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Thanku : Poems of Gratitude.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Paul, Miranda.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gratitude--Juvenile poetry.
- Gratitude.
- Children's poetry, American.
- Genre:
- Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (unpaged)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : Lerner Publishing Group, 2019.
- Summary:
- How do you give thanks?Gratitude isn't something we need to save up for a special holiday. What are you grateful for right now, today?This anthology brings together a diverse group of poets who express gratitude for everything from a puppy to hot cocoa to the sky itself. Each writer uses a different poetic form, and readers will encounter a concrete poem, a sonnet, a pantoum, a sijo, and much more.Stunning illustrations from Marlena Myles invite close examination, making this a collection to return to and savor again and again.Contributors include Joseph Burchac, Naomi Shihab Nye, Kimberly Blaeser, Sun Yung Shin, Ed DeCaria, Becky Shillington, Padma Venkatraman, Gwendolyn Hooks, Jane Yolen, Janice Scully, Charles Waters, Carole Lindstrom, Sylvia Liu, Carolyn Dee Flores, Sarvinder Naberhaus, Lupe Ruiz-Flores, Baptiste Paul, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Pattie Richards, Chrystal D. Giles, Margarita Engle, Kenn Nesbitt, JaNay Brown-Wood, Diana Murray, Megan Hoyt, Jamie McGillen, Renée M. LaTulippe, Vanessa Brantley-Newton, Traci Sorell, Edna Cabcabin Moran, Charles "Father Goose" Ghigna, Liz Garton Scanlon, and Marlena Myles.A portion of the proceeds from this anthology will be donated to We Need Diverse Books.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Front Flap
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Copyright Information
- Photo Acknowledgments
- Giving Thanks
- Dear Sky
- Flights
- Dinosaur
- Constellation
- Appreciation Equations
- Nothing to Be Grateful For
- The Best Birthday Present: A Poem for Two Voices
- The Race of Friends
- First Responder
- Roy G. Biv
- Drops of Gratitude
- Thanks in Advance (For Not Squishing Me)
- Thank You, Sleep!
- Atta-Dude
- No More Holes for Broken Soles
- Each Scar
- Stories for Dinner
- Alice Thanks the Looking Glass(es)
- Dimples
- I'm Thankful for My Puppy
- I Picked up a Wallet
- Falling Leaves
- Diary of a Sweatshirt: The Best Day Ever
- Thanksgiving at the Lake
- The Perfect Rock
- Autumn by the Sea
- Thankful for Thinking
- College Degree
- A Graceful Journey
- Paint the Sunset
- All This
- Poetic Forms and Literary Devices (Please Try These At Home, Kids!)
- People to Be Grateful For (Also known as contributors to this book)
- Editor's Note to Educators and Parents
- Resources
- Back Flap
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781541561007
- 1541561007
- 9781541571969
- 1541571967
- 9781541571976
- 1541571975
- OCLC:
- 1110489711
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