Walt Whitman: Words for America
10 best books like Walt Whitman: Words for America (Barbara Kerley): The Word Collector, Leo the Late Bloomer, The Carrot Seed, Put Me in the Zoo, Frida, From the Good Mountain: How Gutenberg Changed the World, Peppe the Lamplighter, Actual Size, When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson, How the Leopard Got His Claws
The Word Collector
| Author | Peter H. Reynolds |
| ISBN | 0545865026 |
Some people collect coins.
Some people collect art.
And Jerome?
Jerome collected words . . .
In this extraordinary new tale from Peter H. Reynolds, Jerome discovers the magic of the words all around him -- short and sweet words, two-syllable treats,...
Leo the Late Bloomer
| Author | Robert Kraus |
Leo isn't reading, or writing, or drawing, or even speaking, and his father is concerned. But Leo's mother isn't. She knows her son will do all those things, and more, when he's ready.
This heartwarming story of how a little tiger...
The Carrot Seed
| Author | Ruth Krauss |
| ISBN | 0694004928 |
When a little boy plants a carrot seed, everyone tells him it won't grow. But when you are very young, there are some things...
Put Me in the Zoo
| Author | Robert Lopshire |
“Put Me in the Zoo” by Robert Lopshire is a children’s book written about an animal that wants to be in a zoo.The animal really wanted to be kept in a zoo, but when he asked the zookeepers, they said no and kicked him out. At first, he was very upset and did not understand why they would not keep...
Frida
| Author | Jonah Winter |
| ISBN | 0590203207 |
| Author | James Rumford |
| ISBN | 1596435429 |
For the answer, travel back to the fifteenth century—to a time when books were made by hand and a man named Johannes Gutenberg invented a way to print books with movable type.
Written as a series of riddles and illustrated...
Peppe the Lamplighter
| Author | Elisa Bartone |
| ISBN | 0688102689 |
This is the story of Peppe, who becomes a lamplighter to help support his immigrant family in turn-of-the-century...
Actual Size
| Author | Steve Jenkins |
| ISBN | 0618375945 |
When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson
| Author | Pam Muñoz Ryan |
| ISBN | 0439269679 |
How the Leopard Got His Claws
| Author | Chinua Achebe |
| ISBN | 0763648051 |
Say Something
| Author | Peter H. Reynolds |
| ISBN | 0545865034 |
If you have a brilliant idea...say something!
If you see an injustice...say something!
In this empowering new picture book, beloved author Peter H. Reynolds explores the many ways that a single voice can make a difference. Each of us, each and every day,...