Author: Michael Rosen
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141923784
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
From Agard to Zephaniah, the very best of children's poetry from the very best of children's poets appears in this wonderful and exciting anthology edited by Michael Rosen, the Children's Laureate. Coinciding with his laureateship and a very welcome public promotion of the need for children's poetry in our education system, this future classic for Puffin will delight readers young and old, and make the perfect gift.
Michael Rosen's A-Z
Author: Michael Rosen
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141923784
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
From Agard to Zephaniah, the very best of children's poetry from the very best of children's poets appears in this wonderful and exciting anthology edited by Michael Rosen, the Children's Laureate. Coinciding with his laureateship and a very welcome public promotion of the need for children's poetry in our education system, this future classic for Puffin will delight readers young and old, and make the perfect gift.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141923784
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
From Agard to Zephaniah, the very best of children's poetry from the very best of children's poets appears in this wonderful and exciting anthology edited by Michael Rosen, the Children's Laureate. Coinciding with his laureateship and a very welcome public promotion of the need for children's poetry in our education system, this future classic for Puffin will delight readers young and old, and make the perfect gift.
Dictionary for a Better World
Author: Irene Latham
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
ISBN: 1541557751
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
A powerful and inspiring new poetry collection from the co-authors of Can I Touch Your Hair?
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
ISBN: 1541557751
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
A powerful and inspiring new poetry collection from the co-authors of Can I Touch Your Hair?
A to Z Poetry
Author: Fida Islaih
Publisher: Fida Islaih
ISBN: 1301646601
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
From A to Z there are 100 poems about being Muslim, handling emotions and the beauty of nature. In this collection you'll find a bit of sadness and humor on subjects from doodling to sports and even colors. May these poems help you improve yourself and your outlook on life as they have on the author.
Publisher: Fida Islaih
ISBN: 1301646601
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
From A to Z there are 100 poems about being Muslim, handling emotions and the beauty of nature. In this collection you'll find a bit of sadness and humor on subjects from doodling to sports and even colors. May these poems help you improve yourself and your outlook on life as they have on the author.
The Place My Words Are Looking For
Author: Paul B. Janeczko
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0027476715
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Thirty-nine United States poets share their poems, inspirations, thoughts, anecdotes, and memories.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0027476715
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Thirty-nine United States poets share their poems, inspirations, thoughts, anecdotes, and memories.
A to Z Baby Poetry
Author: Colleen Reding Mearn
Publisher: Biz & Bauer
ISBN: 9780578922737
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Travel through the alphabet of life with your newest little addition. Heartfelt poems for each letter of the alphabet capture the joy and wonderment of parenthood. A to Z Baby Poetry is written and illustrated to help build baby's attention span and brain development through high contrast imagery and rhythmic flow.
Publisher: Biz & Bauer
ISBN: 9780578922737
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Travel through the alphabet of life with your newest little addition. Heartfelt poems for each letter of the alphabet capture the joy and wonderment of parenthood. A to Z Baby Poetry is written and illustrated to help build baby's attention span and brain development through high contrast imagery and rhythmic flow.
Decoded
Author: Jay-Z
Publisher: One World
ISBN: 1588369595
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Decoded is a book like no other: a collection of lyrics and their meanings that together tell the story of a culture, an art form, a moment in history, and one of the most provocative and successful artists of our time. Praise for Decoded “Compelling . . . provocative, evocative . . . Part autobiography, part lavishly illustrated commentary on the author’s own work, Decoded gives the reader a harrowing portrait of the rough worlds Jay-Z navigated in his youth, while at the same time deconstructing his lyrics.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times “One of a handful of books that just about any hip hop fan should own.”—The New Yorker “Elegantly designed, incisively written . . . an impressive leap by a man who has never been known for small steps.”—Los Angeles Times “A riveting exploration of Jay-Z’s journey . . . So thoroughly engrossing, it reads like a good piece of cultural journalism.”—The Boston Globe “Shawn Carter’s most honest airing of the experiences he drew on to create the mythic figure of Jay-Z . . . The scenes he recounts along the way are fascinating.”—Entertainment Weekly “Hip-hop’s renaissance man drops a classic. . . . Heartfelt, passionate and slick.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Publisher: One World
ISBN: 1588369595
