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The Dancing sun: a celebration of Canadian children
Par Jan Andrews. 1981
The adventures of Ulysses
Par Bernard Evslin. 1969
Retelling of the Greek epic describing Ulysses' ten-year voyage home after the fall of Troy. Ulysses and his crew encounter…
the deadly Sirens, who bewitch men with their magical songs; the giant man-eating Cyclops; and other strange creatures and unexpected obstacles. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1969.Poetry please!: 100 popular poems from the BBC Radio 4 programme
Par Charles Causley. 1985
Planet Middle School
Par Nikki Grimes. 2011
Moon-bells and other poems
Par Ted Hughes. 1986
This is a book of powerful and compelling images. Ted Hughes rightly makes no concessions to his young audience but…
leads the reader to an understanding with magnificent descriptions of wild animals, eerie images of the lunar landscape and its inhabitants, and imaginative flights of pure fantasy. Grades 4-7. 1986.Lupercal
Par Ted Hughes. 1970
With the publication of "Lupercal", Ted Hughes fully realised the promise of "The hawk in the rain". It was clear…
after two books, that he was a major poet - technically agile and capable of annexing whole areas of subject matter. "Lupercal" contains some of Hughes' most brilliant animal poetry. Senior High. 1970.City of one: young writers speak to the world
Par Colette DeDonato. 2004
An anthology of poetry which celebrates the 10th anniversary of WritersCorps workshops, which bring creative writing instruction to low-income kids.…
More than 150 young people from ages 9 to 23 write about their lives and the state of the world. Includes poems about family, freedom, violence, inner peace, self-identity, and the writing process. Senior High. 2004.Classic poetry: An Illustrated Collection
Par Michael Rosen. 1998
A selection of eighty-two poems by a broad range of writers from William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, and Emily Dickinson…
to Lewis Carroll, Robert Frost, and Langston Hughes. Includes biographical background on each poet. Junior High. 1998.Here in Harlem: poems in many voices
Par Walter Dean Myers. 2004
In each poem in this collection, a resident of Harlem speaks in a distinctive voice, offering a story, a thought,…
a reflection, or a memory. The pieces reveal the experiences and personalities of 53 people, from student to retiree, hairdresser to hustler, live-in maid to street vendor-guitar player. For junior high and older readers. Some strong language. 2004.Graveyards of the dinosaurs: what it's like to discover prehistoric creatures (I Was There Ser.)
Par Shelley Tanaka, Philip J Currie, Mark Norell, Paul C Sereno. 1998
Describes paleontologists' discovery of dinosaur fossils at major sites in Mongolia, Canada, and Argentina. Presents information on the Oviraptor, Centrosaurus,…
and Herrerasaurus, among others. Discusses scientific evidence linking birds and carnivorous dinosaurs. Grades 4-7. 1998.Cleopatra rules!: the amazing life of the original teen queen
Par Vicky Shecter. 2012
Feathered dinosaurs
Par Christopher Sloan. 2000
Discusses the theory that birds are modern evolutionary descendants of dinosaurs, comparing their skeletons and bone structure. Describes the 1996…
discovery in China of theropod fossils showing feathers. Explains the functions of various feathers and possible evolution of arms to wings. For grades 4-7. 2000.Crow: from the life and songs of the Crow
Par Ted Hughes. 1972
In this collection of Ted Hughes' poetry, each poem is an almost funny story, in which natural forces and creatures,…
mythic figures, even parts of the body act out their special roles, each endowed with its own irrepressible life. For senior high readers. 1972.Beowulf
Par Welwyn Wilton Katz. 1999
Beowulf is endowed with a magical gift. Unfortunately, his gift of superhuman strength often makes him clumsy and overpowers his…
own weapons. This doesn't stop him from embarking on epic adventures during which he kills several monsters, battles a wicked troll and struggles against sea serpents. Grades 5-8. 1999.Complete sonnets (Dover Thrift Editions Ser.)
Par William Shakespeare. 1991
The sonnets have provoked disputes as to the identities of "the dark lady" and "lovely boy" to whom most are…
addressed, and controversy over the full name of the dedication's "W.H." What is not disputed is that these lyrics rank among the finest sonnets ever written - in any language. Over 150 poems deal with love, friendship, the tyranny of time, beauty's fragility, death and other themes in language unsurpassed for power, precision and beauty. A glossary explains archaic terms. Senior High.1991. Uniform title: SonnetsBehind the mask: the life of Queen Elizabeth I
Par Jane Resh Thomas. 1998
Discusses Elizabeth from her birth in 1533 to her death in 1603 within the social and political context of the…
time in which she ruled. The author looks at the personal aspects of the queen's life, including why she never married. For junior high readers. 1998.Albertosaurus: death of a predator (Discoveries in palaeontology, #1)
Par Monique Keiran. 1999
Some 75 million years ago, one dinosaur ended its life. The dinosaur was an Albertosaurus -- distant cousin to the…
ferocious, meat-eating predator Tyrannosaurus Rex. But its death was also a beginning -- the start of its transformation into a fossil, which lay undiscovered for millennia until the forces of erosion brought the young dinosaur, once again, to light. Grades 4-7. 1999.A book of luminous things: an international anthology of poetry
Par Czesław Miłosz. 1996
A personal selection of poems from the past and present are a testament to the varieties of human experience, offered…
up so that we may see the myriad ways that experience can be shared in words and images. Miłosz provides a preface to each of these poems, divided into thematic sections, such as “Travel,” “History,” and “The Secret of a Thing,” that remind us how powerfully poetry can touch our minds and hearts. 1996.To be a princess: the fascinating lives of real princesses (Scholastic Canada Madison Press Hardcover Ser.)
Par Laurie Coulter, Hugh Brewster. 2001
True stories of twelve real princesses reveal what life is like behind the palace walls. Among them: Queen Victoria, who…
ascended the throne at age 18, and Hawaii's Princess Ka`iulani, whose mother on her death bed declared that Ka`iulani would never be queen. Grades 5-8. 2001.Locomotion
Par Jacqueline Woodson. 2003
When Lonnie Collins Motion - Locomotion - was seven years old, his life changed forever, and now at eleven, his…
life is about to change again. His teacher, Ms. Marcus, is showing him ways to put his jumbled feelings on paper. And suddenly, Lonnie has a whole new way to tell the world about his life, his friends, his little sister Lili, and even his foster mom, Miss Edna, who started out crabby but isn't so bad after all. Grades 4-7. 2003.