Child's Book of Poems
William Blake, Kate Greenaway, Emily Dickinson: the writers in this charming anthology of 200 poems, first published in 1969, are among literature's most beloved. Gyo Fujikawa's appealing illustrations depict children of all races sweetly interacting, as well as an engagingly rendered menagerie of animals and the natural world in all its wonderment. Children will love verses like Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Christmas Bells, Lewis Carroll's The Melancholy Pig, and Eugene Fields' Wynken Blynken and Nod, along with proverbs, limericks, nursery rhymes, and folk songs.
Description
William Blake, Kate Greenaway, and Emily Dickinson are the writers in this charming anthology of 200 poems. This anthology was first published in 1969 and is loved by many readers. The book also includes beautiful illustrations by Gyo Fujikawa, showing children of different races interacting with each other and with a variety of animals. The illustrations capture the wonders of the natural world. Children will enjoy reading poems such as Christmas Bells by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Melancholy Pig by Lewis Carroll, and Wynken Blynken and Nod by Eugene Fields. The book also includes proverbs, limericks, nursery rhymes, and folk songs.
Information
Subject: Language Arts
Grade: Preschool-Grade 2
Brand: Sterling
Publisher Date: 09/01/2007
Author: Gyo Fujikawa
Dimensions: 11.38 x 8.50
UPC: 9781402750618
Ages: 3-7
Pages: 128