J. Patrick Lewis

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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.

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

Presents thirteen poems about wacky, imaginative cars, including the "Sloppy-Floppy-Nonstop-Jalopy," the "Bathtub Limousine," and the "High Heel Car."

The real-life adventures and myths of the most notorious pirate to ever scour the oceans, 18th century Pirate King Edward Teach, have inspired a collection of biographical poems by J. Patrick Lewis. This picture book combines history, adventure, geography, and poetry in a treasure trove of rhymes about Blackbeard and his bloodthirsty seadogs. While Lewis's swashbuckling verse celebrates Blackbeard's mystique, the author's extensive historical note...

A collection of original poems by the children's poet laureate celebrates the joys and mischief of twinhood while sharing twin facts.

Presents poems that celebrate such world records as the largest potato, the tallest roller-coaster, the longest traffic jam, and the longest time someone has been stuck in an elevator.

"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"--

From his jail cell in Italy, Vincenzo Peruggia tells how and why he stole the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911.

Two snowflakes named Crystal and Ivory travel on Santa's sleigh and make their way through the wintry sky until they become part of a snowboy in Central Park.