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
Edition:
First edition.
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.
Grade Interest level:
K-3
Awards:
2016 Spring Litpicks Best of the Best ASLC review Alberta School Library Council.
ISBN:
9781590789247
Publisher:
Honesdale, Pennsylvania : WordSong, an imprint of Highlights, [2015]
