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2) Locomotion
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Physical Desc
100 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In a series of poems, eleven-year-old Lonnie writes about his life, after the death of his parents, separated from his younger sister, living in a foster home, and finding his poetic voice at school.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Six children aged from kindergarten to the fifth grade share their excitement for the new school year, from meeting new teachers and friends to preparing to leave in the morning. Ethan is nervous about starting Kindergarten. First grader Zach is worried about having to learn everything all over again. Katie finds out that her second-grade teacher's name starts with "Mr." It turns out that Jackie isn't the only third grader who gets dropped off early...
11) School people
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Welcome to school, a building of brick full of soul and heart, eager for students and staff to fill its halls with sounds. This anthology of fifteen poems celebrates the grown-up people that children encounter throughout the course of their school day: the school bus driver with her morning smile, the teacher who inspires imagination, the rarely seen, yet caring custodian, and the nurse who heals hurts, big and small.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"From suspicious hot lunches (yuck!), to pop quizzes (oh, no!), to recess and best friends (hooray!), everything you love--and love to hate--about school is front and center in this collection of eighteen poems by thirteen celebrated poets. One thing's for certain: there's no place like school!"--Amazon.com.
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