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Joe
Hilton's Monthly Picks
for April 2007
By Joe Hilton of the Free Library of Philadelphia
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Earth
Magic By Dionne Brand A collection of twenty poems celebrates the sounds, smells, spirit, and customs of the Caribbean and its diverse people through a journey of its markets, villages, and communities. Grades 4-6 |
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Handsprings
By Douglas Florian Have fun with this nice celebration of spring through 29 rhyming poems and color paintings. It covers lots the things you like and may not like about the spring season such as hiking, biking, raining, mud and flowers. Grades 5-8 |
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Mites
to Mastodons By Maxine Kumin Enjoy this wonderful collection of 19 rhyming poems on animals from around the world that are all sizes from small to large. Meet an octopus, alligator and kangaroo to name a few. Grades 3-5 |
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What
A Day It Was At School! By Jack Prelutsky The 17 poems touch on topics that will be well-known to all students: carrying heavy backpacks, homework, food fights, math, science, spelling, writing, history, art, music, gym, field trips and being a teacher's pet, among others things. Grades 3-5 |
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Pocket
Poems Selected by Bobbi Katz A collection of poems short enough to be carried in one's pocket. These mini poems are perfect for reading out loud and they are easy to learn and remember. Grades 4-5 |
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All
the Small Poems and 14 More By Valerie Worth (Classic) Over 100 poems that include a beetle, telephone poles, a broom, safety pin, a key, a crayon, an umbrella, and a pencil. The poems describe a place, animal or object that are part of our real world. Grades 4-7 |
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