired to pet the dog

or take him for a walk,

I’m much too tired to bounce a ball,

I’m much too tired to sing,

I’m much too tired to try to think

about a single thing.

I’m much too tired to laugh tonight,

I’m much too tired to smile,

I’m much too tired to watch TV

or read a little while,

I’m much too tired to drink my milk

or even nod my head,

but I’m not nearly tired enough

to have to go to bed.


115

I Can...Tony Langham

Count to a hundred,

Read and write,

Draw a picture,

Fly a kite,

Rollerblade,

Do a handstand,

Play a tune

With an elastic band,

Swim a length,

Multiply,

Kick a football

Play I Spy,

Use a computer,

Tie my shoe,

I can do

Lots of things

– what about you?


116

Nobody’s Birthday!Marilyn Singer

It’s nobody’s birthday, but why should we wait?

There are thousands of things we can all celebrate.

Let’s party for starfish and mushrooms and eagles.

Let’s hoopla for hailstones and acorns and beagles.

Let’s root for the grass and the whole Milky Way.

Let’s cheer for the world each astonishing day.


117

unBIRTHDAYVikram Madan

Today is my unbirthday

It’s your unbirthday too

Let’s unexchange unpresents

Unhave an un-to-do

We’ll unthrow an unparty

We’ll unbake an uncake

We’ll uninflate unballoons

Unclowns? No unmistake!

Unsmashing unpiñatas

Unrelishing untricks

Unordering unpizzas

Unwatching some unflicks

And when tomorrow turns up

We’ll unstart un-anew

Tomorrow’s my unbirthday

It’s your unbirthday too!


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SCIENCE AND ART

Poems can explore the scientific world, raise searching questions, and show us how

to wonder, marvel, and be curious and creative.

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NOW…James Carter

The birth of a star.

The beat of a heart.

The arc of an hour.

The bee and the flower.

The flight of a swan.

The weight of the sun.

A river in flood.

The nature of blood.

The future in space

for this human race.

Now that’s

what I call

s c i e n c e

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When You Are a ScientistEric Ode

When you are

a scientist,

ask what

and when

and how

and where

and why, why, why.

When you are

a scientist,

read,

and watch,

and think,

and write,

and try, try, try.


122

Da Vinci Did It!Renée M. LaTulippe

In Italy, long, long ago,

a genius lived—

LEONARDO!

He was—

a painter, sculptor, mathematician,

engineer, and skilled musician

who dreamed up—

robots, carts, and parachutes,

flying planes and diving suits.

In fact—

as long as time did not forbid it,

you can bet da Vinci did it!


123

FireworksCelia Warren

Flames fly

Into the night,

Red and gold,

Effervescent and bright.

Watching children’s

Oohs and Aahs, tell of

Rockets that zoom in

Kaleidoscope

Stars.


124

Our National Engineers WeekSuzy Levinson

Who designs a building that’s

so tall it scrapes the sky?

And the airplanes high above …

which seem too big to fly?

Who draws up the plans for stuff

like toasters and TVs?

How about computer chips,

bikes, and water skis?

Who creates things, big and small,

that we use every day?

The answer: engineers, of course!

This week’s for them—hooray!


125

Questions That MatterHeidi Bee Roemer

What is a solid?

“I am,” says the wall.

“My size and shape remain the same;

I don’t change at all.”

What is a liquid?

“I am,” says the milk.

“My carton gives me shape.

I’m a puddle when I’m spilt.”

What is a gas?

“I am! Call me Steam-y!

My vapors fill the room,

but you probably can’t see me.”


126

Go Fly a KiteLaura Purdie Salas

Above the kite, the pressure’s low.

The air’s a streaming, breezy flow.

Below the kite, the pressure’s higher.

Up! Up! Up! This one’s a fly-er!

Lift versus drag.

Lift wins!

That’s why…

your kite

breaks

free

and

climbs

the

sky!


127

Testing My MagnetJulie Larios

Flowers? No. Dirt? No.

Socks? No. Shirt? No.

Hamster? No. Snake? No.

Plastic scoop and rake? No.

Glue? Paint? Paper? Clay?

Sneakers that I wore today?

No, no, no, no…

Pile of metal paper clips—

Yes! Hooray for paper clips!

Shiny whistle? Metal fan?

Dented metal garbage can?

Hammer head, bag of nails?

Ring of keys? Rusty pails?

Yes, yes, yes, and yes!

Results of my experiment?

Magnets are mag-nificent!


128

RecyclingSusan Blackaby

Collect the daily scraps and clippings,

gather up the bits and snippings:

Paper, plastic, glass, and tin—

all of these go in the bin.

Once it’s sorted and inspected,

so-called waste is redirected.

Think of all the things that you

can make from useful stuff you threw

away!


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garbageValerie Worth

The stained,

Sour-scented

Bucket tips out

Hammered-gold

Orange rind

Eggshell ivory,

Garnet coffee-

Grounds, pearl

Wand of bared

Chicken bone:

Worked back soon

To still more

Curious jewelry

Of chemical

And molecule.


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Old WaterApril Halprin Wayland

I am having a soak in the tub.

Mom is giving my neck a strong scrub.

Water sloshes against the sides.

H2O’s seeping into my eyes.

The wet stuff running down my face?

She says it came from outer space!

The water washing between my toes

was born a billion years ago.


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World Water DayGeorge Ella Lyon

See it flow: It’s a river.

Stop it cold, and it’s ice.

Watch it wave: It’s the ocean

breaking once, breaking twice.

Water falls.

Water freezes.

Water mists,

and it pleases

oak and shark and butterfly

every thirsty thing that lives.

Next time you take a drink, think:

Life’s the gift that water gives.

Note: World Water Day is held every year on March 22 to focus on the importance of fresh water.


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What Do the Trees Know?Joyce Sidman

What do the trees know? To bend when all the wild winds blow.

Roots are deep and time is slow.

All we grasp we must let go.

What do the trees know? Buds can weather ice and snow.

Dark gives way to sunlight’s glow.

Strength and stillness help us grow.


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You Ask WhyLi Po

You ask why I make my home in the mountain forest,

and I smile, and am silent,

and even my soul remains quiet:

it lives in the other world

which no one owns.

The peach trees blossom.

The water flows.


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BluebirdsJen Bryant

I built a house

of sturdy wood;

I waited and waited

as long as I could.

Then one sunny day

in the first week of May,

two bluebirds flew in

and decided to stay.

So I waited and waited

and waited some more,

now instead of just two

those bluebirds are FOUR!


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ClayAmy Ludwig VanDerwater

Hold a lump of clay.

