J. Patrick Lewis
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Language
English
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Description
An allegorical tale about Nazi occupied Poland in which a town's residents are forced to turn over their musical instruments. A young student rescues the hurdy-gurdy of her teacher, who has presumably befallen a terrible fate, and later, a young boy finds the instrument and intends to pass it--and the importance of remembering--on to his future grandchildren.
Author
Publisher
Wordsong, an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Thirteen classic poems by poets such as Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Emily Dickinson, and David McCord are paired with parodies written by J. Patrick Lewis that honor and play off of the original poems in a range of ways. For example, "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" is paired with "Stopping by Fridge on a Hungry Evening" to hilarious effect, whereas the combination of Emily Dickinson?s "?Hope? is the thing with feathers"...
Author
Language
English
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Description
Readers will meet the fascinating main characters featured in many myths and legends. Award-winning children's book author and former U.S. Children's Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis not only examines creatures of popular legends such as mummies, werewolves, and zombies, but he also introduces lesser-known-but-just-as-menacing monsters such as the Roc and the giant called Xing Tian. Includes origins of the Frankenstein story as well as creatures such...
Author
Publisher
Creative Editions
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
"Elephants, with their matriarchal societies, long memories, and demonstrations of emotional connections, are some of the world's most treasured animals. However, they are also among the most threatened. It is up to humans to protect them before it is too late"--
20) Face bug
Author
Publisher
WordSong an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Language
English
Description
Come to the Face Bug Museum where you will see amazing photographs of bug faces, and have close encounters with bugs of all shapes and sizes.