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Publication
HarperCollins (1999), Edition: 1st, 40 pages
Description
A collection of poetic portraits of sixteen famous Americans from Paul Revere to Neil Armstrong, by such authors as Jane Yolen, Nikki Grimes, and X. J. Kennedy.
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LibraryThing member Alexandra1600
Compilation of 14 poems of famous Americans celebrating their achievents and how they shaped America and the world.
LibraryThing member PiperSchaapveld
This book is filled with poems about famous Americans, giving a brief description of each.
This would be a great way for students to learn about poetry as well as the Famous people in the book.
This would be great for 3rd through 6th graders.
This would be a great way for students to learn about poetry as well as the Famous people in the book.
This would be great for 3rd through 6th graders.
LibraryThing member EmilyDrennan
Lives: Poems About Famous Americans contains 14 poems about 16 different people. The poems are about Paul Revere, Sacajawea, Abraham Lincoln, Walt Whitman, Harriet Tubman, Thomas Edison, Anne Sullivan, Helen Keller, Eleanor Roosevelt, Babe Ruth, Langston Hughes, Rosa Parks, John F. Kennedy, Martin
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Luther King Jr., Neil Armstrong, and Buzz Aldrin Jr. These poems are all written by different people and they were selected for this book by Lee Bennett Hopkins. These poems are about people who have made different impacts in society. Each student could choose another person they feel is in important and history and write their own poem about them. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
40 p.; 10 inches
ISBN
9780060277673