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Publisher Comments Award-winning poet Ntozake Shange and artist Rod Brown reimagine the journeys of the brave men and women who made their way to freedom on the Underground Railroad. Fleeing on the Underground Railroad meant walking long distances; swimming across streams; hiding in abandoned shanties, swamps, and ditches, always on the run from slave trackers and their dogs. ah might get hungry
ah may get tired
good Lawd /
ah may be free... read more>>>
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Publisher Comments A collection of wacky, whimsical poems about books and all the treasures they contain. Laura Purdie Salas, the acclaimed author of Stampede!, is back with another collection of wild and weird, wacky and winsome poems about all the magic to be found on a single bookshelf. In BookSpeak!, each poem gives voice to a group that seldom gets a voice . . . the books themselves! Characters plead for sequels, book jackets strut their stuff, and... read more>>>
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Publisher CommentsThis keepsake edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's time-honored collection of children's poetry was originally published in 1940 and features 67 wistful illustrations, 16 of them in full color. It includes a CD featuring several of the book's poems, including "My Shadow," "The Land of Counterpane," "The Swing," and other favorites. This edition of Stevenson's classic was originally publish... read more>>>
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Publisher CommentsMichael J. Rosen has written and edited some ninety books for children and adults, including THE CUCKOO'S HAIKU AND OTHER BIRDING POEMS, illustrated by Stan Fellows, and CHANUKAH LIGHTS, illustrated and paper-engineered by Robert Sabuda. Many of his books, such as THE BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS, and MY DOG! A KIDS' GUIDE TO KEEPING A HAPPY AND HEALTHY PET are inspired by his lifelong experience with animals, whether as a college zoology major, a bird... read more>>>
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