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The Random House Book of Poetry for Children Book

The Random House Book of Poetry for Children was recognized upon its publication in 1983 as an invaluable collection--a modern classic--and it has not since been surpassed. Five hundred poems, selected by poet and anthologist Jack Prelutsky, are divided into broad subject areas such as nature, seasons, living things, children, and home. The poems of Emily Dickinson, Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Nikki Giovanni, and Gwendolyn Brooks populate the book's pages, while Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, Ogden Nash, and Shel Silverstein ensure that the collection delights even the most reluctant readers of rhyme. Playground chants, anonymous rhymes, scary poems, silly verse, and even some sad strains are carefully indexed by title, author, first line, and subject. With illustrations of cheerful, round-faced children and animals on every page, Arnold Lobel (a Caldecott medalist and creator of the Frog and Toad series) unifies the diverse poems to form a satisfying whole; Lobel can draw anything and make it funny--or poignant, if he chooses. This collection, one of the most varied and complete around, will carry any budding poetry lover through childhood and beyond. (Ages 5 to 11.)Read More

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  • Product Description

    Illus. in color and full color. "A generous collection with a distinctly

    upbeat tone, this gives a taste of the best poets writing for children over the

    last several decades. Lobel's drawings imbue the whole with action and graphic

    images as inventive as the verse. Successfully geared to meet home, school, and

    library needs."--(starred) Booklist.




  • 0394950100
  • 9780394950105
  • Jack Prelutsky, Arnold Lobel
  • 9 August 1988
  • Random House USA Inc
  • Library Binding (Book)
  • 256
  • Library edition
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