An illustrated children's poem which celebrates the diversity of America.

Keshia learns how to walk, dance and then gets tired and needs a nap.

Two children discover the importance of determination and find inspiration in the life of Michael Jordan.

Poems by Nathaniel, a spirited nine-year-old poet who raps and rhymes about what it's like to be nine, his education, and his family life. Includes instructions for children on how to create a twelve-bar blues poem.

The words can come from a memory, or a dream, or something I see or hear or wonder about or imagine. Maybe there's a place where words live, where our minds and hearts can go and find them when we want to write or read. I like to imagine that there is such a place. I call it "The Land of Words." In this collection of twenty-one poems, National Council of Teachers of English Excellence in Poetry for Children Award winner Eloise Greenfield journeys...

Profiles African American men and women who have had a strong connection with the sea, from slaves whose owners sent them to work on ships to today's fishermen, naval officers, and marine biologists.

A boy riding slowly on a horse, sitting behind the horse's owner, imagines that he is riding swiftly by himself.

Highlights various activities done in anticipation of Christmas.