num_pages: 94
description: In this lively, luminous anthology, Dr. Bernice Cullinan has gathered poems by winners of the National Council of Teachers of English Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. All of the poems were classroom tested and handpicked by more than 2,500 children as their favorites. Beautifully complemented by pen-and-ink illustrations. Contents:David McCord. Every time I climb a tree ; The pickety fence ; Snowman ; The star in the pail ; I have a book --Aileen Fisher. My puppy ; My cat and I ; Cricket jackets ; Out in the dark and daylight ; from Listen, rabbit! --Karla Kuskin. Hughbert and the glue ; The meal ; I woke up this morning ; Winter clothes ; Lewis has a trumpet --Myra Cohn Livingston. Kittens ; Lemonade stand ; Arthur thinks on Kennedy ; Shell ; Martin Luther King --Eve Merriam. Gooseberry, juice berry, loose berry jam ; How to eat a poem ; Skip rope rhyme for our time ; Windshield wiper ; Umbilical --John Ciardi. Mummy slept late and daddy fixed breakfast ; What did you learn at the zoo ; The happy family ; Sometimes I feel this way ; Summer song --Lilian Moore. If you catch a firefly ; I left my head ; Mine ; Recess ; Construction --Arnold Adoff. Flavors: Mama is chocolate ; Flavors: Daddy is vanilla ; Flavors: Me is better butter ; Coach says: Listen sonny ; from Black is brown is tan --Valerie Worth. Dinosaurs ; Lawnmower ; Giraffe ; Safety pin ; Pebbles --Barbara Esbensen. Bat ; Elephant ; My cat ; Pencils ; Snake.
language: English
title: A Jar of Tiny Stars: Poems by NCTE Award-Winning Poets
titlecomplete: A Jar of Tiny Stars: Poems by NCTE Award-Winning Poets
genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Poetry Plays, Poetry
ratings_count: 108
publisher: WordSong