Lives: Poems About Famous Americans

By: Lee Bennett Hopkins and Leslie Staub

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Synopsis: Poetry that makes us appreciate the magnitude of lives filled with courage, enthusiasm, inspiration. Lives: Poems About Famous Americans is the ideal introduction to sixteen American personalities who have changed the course of history. Favorite anthologist Lee Bennett Hopkins has brought together the work of a number of accomplished writers and poets, among them Jane Yolen, Nikki Grimes, and X. J. Kennedy, to portray such figures as Sacagawea, Babe Ruth, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Leslie Staubs portraits contain a poetry of their own, capturing a bit of history in the glint of smile or the reach of a hand. Lives is a book for all readers to savor. Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies 2000, National Council for SS & Child. Book Council

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 35 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780060277673
Publisher:: HarperCollins Publishers
Date of Addition:: 10/30/15
Copyrighted By:: Lee Bennett Hopkins
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Children's Books, Nonfiction, Poetry, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction
Grade Levels:: Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade
Submitted By:: Daproim Africa
Proofread By:: Daproim Africa
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.