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Epaminondas
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Eve Merriam |
In attempting to follow his mother's instructions, a little boy always does the right thing at the wrong time. |
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Finding a poem
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Eve Merriam |
Poems about plastic, computers, alarm clocks, and other aspects of our modern world. Includes an essay on the writing of a poem. |
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Low song
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Eve Merriam |
Rhyming text celebrates various aspects of the world, from falling leaves and falling snow to hushaby tunes and little new moons. |
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Bam Bam Bam
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Eve Merriam |
In this noisy poem, a wrecking ball demolishes old houses and stores to make way for a skyscraper. |
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Wise Woman and Her Secret
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Eve Merriam |
Although many try to force from the wise woman the secret of her wisdom, the truth is made clear only to a young girl who shows the capacity for wandering and wondering. |
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Halloween A B C
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Eve Merriam |
A poem for each letter of the alphabet introduces a different, spooky aspect of Halloween. |
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Unhurry Harry
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Eve Merriam |
Harry is free to move at his own unhurried pace only when he is alone. |
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The birthday door
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Eve Merriam |
On her birthday Helen follows messages that lead her all over the house and eventually to a special surprise. |
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A poem for a pickle
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Eve Merriam |
A collection of whimsical poems and word pictures about such special things as an electrical blackout, an ice cream fountain mountain, and a cat's eyes in the dark. |
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Ab to zogg
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Eve Merriam |
A spoof of science fiction and fantasy through a brief dictionary of new, but recognizable, words and phrases. |
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What in the world?
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Eve Merriam |
A poetic guessing game that offers clues about the appearance and behavior of a variety of animals. |
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If only I could tell you
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Eve Merriam |
A collection of more than fifty poems emphasizing love and other emotions. |
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Emma Lazarus rediscovered
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Eve Merriam |
A biography of the American poet, activist for humane causes, and friend to immigrants, who wrote the words now inscribed on the Statue of Liberty. |
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A sky full of poems
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Eve Merriam |
A collection of poems for children. |
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