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Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes

10 best books like Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes (Langston Hughes): Carver: A Life in Poems, The Tree Is Older Than You Are: A Bilingual Gathering of Poems & Stories from Mexico, Poetry for Young People: Robert Frost, Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali, Harlem, Ellington Was Not a Street, The Blacker the Berry, A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms, Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat, Poetry for Young People: Edgar Allan Poe

Carver: A Life in Poems
AuthorMarilyn Nelson
ISBN1886910537
George Washington Carver was born a slave in Missouri about 1864 and was raised by the childless white couple who had owned his mother. In 1877 he left home in search of an education, eventually earning a master's degree. In 1896, Booker T. Washington invited Carver to start the agricultural department...
The Tree Is Older Than You Are: A Bilingual Gathering of Poems & Stories from Mexico
AuthorNaomi Shihab Nye
ISBN0689820879
A beautiful collection of bilingual poems and stories from Mexico, paired with paintings by Mexican artists.

“Remember, the tree is older than you are and you might find stories in its branches.”

So begins this wondrous collection of poems and stories from Mexico that invites...
Poetry for Young People: Robert Frost
AuthorRobert Frost
ISBN0806906332
"In an attractive large-size volume...25 poems to introduce Robert Frost to young people. The selections are arranged by the seasons, and Sorensen's handsome watercolor illustrations capture the feel of the New England landscape without in any way trying to provide literal images for the poetry....
Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali
AuthorCharles R. Smith Jr.
ISBN0763616923
A dynamic author-illustrator team follows the threetime heavyweight champ through twelve rounds of a remarkable life.

"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. . . . I’m the prettiest thing that ever lived!"

From the moment a fired-up teenager from Kentucky won 1960 Olympic gold...
Harlem
AuthorWalter Dean Myers
Walter Dean Myers calls to life the deep, rich, and hope-filled history of Harlem, this crucible of American culture.
Christopher Myers' boldly assembled collage art resonates with feeling, and tells a tale all its own. Words and pictures together connect readers -of all ages - to the spirit of...
Ellington Was Not a Street
AuthorNtozake Shange
ISBN0689828845
In a reflective tribute to the African-American community of old, noted poet Ntozake Shange recalls her childhood home and the close-knit group of innovators that often gathered there. These men of vision, brought to life in the majestic paintings of artist Kadir Nelson, lived at a time when the color...
The Blacker the Berry
AuthorJoyce Carol Thomas
ISBN0060253754
Black is dazzling and distinctive, like toasted wheat berry bread; snowberries in the fall; rich, red cranberries; and the bronzed last leaves of summer. In this lyrical and luminous poetry collection, Coretta Scott King honorees Joyce Carol Thomas and Floyd Cooper celebrate these many shades of...
A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms
AuthorPaul B. Janeczko
ISBN0763606626
From the simplest couplet to the mind-boggling pantoum, the award-winning team behind A POKE IN THE I shows us the many fascinating ways poetic forms take shape.


Please
Open this book for something
Extraordinary.
Twenty-nine different poetic forms await you
Inside...
Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat
AuthorNikki Giovanni
ISBN1402210485
Hip Hop Speaks to Children is a celebration of poetry with a beat. Poetry can have both a rhyme and a rhythm. Sometimes it is obvious; sometimes it is hidden. But either way, make no mistake, poetry is as vibrant and exciting as it gets. And when you find yourself clapping your hands or tapping your feet,...
Poetry for Young People: Edgar Allan Poe
AuthorEdgar Allan Poe
ISBN0806908203
"Gr. 5 Up...spacious format; a wide variety of poems; and colorful, interpretive illustrations...."--SLJ. "The format is admirable: a handsome sampler of poems, with a short introductory essay, unfamiliar words briefly defined in footnotes, and a few prefatory sentences for each poem to establish...
National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry: 200 Poems with Photographs That Squeak, Soar, and Roar!
AuthorJ. Patrick Lewis
ISBN1426310544
Named one of the Best Children's Books of 2012 by Kirkus Reviews!

