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1) Emily Dickinson

Author

Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886

Volume

1

Earliest Publication Date

1986

Description

Let your children discover the works of poet Emily Dickinson. As the premier title in the Poetry for Kids series, Emily Dickinson introduces children to the works of poet Emily Dickinson. Poet, professor, and scholar Susan Snively has carefully chosen 35 poems of interest to children and their families. Each poem is beautifully illustrated by Christine Davenier and thoroughly explained by an expert. The gentle introduction, which is divided into sections...

2) Carl Sandburg

Author

Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967

Earliest Publication Date

1995

Description

Presents a collection of poems by the beloved American author who, as a young man, travelled across the Midwest as a hobo.

3) Robert Frost

Author

Frost, Robert, 1874-1963

Earliest Publication Date

1994

Description

A collection of poems about the four seasons by one of best-known American poets.

4) Walt Whitman

Author

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892

Earliest Publication Date

1945

Description

An illustrated collection of twenty-six poems and excerpts from longer poems by the renowned nineteenth-century poet.