What does it want to be?

Make a coil.

Pinch it.

Roll it.

Listen.

Set it free.

You will hear it tell you

what it is

what it is not.

And you will know

if you should shape

a puffin

or a pot.


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My ColoursColin West

These are

My colours,

One by one:

Red –

The poppies

Where I run.

Orange –

Summer’s

Setting sun.

Yellow –

Farmers’

Fields of corn.

Green –

The clover

On my lawn.


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Blue –

The sea

Where fishes spawn.

Indigo –

A starling’s

Feather.

Violet –

The dancing

Heather.

A rainbow

They make

All together


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Crayon PoemJames Carter

With these crayons

I could draw…

A crazy

purple dinosaur.

An orange mouse

with yellow cheese.

A big black dog

with big brown fleas.


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A tall blue house,

a small green door

and four white windows.

Something more?

Silver raindrops.

Golden sun.

Then a … R A I N B O W

sounds like fun!


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Make a Joyful NoiseB.J. Lee

Pick on a banjo.

Bang on a drum.

What sound does it make?

Rum-tum-tum.

Shake some maracas.

Clack some sticks.

Grab your guitar

and play some licks.

Open your mouth

and sing a song,

or toot your kazoo

the whole day long.


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Singing and SashayingPat Mora

When I paint on white paper, I dip

my brush or fingertips and follow

the yellow and green swirls, suddenly see

a parrot on the paper looking at me.

When I sing, I sail

my song into the air,

hear a bird answer my yellow melody.

Inventing, we become a clever pair.

When I dance, my shoulder and

feet feel the beat. I spin, stamp,

try new rhythms as I sashay

yellow steps down the leaf-covered street.

When I write, I listen,

hear stories and poems inside, repeat

sounds, play with colors and snappy beats.

I create a great green parrot and me

singing and sashaying down a yellow street.


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In our everyday world, we eat and drink, rest and grow, wash and sleep. Poems can make these mundane activities

seem interesting, unusual, and even hilarious.

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My CornerCheryl Moskowitz

I have a corner where I go

A place that no one really knows

It’s where I sit to have my thoughts

And plan my life out, I suppose

It’s quite a quiet little spot

As quiet goes, it’s all I’ve got

When people ask me where I’ve been

Don’t know if I should tell or not

There are lots of other kids I’ve seen

(Who need that sort of space, I mean)

But in this place I’m all alone

So I’m not telling anything

Though I don’t have a bed or phone

My corner’s like a little home

That I’ll remember when I’ve grown

That I’ll remember when I’ve grown

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SummerWalter Dean Myers

I like hot days, hot days

Sweat is what you got days

Bugs buzzin from cousin to cousin

Juices dripping

Running and ripping

Catch the one you love days

Birds peeping

Old men sleeping

Lazy days, daisies lay

Beaming and dreaming

Of hot days, hot days,

Sweat is what you got days


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TrudgingAnonymous

The night was growing old

As she trudged through snow and sleet;

And her nose was long and cold,

And her shoes were full of feet.


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Just a Skin ThingCoral Rumble

This is the skin

That I’ve grown up in.

I’ve filled every part

And look pretty smart.

It starts at my head,

Reaches down to my feet,

It stretches so I can

Sit down on a seat.

It’s got a few freckles

That others can see,

And finger print markings

To prove that I’m me.

Skin comes in all sizes

And colours and shades,

And proves, without doubt,

We’re all brilliantly made!


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Bath TimeEric Ode

A scrubbly, bubbly,

Rub-a-dub jumble.

A slippery, drippery slosh.

A muddle, a puddle,

A tumbly tuddle.

A jiggly, wriggly wash.

A splattery swish,

A splosh and a splish.

A drippy and flippery flash.

A bath full of bubble.

A tub full of trouble.

A wiggle, a giggle,

Kersplash!


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BubblesJacqueline Jules

Wiggle the soap!

Make some bubbles!

Wash away

germs and troubles.

Twenty seconds

is all it takes

to chase away

a stomachache.


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What Is a Foot?Jane Yolen

You will find a foot at the end of your limb,

Where you might wear a fin when you go for a swim.

It’s got segments galore, it’s got bones by the dozens,

And the bones have more bones, who are all sort of cousins.

As for animal feet, there’s a soft foot, or paw,

That ends in strong nails, and is often called claw.

But others have hard feet, a hoof as we say.

And that is a feat of foot facts for today.


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barefootValerie Worth

After that tight

Choke of sock

And blunt

Weight of shoe,

The foot can feel

Clover’s green

Skin

Growing,

And the fine

Invisible

Teeth

Of gentle grass,

And the cool

Breath

Of the earth

Beneath.


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I Sit On My BottomMichael Salinger

I sit on my bottom

I stand on my feet

My belly gets

The food that I eat

My eyes see the world

My hands reach and grab

My knees bend and jump

My mouth likes to gab

My heart pumps my blood

My lungs breathe in air

My brain makes things run

I have a liver somewhere

All these bits and pieces

Even some you can’t see

All linked up together

Are what make up … me.


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Catching a YawnAvis Harley

Why is it I’m always drawn

into someone else’s yawn?

Every time I see the shape

of open mouth in cave-like gape

l feel the need to do the same,

as if it’s some contagious game.

Perhaps it’s empathy that stirs

when someone else’s yawn occurs.

But even seeing the word in print

will send my brain the strongest hint

that I must yawn. And so I do.

Did reading this make you yawn, too?


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Loose Tooth, Whose Tooth?Carole Boston Weatherford

Loose tooth, whose tooth?

Bat’s tooth, rat’s tooth.


Snail’s tooth, whale’s tooth.


Aardvark’s tooth, shark’s tooth.


Shrew’s tooth, gnu’s tooth.


Gorilla’s tooth, chinchilla’s tooth.


Piranha’s tooth, iguana’s tooth.


Boar’s tooth, your tooth.


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ToothAmy Ludwig VanDerwater

Wiggle.

Wiggle.

Bite.

Bite.

I will pull

it out

tonight!


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Grandfather’s ChopsticksJanet Wong

Grandfather’s chopsticks

are like extra-long

superhero fingers,

able to grab anything

on the big round

restaurant table.

He picks up

a piece of my favorite

honey walnut shrimp

and puts it on my plate.

Slippery noodles.

Fried chicken—

crispy skin

and tender white meat.


are pretty smart:

how do they know

exactly

what I want to eat?


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are pretty smart:

how do they know

exactly

what I want to eat?

Global GorgingTerry Webb Harshman

New York bagels!

Scottish scones!

Warm, Italian

cheese calzones!

