On the Wing
10 best books like On the Wing (David Elliott): Water Sings Blue: Ocean Poems, I Am Loved, Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold, Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems, The Pet Project: Cute and Cuddly Vicious Verses, The Sky Painter: Louis Fuertes, Bird Artist, Among a Thousand Fireflies, Wet Cement: A Mix of Concrete Poems, Pug and Other Animal Poems, Mama Built a Little Nest
| Author | Kate Coombs |
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,...
| Author | Nikki Giovanni |
| ISBN | 1534404929 |
There is nothing more important to a child than to feel loved, and this gorgeous gathering of poems written by Nikki Giovanni celebrates...
| Author | Joyce Sidman |
| ISBN | 0547906501 |
| Author | Paul B. Janeczko |
| ISBN | 0763648426 |
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,...
The Pet Project: Cute and Cuddly Vicious Verses
| Author | Lisa Wheeler |
| ISBN | 1416975950 |
If you're the type that oohs and aahs
at furry faces, precious paws,
the words ahead may be alarming:
Animals aren't always charming.
If...
| Author | Margarita Engle |
| ISBN | 1477826335 |
| Author | Helen Frost |
On a summer evening, just as the stars blink on, a firefly lands on a flower. Lights start to flash all around her — first one, then three, seven. Hundreds. Thousands. How will...
| Author | Bob Raczka |
| ISBN | 1626722366 |
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...
Pug and Other Animal Poems
| Author | Valerie Worth |
| ISBN | 0374350248 |
| Author | Jennifer Ward |
| ISBN | 1442449454 |
Mama built a little nest
inside a sturdy trunk.
She used her beak to tap-tap-tap
the perfect place to bunk.
There are so many different kinds...
| Author | J. Patrick Lewis |
| ISBN | 1426310544 |
"Add a little natural wonder to your poetry shelves. Because if we’re talking about the best possible compliment to your eyes and ears alike, few have as many perks and grand moments as this." —School Library Journal starred...
| Author | Tony Johnston |
| ISBN | 1596437278 |
This is his story. Through controlled verse and luscious illustration,...
| Author | Rick Lieder |
| ISBN | 0763669040 |
Baby robins, open-beaked in their nest. Mallards winging to a new clime. Whether chickadees or cardinals, sparrows or starlings, here are commonly seen...
| Author | Irene Latham |
| ISBN | 1467712329 |
Spend a day at a water hole on the African grasslands. From dawn to nightfall, animals come and go. Giraffes gulp, wildebeest graze, impalas leap, vultures squabble,...
| Author | Marilyn Singer |
| ISBN | 0803739923 |
What happens when you hold up a mirror to poems about Greek myths? You get a brand-new perspective on the classics! And that is just what happens in Echo Echo, the newest collection of reverso poems...
| Author | Douglas Florian |
| ISBN | 1442426527 |
Come inside the honeycomb—a busy, buzzy, bee-filled home—and learn about the unexpected wonders of these tiny insects’...
| Author | Carole Gerber |
| ISBN | 0805092110 |
A rose offers a worm a bit of its compost.
A mouse assures a root of its importance.
These fun rhyming poems for two voices are blooming, bursting, and buzzing with personality. Eugene Yelchin’s stunning illustrations beautifully accent Carole...
| Author | Micha Archer |