Favorite Poems Old and New: Selected For Boys and Girls
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- Seller:Cambridge Glen Bookstore
- Sales Rank:38,638
- Languages:English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
- Media:Hardcover
- Number Of Items:1
- Edition:Book Club Edtion
- Pages:598
- Shipping Weight (lbs):2.2
- Dimensions (in):6.4 x 1.8 x 9.8
- Publication Date:September 1, 1957
- MPN:9780385076968
- ISBN:0385076967
- EAN:9780385062497
- ASIN:0385076967
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Synopsis
Over 700 classic and modern poems written by poets from William Shakespeare to J. R. R. Tolkien, Emily Dickinson to Langston Hughes, and covering a range of favorite topics—pets, playtime, family, nature, and nonsense—ensure that there’s a poem to please every child. A truly comprehensive collection that is the ideal way of introducing children to the joys of reading poetry.
Helen Ferris edited 17 books for young readers and was editor-in-chief of the Junior Literary Guild from 1929–1959.
Leonard Weisgard was one of the foremost illustrators in the children’s book field, with more than 200 books to his name.
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