Irish soda bread

with stew!

Crusty French bread!

Croissants, too!

Chinese dumplings!

Egg rolls, noodles!

English muffins!

German strudels!

Seeded, twisted,

Flat or curled—

I’ll eat my way

AROUND THE WORLD!


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BreakfastLinda Sue Park

For this meal, people like what they like, the same every morning.

Toast and coffee, Bagel and juice. Cornflakes and milk in a white bowl.

Or—warm, soft, and delicious—a few extra minutes in bed.


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I Eat My Peas with HoneyAnonymous

I eat my peas with honey;

I’ve done it all my life.

It makes the peas taste funny,

But it keeps them on the knife.

For this meal, people like what they like, the same every morning.

Toast and coffee, Bagel and juice. Cornflakes and milk in a white bowl.

Or—warm, soft, and delicious—a few extra minutes in bed.


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A Dream Without HungerMichael J. Rosen

Imagine the day—how else

can change begin?—when no one

goes to bed hungry

and no one rises hungry.

Imagine that dawn

when all of us awaken

from hunger’s nightmare

and breakfast is no dream.

Imagine such a day.

It can’t be far away.


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To Yahola, On His First BirthdayAlexander Posey

The sky has put her bluest garment on,

And gently brushed the snowy clouds away;

The robin trills a sweeter melody,

Because you are just one year old today.

The wind remembers, in his sweet refrains,

Away, away up in the tossing trees,

That you came in the world a year ago,

And earth is filled with pleasant harmonies,

And all things seem to say,

“Just one year old today.”


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GrowingTony Mitton

Today

you may be small.

But one day

you’ll be tall,

like me,

maybe taller.

You won’t

fit into your bed.

Your hat

won’t fit on your head.

Your feet will fill up the floor.

You’ll have to bend down

to come through the door.

You’ll be able to reach

on the highest shelf,

(and I can’t do that now,

myself).


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Out in the country

the tallest trees

will scratch your ankles

and tickle your knees.

Up in the clouds,

yes, way up there,

the eagles will nest

in your craggy hair.

But they’d better soon find

a safer place

because soon your head

will be up in space.

So I hope you won’t be too proud

to bend down

and say hello

to your old home-town.

And I hope it won’t drive you

utterly mad

to visit your tiny

Mum and Dad.


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Winter CountingJoseph Bruchac

How many winters

do you have?

That’s how we ask

someone their age.

The snow that fell,

then melted away,

reminds us that

we still are here.

It’s easy to count

your age by years.

We think winter counting

is a better way.


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It makes us grateful

for the spring

when every bird

and every flower

welcomes us to

a whole new time.

Then sunshine is

in every heart

and we smile

as we ask each other

how many winters

do you have now?


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A WORLD OF LEARNING

Reading, thinking, and studying keep our minds active and help us grow as people. Poets have captured the moments of joy, surprise, and even frustration that

learning brings in fresh and interesting ways.

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Mrs KenningPaul Cookson

Loud shouter

Deep thinker

Rain hater

Coffee drinker

Spell checker

Sum ticker

Line giver

Nit picker

Ready listener

Trouble carer

Hometime lover

Knowledge sharer

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Underwear ScareTerry Webb Harshman

I got off the bus

and found my room.

I found my desk

and chair.

Then suddenly

my teacher said,

“You’re in your

underwear!”

Down the hallway

I ran

SCREAMING!

Thank goodness I

was only

dreaming.


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SophieSteven Herrick

It’s like I thought it would be.

Absolute silence.

Just me and my poem.

But,

as I stand onstage

preparing to start,

I realize the audience is quiet

because they want to hear me.

Silence isn’t scary.

It’s like Mr. Carey said,

silence is my chance.

And so I speak,

slowly

and clearly,

and I don’t see

the faces in front of me.

I see the images of my poem,

and I think only of what I’m saying

and how much it means to me.

My voice grows stronger

and I don’t have to struggle

to remember the words.

I know them

because I wrote them.


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My NeedsJonArno Lawson

I need a little time to squander

A book to read

A place to wander

And puzzling quandaries I can ponder.


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Homework! Oh, Homework!Jack Prelutsky

Homework! Oh, Homework!

I hate you! You stink!

I wish I could wash you

away in the sink,

if only a bomb

would explode you to bits.


You’re giving me fits.


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I’d rather take baths

with a man-eating shark,

or wrestle a lion

alone in the dark,

eat spinach and liver,

pet ten porcupines,

than tackle the homework

my teacher assigns.


you’re last on my list,

I simply can’t see

why you even exist,

if you disappeared

it would tickle me pink.


I hate you! You stink!


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TimeMary Ann Hoberman

Listen to the clock strike

One

two

three,

Up in the tall tower

One

two

three.

Hear the hours slowly chime;

Watch the hands descend and climb;

Listen to the sound of time

One

two

three.


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Nature Knows Its MathJoan Graham

Dividethe year

into seasons,

four,

subtractthe snow then

addsome more

green,

a bud,

a breeze,

a whispering

behind

the trees,

and here

beneath the

rain-scrubbed

sky

orange poppies

multiply.


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BilingualAlma Flor Ada

Because I speak Spanish

I can listen to my grandmother’s stories

and say familia, madre, amor.Because I speak English

I can learn from my teacher

and say I love school.Because I am bilingual

I can read libros and books,

I have amigos and friends,

enjoy canciones and songs,

juegos and gamesand have twice as much fun.

And someday,

because I speak two languages,

I will be able to do twice as much

to help twice as many people

and be twice as good in what I do.


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One to TenJanet Wong

Yut yee sam seeCount in Cantonese with me!

Eun look chut botCan you tell me what we’ve got?

Gow sup. One to ten!

(Could you say that once again?)


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Ratty WritingJames Aitchison

Slopy loops,

O’s like hoops,

b’s like d’s,

a’s like e’s,

are they m’s?

are they n’s?

c that e?

no, it’s c,

lots of blots,

lots of dots —

what a scrawl,

can’t read at all!


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Good Books, Good Times!Lee Bennett Hopkins

Good books.

Good times.

Good stories.

Good rhymes.

Good beginnings.

Good ends.

Good people.

Good friends.

Good fiction.

Good facts.

Good adventures.

Good acts.

Good stories.

Good rhymes.

Good books.

Good times.


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The LibrarySara Holbrook

Take the walk

to the open door,

this is where you

find out more

about the stars,

oceans, quakes,

dragons, cars,

cheetahs, snakes,

unicorns, and

jumping beans,

horses, bugs,

and time machines.

