My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States

by Lee Bennett Hopkins

Other authorsStephen Alcorn (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 2000

Status

Available

Call number

POET

Tags

poetry, US geography

Genres

Publication

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (2000), Edition: 1st, 96 pages

Description

A collection of poems evocative of seven geographical regions of the United States, including the Northeast, Southeast, Great Lakes, Plains, Mountain, Southwest, and Pacific Coast States.

User reviews

LibraryThing member TaraMichael
Informational poetry. Poem for each state. Some poems contain rhyming. Various different types of poetry. Different authors. Facts about each state. Would be a great book to lead up to a lesson plan on writing own poem.
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LibraryThing member xliao
The book show a lot of Landmarks in the United States, such as Mississippi River, The Grand Canyon and so on, and both of it showed on the map.

Subjects

American poetry Collections
Children's poetry, American
United States Juvenile poetry
United States Poetry

Awards

Reading Rainbow Program Selection (Selection — 140 — 2001)
Teacher Favorites Award (2001)

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

10.5 inches

ISBN

0689812477 / 9780689812477

Barcode

9162

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