A collection of short poems about familiar subjects in a child's everyday world.

A collection of poems reflecting the experiences of a little English boy growing up in the early part of the twentieth century.

An Allegory For the Search of Happiness. Ten members depart on a journey to hunt the Snark, a fictional animal nobody can describe. The leader Bellman has a map, a blank paper that points to a strange land where the Snark can be found. They split up in their attempt to hunt the animal. But will they find it?

One of Hilaire Belloc's most famous works, "Cautionary Tales for Children" satirizes a genre of admonitory children's literature popular in England in the late 18th and 19th centuries. The seven stories contained in this work are macabre parodies of childhood lessons, and will entertain more sophisticated readers who can appreciate these tales of disproportionate punishment. Presented in a classic picture book style, illustrators have captured the...

available in a bright levelled reader format - with a brand-new cover treatment! With perfect words to conjure up the rich sights, sounds, smells, and feelings of the holiday, Thanks for Thanksgiving will surely carve its place in our time-honoured tradition. Nature hikes, apple-picking, migrating geese, and even a road-hockey game are surrounded by the rich colours of autumn. Rhythmic text introduces young readers to the words and images that celebrate...

Thirty-seven nonsense verses on a variety of topics.

An illustrated collection of poems by Robert Browning, with commentary and definitions of unfamiliar words. Includes an introduction about the poet's life and work.