The Poet Tree


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Bring poetry into every child's daily experience with activities based on the verses of such traditional and contemporary poets as Robert Louis Stevenson, Shel Silverstein, Karla Kuskin, and John Ciardi. Activities for sparking an interest in and an enjoyment of poetry promote listening, speaking, writing, and reading skills. Biographical information, a poster page, and background information are given for each poet. Grades K-6.




The Publishers Weekly


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Kirkus Reviews


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Adult books are categorized by genre (i.e., fiction, mystery, science fiction, nonfiction). Along with bibliographic information, the expected date of publication and the names of literary agents for individual titles are provided. Starred reviews serve several functions: In the adult section, they mark potential bestsellers, major promotions, book club selections, and just very good books; in the children's section, they denote books of very high quality. The unsigned reviews manage to be discerning and sometimes quite critical.




The Horn Book Magazine


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Literature Frameworks


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Intended for teachers in preschool through intermediate grades, these thematic frameworks suggests books and literature-related materials.




The Cumulative Book Index


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A world list of books in the English language.




Publisher and Bookseller


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Volumes for 1871-76, 1913-14 include an extra number, The Christmas bookseller, separately paged and not included in the consecutive numbering of the regular series.