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Mataya, Marybeth.

Summary: "Luke and Leo like lively poems. They teach their friend Lizzy about limericks with help from her older sister, Jill. Limericks always have five lines and a bouncy rhythm. It's fun to end them with a funny line. What funny poems will Luke, Leo and Lizzy build next?"--(p.4) of cover.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2011

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Livingston, Myra Cohn.

Summary: A collection of limericks based on English place names.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum 1978

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Pearson, Yvonne

Summary: "Presents an overview of limericks, including the form's history, elements, and traits and how poets use limericks to express ideas."--Publisher's website.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Childs World Inc 2015

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J811 CHI

Lear, Edward

Summary: A collection of over 100 limericks with the author's original illustrations.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1992

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 821.8 LEA

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 1977

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 821.08 NEW

Lear, Edward

Summary: Provides examples of Lear's best poems, combined with original art.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 2001

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McCourt, Frank.

Summary: An unflinching vision of life on the dole in Ireland told with humor and grace.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 1996

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 MCC

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult, Call number: 929.2 MCC

McCourt, Frank.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Large Print Press 1999

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 920 MCC

Summary: Life in impoverished Depression-era Ireland holds little promise for young Frank McCourt, the oldest son in a tightly-knit family. Living by his wits, cheered by his irrepressible spirit, and sustained by his mother's fierce love, Frank embarks on an inspiring journey to overcome the poverty of his childhood and reach the land of his dreams: America.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2000

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ANG

Cleary, Brian P.

Summary: An introduction to poetry that uses humorous poems, illustrations, and annotations to clarify terms and explain different types of poems, such as macaronic verse, concrete poems, and limericks.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 2004

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 808.1 CLE

Bodden, Valerie

Summary: "An elementary exploration of word play and attitude in poetry, introducing puns, stanzas, and limericks as well as poets such as Edward Lear. Includes a writing exercise"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 808.1 BOD

McCourt, Frank.

Summary: The author recounts his childhood in Depression-era Brooklyn as the child of Irish immigrants who decide to return to worse poverty in Ireland when his infant sister dies.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 2005

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 MCCOURT, FRANK MCC

Winn, Whee

Summary: "Laugh out loud with Lots of Tongue Twisters for Kids, a collection of hilarious, kid-friendly fun. Over 250 tongue twisters will send kids and grown-ups alike into a fit of giggles!"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Zonderkidz 2019

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 818 WIN

Summary: Based on the children's book 'Angela And The Baby Jesus' by Frank McCourt, comes a funny, heartwarming, poignant story about the power of family and the innocent desire of a child to ensure everyone is safe, warm, and loved at Christmas time.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Mill Creek Entertainment 2019

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: DVD Holiday An

Klise, Kate.

Summary: In this story told mostly through letters, Noah Breth's feuding children come to Ghastly, Illinois, to follow a trail of limericks to their inheritance, while Seymour tries to convince Iggy and Olive to let him keep Mr. Breth's dog.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2011

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC KLI

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