From killer whales,

and free-tailed bats,

to hammer heads

and kitty cats,

the library has got a book.

Come on in,

take a look.


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Learn how to cook

or write a poem.

Read it here

or take it home.

What do you want to learn about?

It’s free!

It’s here!

Check it out!


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Stop! Let’s ReadKristy Dempsey

Wherever you are,

it’s time to stop!

Grab a book

and find a spot.

Look at pictures,

see new faces,

word by word,

discover places.

You say: Read!and I’ll join in.

Ready, set,

just begin…

Let’s start slow

and pick up speed.

Hey, everyone!

It’s time to read!


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So I Picked Out a BookKarla Kuskin

So I picked out a book

on my own

from the shelf

and I started to read

on my own

to myself.

And nonsense and knowledge

came tumbling out,

whispering mysteries,

history’s shout,

the wisdom of wizards,

the songs of the ages,

all wonders of wandering

wonderful pages.


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Secret WorldsMargarita Engle

Please don’t worry or fret today.

Just enjoy one page at a time.

Read a story, or poems that rhyme.

Write if you have something to say.

Each book is like a passageway

to secret worlds where you can play.

Reading will take you far away

to mountain peaks that you can climb

or dark swamps filled with thick green slime.

(Read backwards if you lose your way!)

Note: This poem is in the style of a Cuban décima mirror. It has two stanzas of four lines, with eight syllables each and a rhyming pattern, with a bridge in between.


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Dive into a BookJ.R. Poulter

It was deep

And it was wide!

A whole world

Opened up inside…

I took a peak.

It looked so cool,

I dived right in

The wordage pool!

I’m all immersed

In wondrous lands!

I’m getting versed

In plots and plans!

I think I’m getting

In the swim!

Why don’t you come

And dive right in?!


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SurpriseBeverly McLoughland

The biggest

Surprise

On the library shelf

Is when you suddenly

Find yourself

Inside a book—

(The hidden you).

You wonder how

The author knew.


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My Book!David L. Harrison

I did it!

I did it!

Come and look

At what I’ve done!

I read a book!

When someone wrote it

Long ago

For me to read,

How did he know

That this was the book

I’d take from the shelf

And lie on the floor

And read by myself?

I really read it!

Just like that!

Word by word,

From first to last!

I’m sleeping with

This book in bed,

This first FIRST book

I’ve ever read!


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POETRY ACTIVITIES

Sharing your favorite poems with friends and family is lots of fun. It may even inspire you to write your own poems! The tips and ideas in this section will help you do both.

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Be sure to begin by saying the title and

author of the poem.

Pronounce each word clearly and distinctly.

Pause at the end of lines and when you see

commas or periods.

Look at your audience whenever you can.

Use a portable microphone for fun if you have

one—or pretend with a spoon or a hairbrush!

Reading aloud

A great reading can bring a poem to life.

Acting it outHere are some more creative ideas for sharing a poem

in dramatic ways that will make it memorable.

Use simple props, such as puppets, when reading your

poem out loud.

Add movements or pantomime while you read.

Play music in the background to create a special mood.

Use sound effects to liven up your reading.

Translate your favorite poem into another language

if you can. Ask a friend or family member who speaks

the language to help.

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See if you can find one poem in this book for each of the following clues. Hunt with a friend if you like.

Poem treasure hunt

Find a poem that rhymes.

Find a poem with words that are NOT

English words.

Find a poem that would be fun to

read for someone’s birthday.

Find a poem that’s fewer than

10 lines long.

Find a poem that mentions

a color.

Find a poem that does NOT rhyme.

Find a poem that’s about the weather.

1 “Happy Adoption Day,” page 11; 2 “barefoot,” page 151; 3 “How to Make a Friend,” page 25; 4 “When the Rain Falls,” page 69; 5 “Greetings,” page 84; 6 “Crayon Poem,” page 138; 7 “Ice Skating,” page 102.

Here is a possible poem for each of the challenges.

What makes

this poem

a poem?

Answers

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3 4

5 6

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What did you notice about this poem?

What’s your favorite line or word in

the poem?

What’s the feeling you get from reading

or listening to this poem?

Does the poem remind you of

anything?

What makes

this poem

a poem?

Sharing opinionsTalking about a poem with other people might help

you understand different points of view, or even change what you think of the poem yourself. Here are some

questions you could use to start a conversation.

Answers

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Starting to write

If you would like to try writing your

own poems, here are some easy tips for

getting started.

Collect words for your poems that make you stop and think. Poets use as

few words as possible and choose each

one carefully.

Now write a poem in whatever way you like. Then change ONE line

or word in it. This helps you think about your

idea in a different way.

Copy out a favorite poem to

get a feel for how it works. Could you

write something in the same style?

Reading is the best way to become a poet! So read as

many poems as you can—it will help you

write your own.

Finally, read your poem aloud to a friend or your family. Their

feedback will help you improve. Now write some more poems!

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Next steps Once you’ve begun writing poems, write LOTS of them. Some will be wonderful and others you’ll forget. Here are some techniques to try.

Write a poem that rhymes. You can use rhyme at the end of the lines, in the middle, or just occasionally.

Try writing a poem that repeats a word or a line more than once to emphasize it.

Experiment with free verse. You could try to develop a rhythm, but don’t worry about rhyme.

Try writing a poem that has a simile, by using “like” or “as” to describe or compare something with something you might not expect.

Use alliteration to repeat the same consonant sound at the beginning of many words for emphasis.

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Once you’ve started writing poems of your own, you might want to experiment with different styles.

Here are some to try out.

Styles to try

List poem A simple list of things that go together can

make a poem, with an opening and closing to complete it. A list poem does not usually rhyme,

and it sometimes ends with a surprise! (See “How to Love Your Little Corner of the World”

by Eileen Spinelli on page 51.)

Question poemThis style of poem asks a question or includes

a question in each line. The questions are usually connected in some way, and it also has opening

and closing lines to tie it all together. (See “Map of Fun” by Naomi Shihab Nye on page 78.)

Shape poemIf you’re clever, you can arrange the words and lines of your poem so that they make a shape

that matches the topic.(See “What Can You Do with a Football?”

by James Carter on page 101.)

Written a poem?

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Haiku This traditional Japanese poem has three lines

and is usually about the natural world. The first and third lines each have five syllables and the

second line has seven. (See “Traveling Together” by Laura Purdie Salas on page 95.)

Sijo This Korean type of poem has three

lines with 14 to 16 syllables in each line, making a total of 42 to 48 syllables.

(See “Breakfast” by Linda Sue Park on page 158.)

