Books

11 results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Christmas of the reddle moon The Christmas of the reddle moon J. Patrick Lewis Lost in a snowstorm on an English heath on Christmas Eve, Liddy and Will meet the magical and mysterious Wee Mary Fever, who summons St. Nick himself to take them home. OL15039462W
A hippopotamusn't and other animal poems A hippopotamusn't and other animal poems J. Patrick Lewis More than thirty mostly humorous poems about a variety of animals. OL15039472W
The shoe tree of Chagrin The shoe tree of Chagrin J. Patrick Lewis The barn-tall old plainswoman Susannah DeClare braves deep snow and icy weather to fulfill her promise to deliver a load of handmade shoes to Chagrin Falls, Ohio, by Christmas. OL15039491W
Two-legged, four-legged, no-legged rhymes Two-legged, four-legged, no-legged rhymes J. Patrick Lewis A collection of poems about such colorful animals as the porcu-pain, the hippopot, and Paula Koala. OL15039497W
Scien-Trickery Scien-Trickery J. Patrick Lewis A collection of poems that describe people, places, and things associated with science, including oxygen, the ocean, and germs. OL15039519W
Freedom Like Sunlight Freedom Like Sunlight J. Patrick Lewis Presents poems and brief biographical notes about such well-known African Americans as: Arthur Ashe, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Louis Armstrong, Martin Luther King, Jr., "Satchel" Paige, Rosa P… OL15039529W
And the soldiers sang And the soldiers sang J. Patrick Lewis A young Welsh soldier fights along the Western Front during World War I, experiencing the horrors of trench warfare before participating in the famed Christmas Truce of 1914. OL15443998W
Last laughs Last laughs J. Patrick Lewis Imagines humorous epitaphs for such prehistoric creatures as T. Rex, Terror Bird, and Velociraptor, noting how they may have stepped into a pothole, lost one of their feet on a cliff, or failed to fl… OL15981061W
Tugg and Teeny Tugg and Teeny J. Patrick Lewis Tugg, a gorilla, and his best friend Teeny, a monkey, lead their other friends in three jungle adventures. OL16211627W
The Good Ship Crocodile The Good Ship Crocodile J. Patrick Lewis During the rainy season, when the river rises, Snout the crocodile helps many creatures cross to the other side but when the rain stops and the river dries up, it is Snout who needs help getting home. OL17896950W
National Geographic book of nature poetry National Geographic book of nature poetry J. Patrick Lewis When words in verse are paired with the awesomeness of nature, something magical happens! Beloved former U.S. Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis curates an exhuberant poetic celebration of the natural wo… OL20015882W