Title:
A jar of tiny stars : poems by NCTE award-winning poets
JLCTITLE245:
Bernice E. Cullinan, editor ; illustrations by Andi MacLeod ; portraits by Marc Nadel.
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
Honesdale, PA : Wordsong, Boyds Mills Press, ; [New York?] : Distributed by St. Martin's Press, 1996.
Physical Description:
ix, 94 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
ISBN:
9781563970870
Abstract:
A collection of poems by the winners of the National Council of Teachers of English Award for Poetry for Children, including David McCord, Aileen Fisher, Karla Kuskin, Myra Cohn Livingston, Eve Merriam, John Ciardi, Lilian Moore, Arnold Adoff, Valerie Worth, and Barbara Esbensen.
Reading Level:
3.2
3-6 Follett Library Resources
NP Lexile
NP L Lexile
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader Grades 5-8 5.5 1 Quiz 83546 English fiction.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-90) and index.
Added Corporate Author:
Contents:
David McCord. Every time I climb a tree ; The pickety fence ; Snowman ; The star in the pail ; I have a book -- Aileen Fisher. My puppy ; My cat and I ; Cricket jackets ; Out in the dark and daylight ; from Listen, rabbit! -- Karla Kuskin. Hughbert and the glue ; The meal ; I woke up this morning ; Winter clothes ; Lewis has a trumpet -- Myra Cohn Livingston. Kittens ; Lemonade stand ; Arthur thinks on Kennedy ; Shell ; Martin Luther King -- Eve Merriam. Gooseberry, juice berry, loose berry jam ; How to eat a poem ; Skip rope rhyme for our time ; Windshield wiper ; Umbilical -- John Ciardi. Mummy slept late and daddy fixed breakfast ; What did you learn at the zoo ; The happy family ; Sometimes I feel this way ; Summer song -- Lilian Moore. If you catch a firefly ; I left my head ; Mine ; Recess ; Construction -- Arnold Adoff. Flavors: Mama is chocolate ; Flavors: Daddy is vanilla ; Flavors: Me is better butter ; Coach says: Listen sonny ; from Black is brown is tan -- Valerie Worth. Dinosaurs ; Lawnmower ; Giraffe ; Safety pin ; Pebbles -- Barbara Esbensen. Bat ; Elephant ; My cat ; Pencils ; Snake.