There are many

ways to share a poem

with friends—by mail,

phone, text, email,

or video, as well as

face-to-face.

Written a poem?

Now share it!

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Turn your poem into art

Sometimes it’s fun to add art to your writing or turn your poem into an artwork. Try one of these ideas.

Make your poem into a greeting card.

Write the poem inside the card, and add your own drawing on the front to illustrate it.

Turn your poem into a 3-D model!

Write it on pieces of card stock, and then use string and sticks

or rods to make a mobile.

Get digital! Use a computer

to create a collage or poster featuring your poem, adding

images you like.

Use your poem to make a gift for a loved one. Write it on special paper, add a painting or drawing, and put

it in a frame.

Decorate your fridge. Write the

words of a short poem on individual magnetic labels. Rearrange the

words on the fridge to make new poems!

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Getting better as a poet

Seeing your writing with a clear eye and noticing ways to improve it are useful skills. Asking yourself these questions may help.

What doesn’t make sense or isn’t clear in my poem when I hear myself

read it out loud?

Should I add something more to my poem to make it clearer or

more interesting?

Are there any words or even lines in my poem that I don’t need?

What should I cut?

How does my poem look on the page? How do I want it to look?

Do I like the way my poem begins? Am I happy with how it ends? What

should I change or rearrange?

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A day full of poems

Here are some ideas to add poetry to your daily life.

Start the day with a poem at

breakfast.

Copy out a poem and keep it in your

backpack.

If your family has a car, keep a book of poetry inside it to read on car trips.

Search for poems on your cell phone

or tablet.

Write a poem about someone

you admire.

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Write a poem on the sidewalk

with chalk.

Turn your favorite poem into the lyrics

of a song.

Record a poem to share with a friend or family

member far away.Learn a poem by heart to impress a friend on

a special occasion.

End the day with a poem

at dinner or bedtime.

Look in your school library for poetry

books to read.

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GLOSSARYacrostic poem Poem in which the first letter of the first word in every line spells out a word or a phrase downward that is usually the theme of the poem

alliteration When a poet uses words beginning with the same consonant several times in a row

couplet Pair of lines or verses that usually rhyme free verse Poems that do not rhyme, do not have a regular rhythm, and may have lines of different lengths

haiku Traditional, three-line Japanese poem that is usually about the natural world. The first and third lines each contain five syllables, and the second line has seven

imagery When a poet uses words that involve the senses—sight, hearing, smell, touch, and so on—to paint a picture in the reader’s mind

limerick Funny poem that has five lines. The first, second, and last lines rhyme, as do the shorter third and fourth lines

list poem Poem with a list of things that go together, enclosed by an opening and ending. It does not usually rhyme and sometimes ends with a surprise. Also called a litany poem

lyrical poem Usually a short poem that expresses the poet’s emotions from a first-person (“I”) point of view

metaphor Comparison of one thing or idea to another in an indirect or hidden way

meter Pattern of words and syllables in a poem creating a distinctive rhythm or beat and a musical sound

narrative poem Poem that tells a story with a beginning, middle, and end, sometimes rhyming and sometimes in free verse

onomatopoeia When poets use sounds and sound words, such as “buzz,” “whoosh,” and “zing,” to make their poems more interesting, especially for reading aloud

personification Imagining what something that is not human might be like if it had human feelings or experiences

quatrain Verse with four lines that usually rhyme

repetition Reusing, or repeating, a word or line in a poem to give it more emphasis or importance rhyme Effect in which words or syllables at the ends of lines—and sometimes in the middle—sound the same

rhythm Regular pattern of beats and breaths in a line of poetry that gives the reader a feeling of movement or sound

shape poem Poem in which all the words and lines are arranged in the shape of the poem’s theme. Also called a concrete poem

sijo Traditional Korean poem that has three lines with 14 to 16 syllables in each line, making a total of 42 to 48 syllables

simile Comparison between two things or ideas, usually using “as” or “like”

stanza Group of lines, also called a verse, in a poem, often in a regular pattern

syllable Unit of pronunciation made up of a vowel sound with or without consonants. It may be a whole word or part of one

tercet Stanza of three lines that often incorporates rhyme

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A Abuelita 15All Kinds of Kids 98Alone 33Although 53Anger 34 Animal Talk 58April Is a Dog’s Dream 67At Our House 14

At the Zoo 57 Autumn Greeting, An 70

Bbarefoot 151Bath Time 148Best Paths, The 71Bilingual 176Bluebirds 134Breakfast 158Brothers 100Bubbles 149

A Ada, Alma Flor 176Aitchison, James 178Anonymous 103, 105, 146, 159Asquith, Ros 33, 37

BBarnes, Michelle Heidenrich 48–49Bennett, Doraine 17Berrell, Celia 83Bevan, Clare 52Black, Robyn Hood 24 Blackaby, Susan 128Bradshaw, Merry 107Brown, Susan Taylor 69Bruchac, Joseph 164–165Bryant, Jen 134Bulion, Leslie 59

CCarroll, Lewis 64Carter, James 101, 120, 138–139Cole, Peter 100Cookson, Paul 168 Coombs, Kate 47, 72, 113Cooper, George 70

DDavies, Nicola 81De Fina, Allan 88, 92Dempsey, Kristy 10, 182Dickinson, Emily 36Dotlich, Rebecca Kai 110Duffy, Carol Ann 45

EEngle, Margarita 15, 184

FField, Rachel 80–81, 85, 89 Fletcher, Ralph 8 Florian, Douglas 111

Foster, John 34

GGeorge, Kristine O’Connell 71Gerber, Carole 21Ghigna, Charles 58Gittins, Chrissie 13Graham, Joan 175Grimes, Nikki 46

HHahn, Mary Lee 27Harley, Avis 153, 60–61Harrison, David L. 187Harshman, Terry Webb 157, 169Havill, Juanita 93Healy, Jane Heitman 25Heard, Georgia 65Herrick, Steven 170Hoberman, Mary Ann 174Holbrook, Sara 35, 180–181Hopkins, Lee Bennett 86, 179

JJules, Jacqueline 149

KKuskin, Karla 38–39, 183

LLangham, Tony 53, 115Larios, Julie 104, 127Latham, Irene 62, 75LaTulippe, Renée M. 28–29, 122Lawson, JonArno 171Lee, B.J. 90, 140Levinson, Suzy 124Li Po 133Liatsos, Sandra 102Lopez, Alonzo 79Lyon, George Ella 131

INDEXPOETS

MMadan, Vikram 117McLoughland, Beverly 186Mitton, Tony 91, 162–163Mora, Pat 141Moskowitz, Cheryl 144Murphy, Sally 82Myers, Walter Dean 145

