Juvenile poetry | Batavia High School Media Center

A Wreath for Emmett Till

This illustrated poetry collection eulogizes Emmett Till, an African American man who was killed in a brutal, racially motivated lynching in 1955.

1941-1955, African American teenage boys, African Americans, Children's poetry, American, Crimes against

811
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Here in Harlem

Walter Dean Myers

Presents more than 50 poems reflecting the various personalities of the Harlem community, both past and present.

African Americans, American poetry, Harlem (New York, N.Y.), Juvenile poetry, Poetry

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Behind the Wheel

Janet S. Wong

Thirty-six poems look at various aspects of driving, including passing the written driver's test, being pulled over by a cop, and having an accident, and treat them as metaphors for life.

American poetry, Automobile driving, Children's poetry, American, Juvenile poetry, Poetry

811
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Girl Coming in for a Landing

April Halprin Wayland

A collection of over 100 poems recounting the ups and downs of one adolescent girl's school year.

American poetry, Children's poetry, American, High school students, High schools, Juvenile poetry

811
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A Wreath for Emmett Till

Marilyn Nelson

This illustrated poetry collection eulogizes Emmett Till, an African American man who was killed in a brutal, racially motivated lynching in 1955.

1941-1955, African American teenage boys, African Americans, Children's poetry, American, Crimes against

811
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Hoofprints

Jessie Haas

Presents a collection of more than one hundred poems celebrating horses, from ancient to modern times.

American poetry, Children's poetry, American, Horses, Juvenile poetry, Poetry

811
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Flower Fairies of the Spring

Cicely Mary Barker

Illustrated poems depict the fairies who live among the spring flowers.

Children's poetry, English, English poetry, Fairies, Fairy poetry, English, Flowers

821
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Flower Fairies of the Autumn

Cicely Mary Barker

Illustrated poems depict the fairies who live among the plants of autumn.

Autumn, Children's poetry, English, English poetry, Fairies, Fairy poetry, English

821
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Flower Fairies of the Trees

Cicely Mary Barker

A collection of illustrated poems describing a variety of flowering trees.

Children's poetry, English, English poetry, Fairy poetry, English, Flowers, Juvenile poetry

821
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Flower Fairies of the Garden

Cicely Mary Barker

Twenty illustrated poems depict the fairies who live in the garden among the crocuses, snapdragons, and other flowers.

Children's poetry, English, English poetry, Fairies, Fairy poetry, English, Flowers

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