Poetry Essentials: Selected Books for Children and Teens
Created by Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
- 1,226 Resources including
- 96 Videos
- 61 Book Readings
- 122 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir
38 Resources14 Awards

Under the Mesquite
32 Resources12 Awards


The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom
30 Resources7 Awards



We Are America: A Tribute from the Heart
by Walter Dean Myers and Christopher Myers
26 Resources1 Awards


Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village
by Laura Amy Schlitz and Robert Byrd
22 Resources4 Awards




Here's a Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry
by Jane Yolen, Andrew Fusek Peters, and Polly Dunbar
21 Resources3 Awards

A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms
by Paul B. Janeczko and Chris Raschka
21 Resources6 Awards





Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart
16 Resources7 Awards

Switching on the Moon: A Very First Book of Bedtime Poems
by G. Brian Karas, Jane Yolen, and Andrew Fusek Peters
16 Resources1 Awards




When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons
by Julie Fogliano and Julie Morstad
15 Resources8 Awards


What the Heart Knows: Chants, Charms & Blessings
by Joyce Sidman and Pamela Zagarenski
13 Resources3 Awards


A Foot in the Mouth: Poems to Speak, Sing and Shout
by Paul B. Janeczko and Chris Raschka
12 Resources1 Awards

I Lay My Stitches Down: Poems of American Slavery
by Cynthia Grady and Michele Wood
12 Resources3 Awards




Lullaby and Kisses Sweet: Poems to Love with Your Baby
by Lee Bennett Hopkins and Alyssa Nassner
11 Resources2 Awards