NNelson, Marilyn 73Nesbitt, Kenn 112 Newman, Lesléa 84Nye, Naomi Shihab 32, 78

OO’Callaghan, Julie 40Ode, Eric 121, 148

PPark, Linda Sue 9, 158Peters, Andrew Fusek 20Posey, Alexander 161Poulter, J.R. 185Prelutsky, Jack 22–23, 114, 172–173

RRichards, Laura Elizabeth 63Roemer, Heidi Bee 125Rosen, Michael J. 160Rossetti, Christina 74Rumble, Coral 147

SSalas, Laura Purdie 56, 95, 126Salinger, Michael 152

Schaub, Michelle 18Scheu, Ted 94Sidman, Joyce 132Singer, Marilyn 67, 116Spinelli, Eileen 41, 51 Steinglass, Elizabeth 98, 106Stevenson, Robert Louis 68, 108–109

TTellegen, Toon 44Thackeray, William Makepeace 57Trout, Linda Kulp 50

VVanDerwater, Amy Ludwig 87, 135, 155Venkatraman, Padma 66

WWaddell, Philip 26Warren, Celia 123Wayland, April Halprin 130Weatherford, Carole Boston 154West, Colin 136–137Williams, Brenda 42–43Williams, Kate 99Wolff, Virginia Euwer 14Wong, Janet 12, 16, 19, 156, 177Worth, Valerie 129, 151

YYolen, Jane 11, 150

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CCanoe 93Catching a Yawn 153Circle of Sun, A 110City Home 87City Lights 86City Rain 85Clay 135Clouds 72Compliment Chain 27Crayon Poem 138–139Crocodile, The 64

DDa Vinci Did It! 122Dad 20Day to Honor Fathers, A 21Direction 79Dive into a Book 185Don’t Be Scared 45Double the Trouble 12Dream Train 90Dream Without Hunger, A 160Dressing Like a Snake 65

EEletelephony 63

FFireworks 123First to See the Sea 81Fish Rain 73Friend 26Friends 28–29

Ggarbage 129Global Gorging 157Go Fly a Kite 126Good Books, Good Times! 179Gran’s Visit 82Grandfather’s Chopsticks 156Granny’s Teapots 18Greetings 84Growing 162–163

HHappy Adoption Day 11 Happy Kenning, A 52Homework! Oh, Homework! 172–173House of This Minute, The 113How to Love Your Little Corner of the World 51 How to Make a Friend 25

II Can… 115I Eat My Peas with Honey 159I Sit On My Bottom 152I Wish I Had More Courage 44I Woke Up This Morning 38–39I’m Bigger 10I’m Much Too Tired to Play Tonight 114I’m Nobody! Who Are You? 36Ice Skating 102If Once You Have Slept on an Island 80–81

JJust a Skin Thing 147

LLet’s Celebrate the Elephant 62Let’s Go 107Library, The 180–181Look for the Helpers 48–49Loose Tooth, Whose Tooth? 154Lost 47Louder than a Clap of Thunder! 22–23

MMake a Joyful Noise 140Map of Fun 78Me in a Tree 40Moon, The 68Mrs Kenning 168My Bike 104My Book! 187

My Colours 136–137My Corner 144My Needs 171My Shadow 108–109

NNature Knows Its Math 175New Baby 8Night Flight 94Nobody’s Birthday! 116NOW… 120

OOld Water 130One to Ten 177Our Blended Family 17Our National Engineers Week 124

PPeace by Piece 83Petting Zoo 56Poem for a Bully 41Pout 35

QQuestion 37Questions That Matter 125

RRatty Writing 178Recycling 128Rickety Train Ride 91Riding the Subway Train 92Rush – Jesse 46

SSecret Worlds 184Sincerely 24Singing and Sashaying 141Skyscrapers 89So I Picked Out a Book 183Something I Did 19Song of Kites 105Sophie 170Speak When This Way Talk Do I 112Stop! Let’s Read 182Stories 88Suitcase of Seaweed, A 16

Summer 145Summer Storm 75Surprise 186

TTeammates 106Testing My Magnet 127Three 13Time 174To Yahola, On His First Birthday 161Too Shy 50Tooth 155Traveling Together 95Trudging 146Trust 66Tumbling 103

UunBIRTHDAY 117Underwear Scare 169

WWatch Your Step 59Way Around, A 32What Can You Do with a Football? 101What Do the Trees Know? 132What do you do on a nature walk? 99What I Love About Summer 111What Is a Foot? 150What Will You Choose, Baby? 9When I’m Angry 42–43When the Rain Falls 69When You Are a Scientist 121Who Has Seen the Wind? 74Winter Counting 164–165World Water Day 131

YYou Ask Why 133

ZZoophabet: Ants to Zorillas 60–61


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Aairplanes 11, 84, 94, 95, 122, 124anger 32, 34, 35, 37, 38–39, 41, 42–43, 46, 52art 10, 17, 28–29, 122, 135autumn 70

Bbabies 8, 9, 66balls (games) 20, 87, 100, 101, 114, 115baths 78, 130, 148, 172–173bears 57, 58, 79bedtime 45, 103, 108–109, 114, 158, 187bicycles 104, 111, 124birds 51, 56, 58, 60–61, 72, 79, 80–81, 87, 95, 98, 99, 111, 116, 120, 134, 135, 136–137, 141, 145, 161, 162–163birthdays 9, 116, 117, 161, 164–165boats 84, 85, 93books 9, 14, 42–43, 51, 85, 171, 176, 179, 180–181, 182, 183, 184, 186, 187

Ccars 11, 62, 84, 85, 87, 98, 180–181cats 56, 58, 66, 68, 73, 78, 98, 180–181cities 85, 86, 87, 88clouds 50, 69, 72, 75, 78, 94, 105, 161, 162–163colors 17, 57, 62, 64, 66, 70, 72, 85, 90, 93, 95, 102, 104, 110, 123, 129, 136–137, 138–139, 147, 175counting 115, 174, 177cows 22–23, 34, 56, 58crocodiles 64

Ddancing 10, 78, 105, 110, 136–137, 141dogs 56, 58, 67, 68, 73, 75, 114, 116, 138–139dreams 81, 90, 94, 145, 160, 169

Eelephants 57, 60–61, 62, 63empathy 24, 27, 41, 48–49, 50, 51, 52, 75, 82, 83, 98, 106, 151, 153engineers 122, 124