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Decoded is a book like no other: a collection of lyrics and their meanings that together tell the story of a culture, an art form, a moment in history, and one of the most provocative and successful artists of our time. Praise for Decoded “Compelling . . . provocative, evocative . . . Part autobiography, part lavishly illustrated commentary on the author’s own work, Decoded gives the reader a harrowing portrait of the rough worlds Jay-Z navigated in his youth, while at the same time deconstructing his lyrics.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times “One of a handful of books that just about any hip hop fan should own.”—The New Yorker “Elegantly designed, incisively written . . . an impressive leap by a man who has never been known for small steps.”—Los Angeles Times “A riveting exploration of Jay-Z’s journey . . . So thoroughly engrossing, it reads like a good piece of cultural journalism.”—The Boston Globe “Shawn Carter’s most honest airing of the experiences he drew on to create the mythic figure of Jay-Z . . . The scenes he recounts along the way are fascinating.”—Entertainment Weekly “Hip-hop’s renaissance man drops a classic. . . . Heartfelt, passionate and slick.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Beautiful & Pointless
Author: David Orr
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062079417
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
"David Orr is no starry-eyed cheerleader for contemporary poetry; Orr’s a critic, and a good one. . . . Beautiful & Pointless is a clear-eyed, opinionated, and idiosyncratic guide to a vibrant but endangered art form, essential reading for anyone who loves poetry, and also for those of us who mostly just admire it from afar." —Tom Perrotta Award-winning New York Times Book Review poetry columnist David Orr delivers an engaging, amusing, and stimulating tour through the world of poetry. With echoes of Francine Prose’s Reading Like a Writer, Orr’s Beautiful & Pointless offers a smart and funny approach to appreciating an art form that many find difficult to embrace.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062079417
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
"David Orr is no starry-eyed cheerleader for contemporary poetry; Orr’s a critic, and a good one. . . . Beautiful & Pointless is a clear-eyed, opinionated, and idiosyncratic guide to a vibrant but endangered art form, essential reading for anyone who loves poetry, and also for those of us who mostly just admire it from afar." —Tom Perrotta Award-winning New York Times Book Review poetry columnist David Orr delivers an engaging, amusing, and stimulating tour through the world of poetry. With echoes of Francine Prose’s Reading Like a Writer, Orr’s Beautiful & Pointless offers a smart and funny approach to appreciating an art form that many find difficult to embrace.
From A to Z
Author: Etel Adnan
Publisher: Post Apollo Press
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Poetry. A poem about everyday life in New York during the Three Mile Island nuclear accident; a subtle yet merciless indictment of nuclear war.
Publisher: Post Apollo Press
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Poetry. A poem about everyday life in New York during the Three Mile Island nuclear accident; a subtle yet merciless indictment of nuclear war.
The A to Z of Postmodernist Literature and Theater
Author: Fran Mason
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0810868555
Category : Literature, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
"The A to Z of Postmodernist Literature and Theater examines the different areas of postmodernist literature and theater and the variety of forms that have been produced. It contains a list of acronyms, a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and several hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries on individual writers, important aesthetic practices, significant texts, and important movements and ideas that have created a variety of literary approaches within the form. By placing these concerns within the historical, philosophical, and cultural contexts of postmodernism, this reference explores the frameworks within which postmodernist literature of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries operates." --Book Jacket.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0810868555
Category : Literature, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
"The A to Z of Postmodernist Literature and Theater examines the different areas of postmodernist literature and theater and the variety of forms that have been produced. It contains a list of acronyms, a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and several hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries on individual writers, important aesthetic practices, significant texts, and important movements and ideas that have created a variety of literary approaches within the form. By placing these concerns within the historical, philosophical, and cultural contexts of postmodernism, this reference explores the frameworks within which postmodernist literature of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries operates." --Book Jacket.
Joy to the World
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0147509521
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
A timeless celebration of Christmas from the legendary Newbery and Caldecott Honor winner Tomie dePaola! This collection unifies three of the incomparable Tomie dePaola’s most beloved Christmas stories into one handsome volume. Vividly portrayed and expertly crafted, The Night of Las Posadas, The Story of the Three Wise Kings, and The Legend of the Poinsettia are sure enchant and mesmerize the whole family during the holiday season.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0147509521
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
A timeless celebration of Christmas from the legendary Newbery and Caldecott Honor winner Tomie dePaola! This collection unifies three of the incomparable Tomie dePaola’s most beloved Christmas stories into one handsome volume. Vividly portrayed and expertly crafted, The Night of Las Posadas, The Story of the Three Wise Kings, and The Legend of the Poinsettia are sure enchant and mesmerize the whole family during the holiday season.