National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry: 200 Poems with Photographs That Squeak, Soar, and Roar!

10 best books like National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry: 200 Poems with Photographs That Squeak, Soar, and Roar! (J. Patrick Lewis): The Year of Miss Agnes, Water Sings Blue: Ocean Poems, Tales of the Kingdom, Homer Price, Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems, A Ball for Daisy, Sticks Across the Chimney: A Story of Denmark, Wet Cement: A Mix of Concrete Poems, Red Sails to Capri, Leading Little Ones to God: A Child's Book of Bible Teachings

The Year of Miss Agnes

Author	Kirkpatrick Hill
ISBN	0689851243

A year they'll never forget
Ten-year-old Frederika (Fred for short) doesn't have much faith that the new teacher in town will last very long. After all, they never do. Most teachers who come to their one-room schoolhouse in remote, Alaska leave at the first smell of fish, claiming that life there...

Water Sings Blue: Ocean Poems

Author

Kate Coombs

"I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by."

"For whatever we lose (like a you or a me)
it's always ourselves we find in the sea."

Admission: I have a great weakness for sea poetry. Like Melville's Ishmael,...

Tales of the Kingdom

Author	David R. Mains
ISBN	0891915605

These classic allegorical tales are ones I grew up reading, and they continue to be meaningful to me now as an adult and someone who can share them with the children around me. I have just taken my Wed. night Bible class of 1st - 3rd graders through this book and they all became fans. It is easy to draw out Biblical...

Homer Price

Author	Robert McCloskey
ISBN	0140309276

I read this in the car today on the way back from a family reunion and I didn't have to drive. This is about Centerburg and Homer Price who makes his residence there. The town is rather funny and Homer is dependable and a fix-it kind of guy.

He has a pet skunk he has tamed that became famous when it helped...

Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems

Author	Paul B. Janeczko
ISBN	0763648426

Celebrated poet and anthologist Paul B. Janeczko pairs with Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet for a collection of short poems to sample and savor.

It only takes a few words, if they’re the right words, to create a strong image. Whether listened to in the comfort of a cozy lap or read independently,...

A Ball for Daisy

Author

Chris Raschka

Winner of the 2012 Randolph Caldecott Medal

This New York Times Bestseller and New York Times Best Illustrated Book relates a story about love and loss as only Chris Rashcka can tell it. Any child who has ever had a beloved toy break will relate to Daisy's anguish when her favorite ball is destroyed...

Sticks Across the Chimney: A Story of Denmark

Author	Nora Burglon
ISBN	1892857138

I read this aloud to my daughter, and we all fell in love with it. This book is another example of a book I would have never picked up if it wasn't for being a part of the homeschool curriculum we use. It was delightful to step back in time to a different country and see what it was like to live as a child at the end...

Wet Cement: A Mix of Concrete Poems

Author	Bob Raczka
ISBN	1626722366

Who says words need to be concrete? This collection shapes poems in surprising and delightful ways.

Concrete poetry is a perennially popular poetic form because they are fun to look at. But by using the arrangement of the words on the page to convey the meaning of the poem, concrete or shape poems...

Red Sails to Capri

Author	Ann Weil
ISBN	0140328580

The minute he saw the boat with the red sails moving into the harbor, Michele knew that something exciting was going to happen. It was the biggest and most beautiful ship fourteen-year-old Michele had ever seen. Sailing on the ship were three men who would come to stay at Michele's parents' inn. The men...

Leading Little Ones to God: A Child's Book of Bible Teachings

Author	Marian M. Schoolland
ISBN	0802851207

Two stars looks a bit harsh but I am following the Goodreads definition - 'It was OK'. I wasn't reading it with kids and I wasn't reading it as slowly as it was meant, so perhaps I am not really in a position to judge, especially when I see so many other people have rated it highly and claim to have used it effectively...

George Muller: The Guardian of Bristol's Orphans

Author	Janet Benge
ISBN	1576581454

This series chronicles the exciting, challenging, and deeply touching true stories of ordinary men and women whose trust in God accomplished extraordinary exploits for His kingdom and glory. Each inspiring account of a man or woman who answered God s call is a testimony to a real-life adventure of...

The Pirate of Kindergarten

Author	George Ella Lyon
ISBN	1416950249

Doubles are good for lots of things—double scoops of ice cream, double features at the movies. But double vision is NOT a good kind of double. In fact, it can make kindergarten kind of hard. Ginny sees double chairs at reading circle and double words in her books. She knows that only half of what she sees...

Lift Your Light a Little Higher: The Story of Stephen Bishop: Slave-Explorer

Author

Heather Henson

Grab your lantern and follow the remarkable and world-famous Mammoth Cave explorer—and slave—Stephen Bishop as he guides you through the world’s largest cave system in this remarkable homage to the resilience of human nature.

Welcome to Mammoth Cave. It’s 1840 and my name’s...

Mountain Born

Author	Elizabeth Yates
ISBN	0890847061

Now while I have indeed quite enjoyed much (if not the majority) of Elizabeth Yates' 1943 Newbery Honour winning Mountain Born, I do have to admit that whenever I read this novel, I always have to wonder and ask myself why Biddy the sheep (the black ewe rescued by Peter and Peter's mother as a sickly, almost...

Gooney Bird Greene

Author	Lois Lowry
ISBN	0440419603

Two-time Newbery Medalist Lois Lowry introduces a new girl in class who loves being the center of attention and tells the most entertaining “absolutely true” stories.

There’s never been anyone like Gooney Bird Greene at Watertower Elementary School. What other new kid comes to school...