J. Patrick Lewis

"When words in verse are paired with the awesomeness of nature, something magical happens. Beloved former U.S. Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis curates an exuberant poetic celebration of the natural world in this stellar collection of nature poems. From trickling streams to deafening thunderstorms to soaring mountains, discover majestic photography perfectly paired with contemporary (such as Billy Collins), classics (such as Robert Frost), and never-before-published...

The dog that lives at the White House invites international guests to a Christmas party, where they share holiday customs from their respective countries.

A collection of poems each of which appears on the page in the shape of its subject so that the poem looks like whatever it's about.

Best friends Tugg, a gorilla, and Teeny, a monkey, find three opportunities to be neighborly.

Presents a treasury of animal-themed jokes and riddles.

Tugg, a gorilla, and his best friend Teeny, a monkey, lead their other friends in three jungle adventures.

"A regiment of African American soldiers from Harlem journeys across the Atlantic to fight alongside the French in World War I, inspiring a continent with their brand of jazz music"--

Presents poems and brief biographical notes about such well-known African Americans as: Arthur Ashe, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Louis Armstrong, Martin Luther King, Jr., "Satchel" Paige, Rosa Parks, Langston Hughes, Jesse Owens, Marian Anderson, Malcolm X, Wilma Rudolph, and Billie Holiday.

Children's Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis borrows themes from famous poems and flips them on their head to create wacky verses and riddles in a collection of math-based problem-solving parodies, while Michael Slack's illustrations keep the mix of poetry and math light and entertaining.

From the Children's Poet Laureate comes a year-round ode to wacky holidays just begging to be celebrated.