Lewis, J. Patrick
Summary: "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 toolate"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Editions 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.67 LEWLewis, J. Patrick
Summary: The powerful poems in this poignant collection weave together multiple voices to tell the story of the March on Washington, DC, in 1963. From the woman singing through a terrifying bus ride to DC, to the teenager who came partly because his father told him, "Don't you dare go to that march," to the young child riding above the crowd on her father's shoulders, each voice brings a unique...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WordSong, an imprint of Highlights 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811 LEWLewis, J. Patrick.
Summary: Whether readers love poetry, riddles, and rhymes or just like to laugh, this richly varied collection of original poems is sure to keep them coming back for more! J. Patrick Lewis's fun and accessible poetry features delightful wordplay and a variety of subjects and forms featured in a compendium that counts down from the first day of school to the last. Paired with Ethan Long's lively art,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811.54 LEWLewis, J. Patrick.
Summary: Dog travels the world looking for the perfect place to live, meeting dogs of many breeds before finally returning to Washington, D.C., where he learns of a special family seeking a pet to live in their big, white house.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2009
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Summary: Offers morbidly-humorous, pun-filled, illustrated epitaphs for animals that poetically describe how they met their ends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 818.602 LEWLewis, J. Patrick.
Summary: Presents thirteen poems about wacky, imaginative cars, including the "Sloppy-Floppy-Nonstop-Jalopy," the "Bathtub Limousine," and the "High Heel Car."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811 LEWLewis, J. Patrick.
Summary: Tugg, a gorilla, helps his best friend Teeny, a monkey, in her attempts to become a musician, an artist, and a poet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2011
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Summary: Told in an ancient poetic form known as the renga, which means "linked verse," this visually stunning picture book paints a vivid portrait of a day in the life of an American village.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wordsong 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811.54 LEWLewis, J. Patrick.
Summary: An alphabetical examination of creatures of popular legend is presented by an award-winning children's book author and former U.S. Children's Poet Laureate.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEWLewis, J. Patrick.
Summary: Tugg, a gorilla, and his best friend Teeny, a monkey, lead their other friends in three jungle adventures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2011
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR Purple LewisLewis, J. Patrick
Summary: Presents a treasury of animal-themed jokes and riddles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2015
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Summary: Rhyming text and illustrations present a variety of math problems.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt, Inc. 2002
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Summary: Poems about the life and adventures of Blackbeard, one of the most famous and mysterious pirates of the seven seas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE 811.54 LewisLewis, J. Patrick.
Summary: A stray cat finds a happy home in a kindergarten classroom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEWLewis, J. Patrick.
Summary: A collection of poems celebrating the joys of reading, books, libraries, and all things literary. There's nothing like curling up with a good book, but you have to be careful. Before you know it, a minute turns into an hour, an hour turns into a day, and a day may turn into eternity. Inspired by the likes of Edward Lear, X. J. Kennedy, and Lewis Carroll, the author of Arithme-Tickle and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: J811 LEWLewis, J. Patrick.
Summary: Best friends Tugg, a gorilla, and Teeny, a monkey, find three opportunities to be neighborly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2012
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Summary: Borrows themes from famous poems and flips them on their head to create humorous verses and riddles in a collection of math-based problem-solving parodies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Mifflin Harcourt 2012
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Summary: Forced to marry an ugly frog, the youngest son of the Tsar is astounded to learn that the frog is really the beautiful princess Vasilisa the Wise.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books 1994
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Fairy LewisLewis, J. Patrick.
Summary: A collection of poems about animals, school, wacky inventions, foods, and computers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wordsong 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 808.81 LEWLewis, J. Patrick.
Summary: Two snowflakes named Crystal and Ivory travel on Santa's sleigh and make their way through the wintry sky until they become part of a snowboy in Central Park.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEWSummary: "When words in verse are paired with the awesomeness of nature, something magical happens! Beloved former U.S. Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis curates an exhuberant poetic celebration of the natural world in this stellar collection of nature poems. From trickling streams to deafening thrunderstorms to soaring mountains, discover majestic photography perfectly paired with contemporary (such as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811 NATCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811 NATSummary: Combines photography with lyrical text celebrating the animal world, in a compilation that includes works by such poets as Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost and Rudyard Kipling.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811 NATSummary: Experience the great diversity of America on a trip through each of the 50 states and the many cultures, traditions, histories, and passions that define us. Taste sweet blueberries and baked beans in New England, hear the bustle of city music and the call of market vendors in the Mid-Atlantic, and watch the sunrise over gentle ridges and silent swamps in the Southeast. Attend city parades and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811 POEJaneczko, Paul B.
Summary: A collection of senryu--similar poetry to haiku--tackles a wide range of such child-friendly subjects as baby-sitters, jumping rope, snoring parents, and Grandpa's underwear.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2006