Jumping off library shelves : a book of poems

Title
Jumping off library shelves : a book of poems

Summary
Here is the library, not just as a place that houses books, but as an experience. Fifteen poems celebrate the thrill of getting your first library card, the excitement of story hour, the fun of using the computer, the pride of reading to the dog, and the joy of discovering that the librarian understands you and knows exactly which books you'll love. The poems, compiled by noted poet and anthologist Lee Bennett Hopkins, pay homage to the marvels of books and reading. Accompanied by Jane Manning's colorful, imaginative illustrations, this collection lyrically celebrates the magic of libraries.

Year Published
2015

Physical Description
30 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Contents
Breakfast between the shelves / Rebecca Kai Dotlich -- Refuge / Nikki Grimes -- At the library / Michele Krueger -- My card / Cynthia S. Cotten -- Enchantment / Jane Yolen -- Internet explorer / J. Patrick Lewis -- I'd like a story / X.J. Kennedy -- Librarian / Joan Bransfield Graham -- Storyteller (for Augusta Baker) / Lee Bennett Hopkins -- Dictionary dare / Deborah Ruddell -- The poetry section / Alice Schertle -- Reading with Riley / Kristine O'Connell George -- Warm / Ann Whitford Paul -- Book pillows / Amy Ludwig VanDerwater -- Midnight in a library / Rebecca Kai Dotlich.

Awards
2016 Spring Litpicks Best of the Best ASLC review Alberta School Library Council.

Subject
Books -- Poetry.
 
Libraries -- Poetry.
 
Reading -- Poetry.

Added Author
Hopkins, Lee Bennett.
 
Manning, Jane, 1960-

Summary
Here is the library, not just as a place that houses books, but as an experience. Fifteen poems celebrate the thrill of getting your first library card, the excitement of story hour, the fun of using the computer, the pride of reading to the dog, and the joy of discovering that the librarian understands you and knows exactly which books you'll love. The poems, compiled by noted poet and anthologist Lee Bennett Hopkins, pay homage to the marvels of books and reading. Accompanied by Jane Manning's colorful, imaginative illustrations, this collection lyrically celebrates the magic of libraries.

ISBN
9781590789247

Publisher
Honesdale, Pennsylvania : WordSong, an imprint of Highlights, [2015]


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Mount Pleasant811.6 JUMBook30152000165087Non-Fiction