Ffathers 8, 9, 12, 14, 20, 21, 22–23, 162–163feet 38–39, 62, 65, 78, 80–81, 82, 101, 102, 107, 108–109, 111, 141, 146, 147, 150, 151, 152, 162–163fighting 13, 19, 47food 9, 16, 18, 37, 40, 48–49, 73, 91, 94, 110, 111, 117, 125, 129, 131, 136–137, 138–139, 152, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 172–173

Ggrandparents 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 18, 79, 82, 156, 176gratitude 11, 21, 24, 38–39, 51

Hhomework 172–173

Iice-skating 102identity 8, 9, 11, 28–29, 36, 37, 40, 41, 44, 80–81, 115, 152, 162–163, 170, 186, 187

TOPICS insects 53, 58, 59, 60–61, 99, 120, 131, 145, 180–181islands 80–81

Kkites 105, 115, 126

Llanguages 15, 16, 21, 25, 28–29, 58, 63, 87, 157, 176, 177 libraries 88, 180–181, 186

Mmoon 45, 50, 68, 93, 94mothers 9, 12, 14, 162–163

Nnight 68, 86, 89, 90, 94, 103, 110, 114, 123, 132, 146, 155

Pparents 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 17, 20, 21, 37, 66, 162–163

Rrain 69, 73, 75, 85, 87, 113, 138–139, 168, 175reading 14, 28–29, 60–61, 114, 115, 153, 171, 178, 180–181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 187

Ssadness 19, 37, 41, 46–47, 82, 87, 89scientists 121, 122sharks 104, 172–173, 180–181siblings 8, 10, 12, 14, 100singing 10, 14, 60–61, 63, 67, 85, 87, 92, 98, 110, 114, 140, 141, 161, 176sky 72, 79, 89, 94, 102, 105, 110, 123, 124, 126, 161sleep 80–81, 145snakes 65, 127, 180–181

solitude 33, 144space 120, 130, 162–163spring 67, 134, 164–165, 175stars 84, 87, 94, 98, 102, 120, 123, 180–181subways 84, 92summer 111, 136–137, 145

Tteachers 168, 169, 170, 172–173, 176time 8, 38–39, 46, 65, 68, 73, 108–109, 113, 117, 120, 122, 124, 132, 134, 149, 161, 164–165, 174, 175, 179, 182teeth 64, 154, 155trains 11, 84, 87, 90, 91trees 32, 40, 51, 68, 74, 84, 131, 132, 133, 161, 162 –163, 175

Wwalking 51, 71, 73, 78, 99, 111, 114, 151water 64, 69, 72, 73, 78, 80–81, 82, 93, 94, 120, 124, 130, 131, 133, 136–137, 148, 149wind 70, 73, 74, 102, 105, 126, 132, 161winter 146, 164–165, 175writing 9, 115, 141, 170, 178, 180–181


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The publisher would like to thank the following people for their assistance in the preparation of this book: Kathleen Teece and Katie Lawrence for editorial assistance; Caroline Hunt for proofreading; and Radhika Haswani for compiling the poetry credits.

Sylvia Vardell would like to thank her family for their constant support, especially Russell; her friend and poetry collaborator, Janet Wong; her guide for this project, Abby Aitcheson; and all the poets who shared their gifts, especially Lee Bennett Hopkins.

The publisher offers grateful acknowledgment for permission to reproduce all of the poems by the writers noted here. We have taken all possible care to trace the ownership of each selection and to make full acknowledgment. If any omissions or errors have occurred, they can be corrected in subsequent editions, if notification is sent to the publisher.

