The Great Frog Race: And Other Poems

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 40 pages
This fresh collection of 28 poems about a girl living in the country take the form of haiku, blank verse, and rhyme, and will encourage children to write their own poetry. Full color.
 

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Contents

Polliwogs
1
Spring Wind
4
RentaHorse
7
Evening Rain
8
Waterbugs
10
Tree Farm
11
Ghost Children
12
Meadow
14
The Great Frog Race
23
Sunday Drive with Mom
24
Snow Fence
25
Zeke an Old Farm Dog
26
Monkey Wrench
28
Falling Star
29
September
30
Weeping Willow
31

Egg
15
Garden Hose
16
Dragonfly
18
Metal Bucket
19
What Happened to the Ice Cream Cone Someone Dropped
20
Ambush
21
Quiddling with Words
33
Music Class
34
Canada Geese
37
Morning Grasses
38
Winter Swing
40
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About the author (2005)

Kristine O'Connell George is an acclaimed poet who conducts poetry workshops for children and teachers. She is the author of several books of poetry for young people, including Toasting Marshmallows: Camping Poems and The Great Frog Race, winner of the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award. She lives with her family in Southern California. Visit her online at kristinegeorge.com and on Twitter at @Kristine_George. Born in New Hampshire and raised in Vermont, Kate Kiesler began painting at an early age. She graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and now paints and illustrates full-time. Kate paints with oils, and her rich style has been highly praised. Kate Kiesler has illustrated numerous picture books, including The Great Frog Race and Other Poems. She lives in Frisco, Colorado.

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