Introduces the different kinds of poetry and the mechanics of writing poetry, providing an opportunity for the reader to experience the joy of ma

More than 100 poems commemorating high days, holidays, and days of sorrow, including Valentines' Day, Halloween, Christmas, Chanukah, and the ass

Eighteen selections include offerings by Harry Behn, X.J. Kennedy, Christina Rossetti, and John Ciardi.

A poem about the sights one sees on an airplane flight.

A collection of poems on Easter themes by John Ciardi, William Jay Smith, Joan Aiken, and other authors, including poems translated from Russian

A collection of poems about owls by many different authors.

A collection of poems about whales, by such authors as Jane Yolen, Theodore Roethke, and John Ciardi.

Eighteen poems celebrate the holiday of pumpkins, black cats, witches, and ghosts.

A poem describing the sights and sensations of flying in an airplane.

A collection of poems about friendship, by poets ranging from ancient China to the present.