“Bilingual” from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Alma Flor Ada 2015; “Ratty Writing” from Australian Children’s Poetry. Copyright © James Aitchison 2019. Reprinted by permission; “I Eat My Peas with Honey” by Anonymous. This poem is in the public domain; “Song of Kites” by Anonymous from My Village: Rhymes from Around the World. Published by Gecko Press NZ. Copyright © 2008. This poem is in the public domain; “Trudging” by Anonymous. This poem is in the public domain; “Tumbling” by Anonymous. This poem is in the public domain; “Alone” and “Question” from Vanishing Trick. Copyright © Ros Asquith 2015; “Look for the Helpers” from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Michelle Heidenrich Barnes 2015; “Our Blended Family” from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Doraine Bennett 2015; “Peace by Piece” from Australian Children’s Poetry. Copyright © Celia Berrell 2016. Reprinted by permission; “A Happy Kenning” from The Poetry Store: Your One-Stop Shop for Poems! Published by Hodder Books. Copyright © Clare Bevan 2005; “Sincerely” from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Robyn Hood Black 2015; “Recycling” from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Science. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Susan Blackaby 2014; “Let’s Go” from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Merry Bradshaw 2015; “When the Rain Falls” from The Poetry Friday Anthology. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Susan Taylor Brown 2012; “Winter Counting” from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Joseph Bruchac 2015; “Bluebirds” from The Poetry Friday Anthology. Copyright © Jen Bryant 2012; “Watch Your Step” originally published in Hey, There, Stink Bug! text copyright © 2006 by Leslie Bulion. Used with permission by Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc., 9 Galen Street, Ste 220. Watertown, MA 02472. (617) 926-0329. www.charlesbridge.com. All rights reserved; “The Crocodile” by Lewis Carroll. This poem is in the public domain; “What Can You Do With a Football” from Michael Rosen’s A to Z: The Best Children’s Poetry from Agard to Zephaniah. Published by Puffin Books. Copyright © James Carter 2009; “Now…” from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Science. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © James Carter 2014; “Crayon Poem” from Hey, Little Bug! Poems for Little Creatures. Copyright © James Carter 2011. Used by permission of the author and publisher; “Brothers” from Michael Rosen’s A to Z: The Best Children’s Poetry from Agard to Zephaniah. Published by Puffin Books. Copyright © Peter Cole 2009; “Mrs Kenning” from Crazy Classrooms. Copyright © Paul Cookson 2015; “Lost” from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Middle School. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Kate Coombs 2013; “Clouds” from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Science. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Kate Coombs 2014; “The House of This Minute” from Great Morning! Poems for School Leaders to Read Aloud. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Kate Coombs 2018; “An Autumn Greeting” by George Cooper. This poem is in the public domain; “First to See the Sea” from A First Book of the Sea, illustrated by Emily Sutton. Reproduced by permission of Walker Books Ltd, London SE11 5HJ. www.walker.co.uk. Copyright © Nicola Davies 2018; “Riding the Subway Train” and “Stories” from When a City Leans Against the Sky. Copyright © Allan De Fina 1997; “I’m Bigger” and “Stop! Let’s Read” from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Kristy Dempsey 2015; “I’m Nobody! Who Are You?” by Emily Dickinson. This poem is in the public domain; “A Circle of Sun” from Lemonade Sun. Published by Wordsong, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane. Copyright © Rebecca Kai Dotlich 2001. Reprinted by permission; “Don’t Be Scared” from New and Collected Poems for Children by Carol Ann Duffy. Published by Faber & Faber. Copyright © Carol Ann Duffy 2017. Reproduced by permission of the author c/o Rogers, Coleridge & White Ltd., 20 Powis Mews, London W11 1JN; “Abuelita” from The Poetry Friday Anthology. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Margarita Engle 2012; “Secret Worlds” from Great Morning! Poems for School Leaders to Read Aloud. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Margarita Engle 2018; “City Rain”, “If Once You Have Slept on an Island”, and “Skyscrapers” by Rachel Field. These poems are in the public domain; “New Baby” Copyright © Ralph Fletcher 1999. Reprinted by permission; “What I Love About Summer” Copyright © Douglas Florian 2002. Reprinted by permission; “Anger” from The Poetry Chest. Published by Oxford University Press. Copyright © John Foster 2007; “The Best Paths” from Toasting Marshmallows: Camping Poems by Kristine O’Connell George. Text copyright © 2001 by Kristine O’Connell George. Reprinted by permission of Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved; “A Day to Honor Fathers” from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Carole Gerber 2015; “Animal Talk” from The Poetry Friday Anthology. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Charles Ghigna 2012; “Three” from I Don’t Want an Avocado for an Uncle. Published by Rabbit Hole. Copyright © Chrissie Gittins 2006; “Nature Knows Its Math” Copyright © Joan Bransfield Graham 1997, who controls all rights; “Rush – Jesse” from What is Goodbye? Copyright © Nikki Grimes 2004. Used by permission of Curtis Brown, Ltd.; “Compliment Chain” from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Mary Lee Hahn 2015; “Zoophabet: Ants to Zorillas” from Fly with Poetry. Published by Wordsong, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane. Copyright © Avis Harley 2000. Reprinted by permission; “Catching a Yawn” from The Poetry Friday Anthology. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Avis Harley 2012; “My Book” Copyright © David L. Harrison 1995. Reprinted by permission; “Global Gorging” from The Poetry Friday Anthology. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Terry Webb Harshman 2012; “Underwear Scare” from The Poetry Friday Anthology. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Terry Webb Harshman 2012; “Canoe” Copyright © Juanita Havill 2016. Reprinted by permission; “How to Make a Friend” from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Jane Heitman Healy 2015; “Dressing Like a Snake” from Creatures of Earth, Sea, and Sky. Published by Wordsong, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane. Copyright © Georgia Heard 1997. Reprinted by permission; “Sophie” from Naked Bunyip Dancing. Copyright © Steven Herrick 2005; “Time” from The Llama Who Had No Pajama: 100 Favorite Poems by Mary Ann Hoberman. Copyright © Mary Ann Hoberman 1959 and renewed 1987. Reprinted permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved; “Pout” from I Never Said I Wasn’t Difficult. Published by Wordsong, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane. Copyright © Sara Holbrook 1997. Reprinted by permission; “The Library” from The Poetry Friday Anthology. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Sara Holbrook 2012; “City Lights” from City I Love. Copyright © Lee Bennett Hopkins 2009. Used by permission of Curtis Brown, Ltd.; “Good Books, Good Times!” Copyright © Lee Bennett Hopkins 1990. Used by permission of Curtis Brown, Ltd.; “Bubbles” from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Jacqueline Jules 2015; “I Woke Up This Morning” from The Rose on My Cake. Copyright © Karla Kuskin 1964. Copyright © renewed 1992. Reprinted by permission of Scott Treimel New York; “So I Picked Out a Book” from Moon, Have You Met My Mother? Copyright © Karla Kuskin 2003. Reprinted by permission of Scott Treimel New York; “Although” Copyright © Tony Langham 2002. Reprinted by permission; “I Can” Copyright © Tony Langham 2012. Reprinted by permission; “My Bike” from The Poetry Friday Anthology. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Julie Larios 2012; “Testing My Magnet” from The Poetry Friday Anthology

for Science. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Julie Larios 2014; “Summer Storm” from The Poetry Friday Anthology. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Irene Latham 2012; “Let’s Celebrate the Elephant” from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Irene Latham 2015; “Da Vinci Did It!” from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Science. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Renée M. LaTulippe 2014; “Friends” from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Renée M. LaTulippe 2015; “My Needs” from Think Again. Published by Kids Can Press. Copyright © JonArno Lawson 2010; “Dream Train” Copyright © B.J. Lee 2013. Reprinted by permission; “Make a Joyful Noise” from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © B.J. Lee 2015; “On National Engineers Week” from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Suzy Levinson 2015; “You Ask Why” by Li Po. This poem is in the public domain; “Ice Skating” Copyright © Sandra Olson Liatsos 1995. Reprinted by permission; “Direction” by Alonzo Lopez from Whispering Wind: Poetry by Young American Indians edited by Terry Allen. Copyright © Institute of American Indian Arts 1972. Used by permission of Doubleday, an imprint of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. All rights reserved; “World Water Day” from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © George Ella Lyon 2015; “unBIRTHDAY” Copyright © Vikram Madan 2013. Reprinted by permission; “Surprise” Copyright © Beverly McLoughland 1985. Reprinted by permission; “Growing” from Plum. Published by Barn Owl Books. Copyright © Tony Mitton 1998. Used by permission of David Higham Associates Ltd; “Rickety Train Ride” from My Hat and All That. Published by Random House. 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Used by permission of the author and publisher; “To Yahola, On His First Birthday” by Alexander Posey. This poem is in the public domain; “Dive into a Book” from Australian Children’s Poetry. Copyright © J.R. Poulter 2019. Reprinted by permission; “Louder Than a Clap of Thunder” and “Homework! Oh, Homework!” from The New Kid on the Block by Jack Prelutsky. Illustrated by James Stevenson. Copyright © Jack Prelutsky 1984. Used by permission of HarperCollins Publishers; “I’m Much Too Tired to Play Tonight” from Something Big Has Been Here by Jack Prelutsky – Illustrated by James Stevenson. Copyright © Jack Prelutsky 1990. Used by permission of HarperCollins Publishers; “Eletelephony” by Laura Elizabeth Richards. This poem is in the public domain; “Questions that Matter” from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Science. Published by Pomelo Books. Copyright © Heidi Bee Roemer 2014; “A Dream Without Hunger” from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations. Copyright © Michael J. 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