Book
The Bill Martin Jr. Big Book of Poetry
Publication Information
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers , 2008.
Physical Description
175 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Summary
The definitive anthology of children's poetry with beautiful illustrations.
Notes
Includes index.
Contents
- The pasture / Something told the wild geese / Mice / Caterpillars / The wolf / A bird came down the walk / Baby chick / A kitten / Crocodile / Foxes / The woodpecker / Weather / Clouds / Who has seen the wind? / The muddy puddle / Fog / Spring rain / The rainbow / What is pink? / Open house / The little rose tree / Afternoon on a hill / Metaphor / Sleeping outdoors / The star / Until we built a cabin / Wise / Taking turns / To look at any thing / Hurt no living thing / The months / New Year's Day / To my Valentine / March winds and April showers / April rain song / Green grass & dandelions / Autumn / October / The last word of a bluebird / Thanksgiving day / Stopping by woods on a snowy evening / Happy Hanukkah! / Christmas song / City song / Skyscraper / Subways are people / Climbing / In the woods / Knoxville, Tennessee / Child of the sun / Postman's song / The park / So many nights / Manhattan lullaby / Once upon a time / First day of school / Pick me, please / SOS / Take a number / I brought a worm / Ten little caterpillars / Word builder / Under the microscope / Poor substitute / The swing / I've got an itch / Papa says / This tooth / Bursting / My shadow / I am running in a circle / My dog / Vacation / Kick a little stone / I keep three wishes ready / The dark / Bed in summer / If I were in charge of the world / Painting the gate / My star / Dreamer / Grandpa's stories / in daddy's arms / Promises / A social mixer / My little sister / Some things don't make any sense at all / I love you little / On eating porridge made of peas / I eat my peas with honey / Speak clearly / Let there be pizza on earth / Mummy slept late and daddy fixed breakfast / Oodles of noodles / Herbert Glerbett / O sliver of liver / Beans, beans, beans / Norman Norton's nostrils / Kitty caught a caterpillar / Dickery Dean / Crooked man / A mouse in her room / Tombstone / Eat-it-all Elaine / The folk who live in Backward Town / Old Mother Hubbard / Knock on the door / Wee Willie Winkie / Hey diddle, diddle / Jack be nimble / King Cole / Star light / Little Bo-Peep / Little Boy Blue / Black sheep / Song of sixpence / My brother was a fisherman / Hickory, dickory, dock / The tuft of flowers