Outside the Box: A Book of Poems

10 best books like Outside the Box: A Book of Poems (Karma Wilson): White Rose, Trombone Shorty, Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Blue, A Poem in Your Pocket, A Tree for Peter, Cicada, After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back up Again, Minecraft: Essential Handbook, The Sign of the Beaver

White Rose

Author

Kip Wilson

A gorgeous and timely novel based on the incredible story of Sophie Scholl, a young German college student who challenged the Nazi regime during World War II as part of The White Rose, a non-violent resistance group.

Disillusioned by the propaganda of Nazi Germany, Sophie Scholl, her brother,...

Trombone Shorty

Author	Troy Andrews
ISBN	1419714651

Hailing from the Tremé neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high. A prodigy, he was leading his own band by age six, and today this Grammy-nominated artist headlines the legendary New Orleans Jazz Fest.
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Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Author	Doreen Rappaport
ISBN	0786807148

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Acclaimed author Doreen Rappaport and Coretta Scott King Award winner Bryan Collier, who previously collaborated on Freedom River , have pooled their talents yet again in a stunning tribute to civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. An extraordinary...

Blue

Author	Laura Vaccaro Seeger
ISBN	1626720665

How many shades of blue are there?

There’s the soft blue of a baby’s cherished blanket, the ocean blue of a romp in the waves, the chilly blue of a cold winter’s walk in the snow, and the true blue of the bond that exists between children and animals.

In this simple, sumptuously illustrated...

A Poem in Your Pocket

Author	Margaret McNamara
ISBN	0307979474

Usher in National Poetry Month with Mr. Tiffin and his students, stars of the hugely popular How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? and The Apple Orchard Riddle.

Once again, Margaret McNamara sets her playful, child-friendly story in the classroom, and this time, poetry—from metaphors to acrostics...

A Tree for Peter

Author	Kate Seredy
ISBN	1930900260

No one had ever seen big Peter before, and no one ever saw him again, and no one ever saw him at all but small Peter who lived in dingy, squalid old Shantytown. Yet it was big Peter's gift to small Peter -- a shiny toy spade with a red handle, and a small green tree lighted with tiny candles -- that caused Shantytown...

Cicada

Author	Shaun Tan
ISBN	1338298399

From the visionary Shaun Tan, an inspirational story for older picture book readers and beyond
Cicada tells the story of a hardworking little cicada who is completely unappreciated for what he does. But in the end, just when you think he's given up, he makes a transformation into something ineffably...

After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back up Again

Author	Dan Santat
ISBN	1626726825

My name is Humpty Dumpty.
I'm famous for falling off a wall.

(You may have heard about it.)

But that's only half the story...
Because I decided to get back up.
And when I did, something amazing happened.

This story is about my life...
AFTER THE FALL.

Inspiring...

Minecraft: Essential Handbook

Author	Stephanie Milton
ISBN	0545669936

Learn how to find resources, make a shelter, craft tools, armor and weapons, and protect yourself from monsters in the world of Minecraft!

You're alone in a mysterious new world, full of hidden dangers. You have only minutes to find food and shelter before darkness falls and the monsters come...

The Sign of the Beaver

Author

Elizabeth George Speare

It's the time of the American Revolution and new Americans like Matt and his family are heading out to colonize areas of virgin territory.

Matt and his father head to Maine territory to stake their claim, which involves declaring their land, building a home and planting crops. Once they've...