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Join the enchanting journey of mythical creatures as they overcome obstacles and discover the true meaning of friendship and courage in Poetry for Kids. Written in verse, this collection of poems takes you deep into a magical forest where unicorns, dragons, and other fantastic creatures come to life. Each poem tells a unique and heartwarming story that will delight children and inspire them to believe in the power of imagination and the beauty of nature.

El fuego también purifica. La ausencia llena de luz la oscuridad de los recuerdos. Esa flama que ilumina el insomnio cuando ardo en silencio bajo la sábana.

Gazing at the stars from five storeys up, smelling the bins from five storeys below. Overheard arguments, overheard laughter. A disappearing father and a Mermaid-Queen mother; statues that sing for flesh and blood; bullies who kick you under the table; perfect red trainers—and the things that lurk in the library... Award-winning poet Joseph Coelho's astonishing collection is a powerful and moving poetic narrative about growing up in the city.

Chattering at School is a series of animal poems that invites the listener to learn and marvel at all the wonders of the natural world. The poems include fun narratives on the surface, while containing learning and teaching moments as the poems unfold. The book is full of moral lessons.

A timeless book of beautiful children's poetry, with a new forward about why it's beneficial for children to learn poetry.

Dare to listen to this audibook and you'll find ticks, mosquitos, stingrays, elephants, jellyfish, and the particularly sucky lamprey. Sixteen slurpy poems from Jane Yolen and Heidi E.Y. Stemple introduce a suction-filled selection of animals and spotlight these stupendous suckers.

From Buffy Silverman, author of On a Snow-Melting Day, comes an exciting companion book. As autumn begins, plants and animals in nature begin to change in all kinds of ways to prepare for winter. Rhyming text works in this engaging read-aloud to highlight these changes, and back matter offers more information about each creature and change featured.

In the early days of spring when the snow begins to melt, plants and animals stir to life. Simple, rhyming text makes for an engaging read-aloud while back matter offers more detail about each of the creatures featured in this celebration of spring's arrival.

Original, inspiring and intimate, When Poems Fall from the Sky marries science and poetry to create a tender and thoughtful love-letter to Earth promising children a riot of imagination, humour and joy – the perfect book to celebrate National Poetry Day on 6th October. The collection of poems, raps, rhymes, haiku and little plays is written by Zaro Weil, winner of the 2020 CLiPPA children's poetry prize.

This dazzling poetry collection bubbles with excitement and creativity, capturing the sheer joy of the natural world. Discover parades of beast-doodles, preposterous penguins, talking blossoms, playful birds, humble fleas and a host of other exotic and everyday creatures who jump off the page and into our hearts. Thought-provoking and delightfully original, Cherry Moon will encourage children of every age to explore the power, enchantment and wonderfulness of poetry and nature.

So many of our little Black kids and kids of color are struggling as they attempt to navigate a world where they feel inferior, inadequate, and not enough because of the color of their skin. Who Am I? Words of Affirmation for Children of Color attempts to affirm our children and remind them that they ARE enough, empowering them to do anything they can conceive in their minds.

Whichever Way the Wind Blows is an eclectic collection of poems to be enjoyed by the young and the young at heart. Haiku, an ancient Japanese form of poetry, is also included. While the poems embrace both fictional and non-fictional situations, along with the laughter there are a few lessons to be learned.

From an Ant Hill Springs a Mountain is a wonderful collection of fresh new poems that will bring about laughter and even wonderment. And to add more variety, this time the author has included some original limericks.

Young children will enjoy listening to, and then singing the same story! The Listen & Sing-Along Classic Favorites Collection features “The Wheels On The Bus,” “Old MacDonald Had A Farm,” “Down By The Bay,” and “B-I-N-G-O.” Little ones will laugh as the wheels on the bus go ‘round and ‘round as it travels through the town, and then “moo” and “oink” as they sing “e-i-e-i-o” in the classic song “Old MacDonald Had A Farm.” Can you imagine seeing a frog walking a dog down by the bay?

Sometimes growing up can feel hard to do. You long for the days when you will be big and able to do things on your own! Everyone always says to enjoy being a kid while it lasts. That time goes by so fast. But to a kid, it can feel like forever until you're all grown up. These special years will be gone too fast, so enjoy every moment of them while they last! Share this loving message of hope for the future with your young listeners, a hope that all parents feel while watching their children grow. Grown Up Too Soon will find its place in your family's audiobook library!

Preschoolers will love singing along to this song collection during long car rides, playtime and more! This audiobook includes the most memorable nursery rhymes that even you will remember, like "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star", "Hey Diddle, Diddle", "Little Boy Blue", "The Farmer in the Dell", "London Bridge", "This Little Pig", "A Tisket a Tasket", "Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone", "Jack and Jill", "This Old Man", "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep", "Little Bo Peep", "Little Jack Horner", "The Mulberry Bush", "Sing a Song of Sixpence", and "Ring Around the Rosy".

Kids will go on a musical adventure and visit Old MacDonald's Letter Farm. Noisy animals will help little ones learn the alphabet. Then young children will sing silly alphabet songs sure to keep them happily engaged and learning.

A rainbow zoo of animal-fruit mash-ups dares listeners to "ditch the absolutes" and enter the colorful world of creative thinking through playful rhyme and made-up creatures, demonstrating to children (and their grown-ups) that the hope and promise of imagination shines brightest when you choose to show the world your true colors and "think in rainbow"!

Sound interesting? The authors think so too! Listen to Nursery Rhymes Collection and learn about the wonderful world of nursery rhymes, collected together.

Learn all of the classic nursery rhymes with this adorable book from the My First Books Collection! Young listeners will enjoy Humpty Dumpty; Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star; This Little Pig Went to the Market; Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?; and Pat-a-Cake, Pat-a-Cake. Rhyming words will encourage early literacy skills.