Eloise Greenfield
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Both Jace and his puppy Thinker are poets, but Thinker has to keep quiet in public. When Thinker is allowed to go to school with Jace on Pets' Day, Jace doesn't want him to talk, afraid they'll both be called weird. However, that's easier said than done. When Thinker shows his true self, he gets a big surprise.
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The words can come from a memory, or a dream, or something I see or hear or wonder about or imagine. Maybe there's a place where words live, where our minds and hearts can go and find them when we want to write or read. I like to imagine that there is such a place. I call it "The Land of Words."
6) Rosa Parks
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A biography of the woman whose actions led to the desegregation of buses in Montgomery, Alabama, in the 1960s and who was an important figure in the early days of the civil rights movement.
8) Water, water
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An exploration of water for young readers who are fascinated by fountains, puddles, faucets, and other wet things.
9) Africa dream
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A black child's dreams are filled with the images of the people and places of Africa.
10) Me & Neesie
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Janell's best friend is her invisible playmate Neesie, but things begin to change when Janell starts school.
13) Grandpa's face
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Seeing her beloved grandfather making a mean face while he rehearses for one of his plays, Tamika becomes afraid that someday she will lose his love and he will make that mean face at her.
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Brothers and sisters. Full, half, step, old and young, close in age and far apart. The bond between all siblings is powerful and special. Celebrate the love of brothers and sisters everywhere with award-winning author Eloise Greenfield in this poignant collection of poems for and about families.