"A bad book owes many trees/A forest of apologies," is just a small, whimsical sample from one of the many humorous poems devoted to the magic of books and language in this charming picture book. Fifteen riotously funny poems careen from the breakfast table, through the garden, into a bowl of alphabet soup, and even on an outing to the movies as ...
This famous story tells of a great tsar, his three sons, and a wise princess. The tsar orders each of his sons to shoot an arrow as far as he can. The woman who finds it will be that son's bride. In what seems a cruel twist of fate, the tsar's youngest son finds his arrow held in the mouth of a little green frog. Full-color illustrations.
Children can learn basic mathematics through these 18 rhyming riddles. Calculate the weight of a poodle or the length of a family trip and check below each riddle for the answer--written in mirror-writing. Text accompanied by full-color illustrations.
Who has kissed the most cobras? Eaten the most live scorpions? Sailed highest on a skateboard? Been stuck the longest in an elevator? These and 21 other vexing superlatives are the subject matter of this zany collection of verse by one of America's most well-loved poets, J. Patrick Lewis. Comic illustrations by Keith Graves make this the funniest, ...
Through his poetry, Lewis pays homage to 13 monuments around the world, including the Taj Mahal, the Great Wall of China, and Mount Rushmore. Includes a spread in the back of the book with a map showing the locations of the monuments along with brief historical information on each site. Full color.
The wonderful wordplay of J. Patrick Lewis breathes new life into the speeches of Lincoln, the letters of Grant and Lee, and the moving human drama of our country's Civil War. Lewis' poignant poetry gives young readers a vivid insight into the brutal conflict that tore America apart. The author draws on primary-source books and articles to inspire ...
On a cold Christmas Eve, Will and Liddy are lost in a sudden blizzard. The children take shelter in a deep hole, and upon waking, all they can see are the eyes of an enormous cat. The pit belongs to an strange old woman who, with her cat, rescues the children, and with the help of a stranger makes it a magical Christmas. Full color.
The real-life adventures and the myths of the 18th-century pirate have inspired this thrilling collection of biographical poems, compiled in a picture-book format that combines history, adventure, geography, and poetry. Full color.
Celebrated children's poet J. Patrick Lewis takes Ernest Thayer's classic baseball poem "Casey at the Bat" and parodies it with signature wordplay and funny images to create a wonderful read aloud. Amiko Hirao's striking cut-paper art brings to life animals of all kinds, from octopi to hippopotami, as they take the field in the final game of the ...
Clever puns and elaborately detailed, surreal artwork illuminate a collection of comically grim verses that can't help but tickle the funny bone. Illustrations.
A collection of poems about the world of geography, including rhymes about explorers such as Columbus and Magellan as well as odd facts about cities, landmarks (Mount Everest is as tall as 27 Eiffel Towers), and natural phenomena such as the aurora borealis and archipelagos. Full-color illustrations accompany the text.
This hilarious collection of offbeat poetry introduces senryu, a cousin of haiku featuring punchy and punny poems that tackle a range of child-friendly subjects. Full color.
This collection of poetry about insects and spiders features odes to crickets, ladybugs, silverfish, and stinkbugs. Watercolor and Pelikan sepia illustrations accompany the verses.
Poetic explorations of the homes of real and imaginary creatures such as bullfrogs, turtles, and dragons. Colorful computer-enhanced collages accompany the verses.
Birgitta, the brave princess, asks five children to disguise themselves as immortal goats and outsmart a dangerous band of outlaws threatening to take over the land.
He goes to pickin' notes ungodly From a land unknown, singin' like a blackbird possessed . . . Little Robert grew up fast. He came from the muddy back roads of Mississippi, lived largely in mystery, and died young, leaving behind little more than two grainy photographs and a batch of tinny recordings. But with a guitar in his hands, he ...
In this award-winning picture book, evocatively illustrated wood engravings combine with stirring poems to celebrate the lives and commemorate the deaths of 20 of the hundreds of animals that have gone extinct over the last three centuries.
Celebrating the human relation with nature's features, creatures, and past and future, this collection of powerful verse and vivid imagery produces a sense of immediacy and connection with the seas, mountains, forests, grasslands, deserts--all of Earth's major geographic features. Illustrations.
This last installment in a trilogy of Earth's features and habitats weaves Lewis's poetry into coversations between pairs of creatures in each major habitat, presenting a sense of the network of nature and conjuring respect for nature's creatures everywhere. Illustrations.
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The Tale of Tsar Saltan
by
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin, Gennady Spirin (Illustrator)
