Yuma Public Library

A collection of poems describing the characteristics and activities of a variety of insects.

Rhymed text (crunch, munch, caterpillars lunch) presents a toddler's view of creatures found in the grass from lunchtime till nightfall, such as bees, ants, and moles.

Illustrations portray a father and daughter going fishing against a background of Stevenson's poem about nightly happenings in the light of the moon.

An illustrated version of the traditional rhyme which follows the activities of a teddy bear.

It's almost the first day of school, and kids all over town are getting ready for it. Anticipationa and excitement are in the air as they head off to school, where they discover just how much fun kindergarten really is.

An illustrated version of the poem in which a child describes her relationship with her shadow.

An abridgement of the epic poem describing the legendary life and deeds of the Indian leader and hero.

These playful verses by a celebrated poet have delighted readers and cat lovers around the world ever since they were gathered for publication in 1939. As Valerie Eliot has pointed out, there are a number of references to cats in T. S. Eliot's work, but it was to his godchildren, particularly Tom Faber and Alison Tandy, in the 1930s, that he first revealed himself as "Old Possum" and for whom he composed his poems.

From bebop to New Orleans, from ragtime to boogie--and every style in between--this collection of energetic poems, accompanied by bright and exhilarating paintings, celebrates different styles of the American art form, jazz.