"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...
Meet Danitra Brown
AuthorNikki Grimes
ISBN0688154719
Grimes, N. (1997). Meet Danitra Brown. (F. Cooper, Illus.). New York, NY: HarperCollins.

Genre: Poetry, Juvenile poetry Recommended grade level: 3-4 Format: African American Poetry and Picture book
Themes: Friendship, bullying, and family Major Awards: Coretta Scott King Illustrator...
Poetry for Young People: Emily Dickinson
AuthorEmily Dickinson
ISBN0806906359
Features more than 35 of Dickinson's best loved poems, including "I'm nobody, who are you?" and "I started early, took my dog." "The choice of...Emily Dickinson is a good one....Chi Chung's illustrations...are precise and sometimes whimsical....Attractive and inviting....will give young readers...
Poetry for Young People: Maya Angelou
AuthorMaya Angelou
ISBN1402720238
Award-winning poet, author, playwright, historian, songwriter, singer, dancer, stage and screen producer, director, and civil rights activist: Dr. Maya Angelou needs no introduction. She is a true American icon—and now she is the first living poet included in Sterling’s celebrated Poetry...
Poetry for Young People: William Shakespeare
AuthorWilliam Shakespeare
ISBN0806943440
He was the greatest poet and playwright who ever lived, the dramatist who penned lines that we quote without even realizing their origin. Shakespeare's glorious works have even inspired animated films--like Disney's The Lion King. Introduce children to the Bard with this wonderful, fully annotated...
Poetry for Young People: Lewis Carroll
AuthorLewis Carroll
ISBN1402754744
With fantastic characters and enchanting language, Lewis Carroll created magical wonderlands children have always loved to visit. These 26 selections from his classic works have never lost their fascination. Open the covers of this beautifully illustrated collection and take a magical journey...
Poetry for Young People: Walt Whitman
AuthorWalt Whitman
ISBN1402754779
Sit back and travel the universe through the imagination of Walt Whitman. From the depths of the sea to the far reaches of the cosmos, from the songs of America’s workers to the plight of America’s slaves, you’re about to embark on an experience you’ll never forget! More than twenty-five of Walt...
Poetry for Young People: Carl Sandburg
AuthorCarl Sandburg
ISBN0806908181
"...displays the range of everyday topics in which Sandburg found beauty, humor, or pathos....Unfamiliar words are helpfully defined in footnotes...and an introductory biographical essay establishes a context for the poems. Arcella makes a grand debut; his intensely colored sculptural forms,...
Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan
AuthorMary Williams
ISBN1584302321
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book (2006)
American Library Association Notable Book Award (2006)

This story about eight-year-old Garang is based on the real events and stories of The Lost Boys of Sudan. According to the author’s note at the beginning of the book, Sudan suffered...
Forget-Me-Nots: Poems to Learn by Heart
AuthorMary Ann Hoberman
When you learn a poem by heart, it becomes a part of you. You know it in your mind, in your mouth, in your ears, in your whole body. And best of all, you know it forever.
From the creators of the bestselling You Read to Me, I'll Read to You series comes this new collection of poems especially suitable for...
Scranimals
AuthorJack Prelutsky
ISBN0060753684
We're sailing to Scranimal Island,

It doesn't appear on most maps....

Scranimal Island is where you will find the fragrant Rhinocerose, the cunning Broccolions, and if you are really, really lucky and very, very quiet, you will spot the gentle, shy Pandaffodil. (You may even hear...
I Am Phoenix: Poems for Two Voices
AuthorPaul Fleischman
ISBN0064460924
At first light the finches
are flitting about the trees

Flittering
fluttering
flit
purple finches
flit
Fluttering
flittering
fly
painted finches
fly.

In this companion volume to Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices, the winner of the...
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