Walt Whitman
By: [poems by Walt Whitman] ; edited by Karen Karbiener, PhD ; illustrated by Kate Evans
Contributors: Karbiener, Karen, 1965-; Evans, Kate, ill
Series: Poetry for kids; Poetry for kids (Lake Forest (Orange County, Calif.))
Publisher: Moondance Press
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Lake Forest, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781633221505
Subjects: American poetry
Description: Carefully chosen for kids, 35 illustrated poems are presented and explained by New York University professor Karen Karbenier, PhD, a Whitman expert. Walt Whitman includes enlightening commentary for each poem, definitions of key words, and a foreword by the expert. Vibrant illustrations invigorate the poetry.
Notes: Includes index.

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Table of contents: title: Walt's welcome. Song of the open road (excerpt); title: Starting from Paumanok. There was a child went forth (two excerpts) ; Paumanok ; The sleepers (excerpt) ; Out of the cradle endlessly rocking (two excerpts) ; Beginning my studies ; When I heard the learn'd astronomer ; Crossing Brooklyn Ferry (three excerpts) ; A font of type; title: Walt Whitman, a kosmos, of Manhattan the son. Walt Whitman's caution ; I sing the body electric (excerpt) ; A woman waits for me (excerpt) ; City of ships (excerpt); title: City of ships (excerpt); title: Give me the splendid silent sun ; Song of myself (six excerpts) ; Shut not your doors ; Calamus; title: The wound-dresser. Beat! Beat! Drums! ; The wound-dresser (excerpt) ; Come up from the fields father ; As toilsome I wandered Virginia's woods ; O Captain! My captain! ; Aboard at a ship's helm; title: The good gray poet. O me! O life! ; On the beach at night ; A noiseless patient spider ; Thanks in old age ; Poets to come; title: What Walt was thinking; title: Index.