80 Poetry Books for K-3 Children

from Every Day Birds by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater

1. 
   all the small poems and fourteen more by Valerie Worth, illustrated by Valerie Babbitt
2. Amazing Faces by Lee Bennett Hopkins, illustrated by Chris Soentpiet
3. Amazing Places by Lee Bennett Hopkins, illustrated by Christy Hale, Chris Soentpiet
4. Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart by Vera B. Williams
5. Angels Ride Bikes and Other Fall Poems / Los Ángeles Andan en Bicicleta y otros poemas de otoñ by Francisco Alarcón, illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez
6. Animal Poems by Valerie Worth, illustrated by Steve Jenkins
7. Animal Poems of the Iguazú / Animalario del Iguazú by Francisco Alarcón, illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez  

   

   
   

8. Before Morning by Joyce Sidman, illustrations by Beth Krommes
9. Bravo! Poems about Amazing Hispanics, by Margarita Engle, illustrations by Rafael López.
10. Billions of Bricks by Kurt Cyrus 
11. Call Me Tree/Llámame Árbol written and illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez
12. Chicken Soup with Rice by Maurice Sendak
13. A City Is by Norman Rosten, illustrated by Melanie Hope Greenberg 
14. City Kids: Street and Skyscraper Rhymes by X.J. Kennedy illustrated by Phillippe Béha 
15. The Cuckoo's Haiku: and Other Birding Poems by Michael J. Rosen, illustrated by Stanley Fellows
16. Dirty Laundry Pile: Poems in Different Voices selected by Paul B. Janeczko, illustrated by Melissa Sweet
17. Doggy Slippers by Jorge Luján, illustrated by Isol, Translated by Elisa Amado
18. Down by the River: Afro-Caribbean Rhymes, Games, and Songs for Children by Grace Hallworth, illustrated by Caroline Binch
19. Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music by Margarita Engle, illustrated by Rafael López 
20. Emma Dilemma: Big Sister Poems by Kristine O'Connell George, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter 
21. Every Day Birds by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, illustrated by Dylan Metrano
22. Falling Down the Page: A Book of List Poems by Georgia Heard 
23. Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems by Paul B. Janeczko, illustrated by Melissa Sweet
24. Flicker Flash by Joan Bransfield Graham, illustrated by Nancy Davis                                            

    

    from Flutter and Hum / Aleteo y Zumbido: Animal Poems / Poemas de Animales 

25. Flutter and Hum / Aleteo y Zumbido: Animal Poems / Poemas de Animales by Julie Paschkis
26. Forest Has a Song: Poems by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, illustrated by Robbin Gourley
27. Forget-Me-Nots: Poems to Learn by Heart by Mary Ann Hoberman and Michael Emberley
28. Fold Me a Poem by Kristine O'Connell George, illustrated by Lauren Stringer
29. From the Bellybutton of the Moon and Other Summer Poems / Del ombligo de la luna y otros poemas de verano by Francisco Alarcón, illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez
30. Gracias • Thanks by Pat Mora, illustrated by John Parra
31. Hand Rhymes by Marc Brown
32. Here's A Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry by Jane Yolen
33. Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat by Nikki Giovanni, illustrated by Michele Noiset, Jeremy Tugeau, Kristen Balouch, Damian Ward, and Alicia Vergel de Dios
34. Honey I Love and Other Poems by Eloise Greenfield, illustrated by Diane and Leo Dillon     

    

    from Ideas All Around

35. Ideas Are All Around by Philip C. Stead
36. Iguanas in the Snow and Other Winter Poems / Iguanas en la nieve y otros poemas de invierno by Francisco Alarcón, illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez
37. In the Land of Words: New and Selected Poems by Eloise Greenfield, illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist 
38. In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall by various poets, illustrated by Steptoe
39. In the Spin of Things: Poetry of Motion by Rebecca Kai Dotlich, illustrated by Karen Dugan 
40. It's Snowing! It's Snowing!: Winter Poems (I Can Read Level 3) by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Yossi Abolafia
41. Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems / Jitomates Risueños y otros poemas de primavera by Francisco Alarcón, illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez
42. Little Dog and Duncan by Kristine O’Connell George, illustrated by June Otani
43. Little Dog Poems by Kristine O’Connell George, illustrated by June Otani
44. Little You by Richard Van Camp (Tłı̨chǫ), illustrated by Julie Flett (Cree-Métis) Board book
45. Marc Brown's Playtime Rhymes: A Treasury for Families to Learn and Play Together by Marc Brown
46. Meet Danitra Brown by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Floyd Cooper
47. Movi la mano / I Moved My Hand by Jorge Luján, illustrated by Mandana Sadat, Translated by Elisa Amado
48. National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry: 200 Poems with Photographs that Squeak, Soar, and Roar! selected by J. Patrick Lewis 
49. On the Wing by David Elliott, illustrated by Becca Stadtlander
50. Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets by Kwame Alexander, Chris Colderley and Marjory Wentworth, illustrated by Ekua Alexander.
51. Outside Your Window:A First Book of Nature by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Mark Hearld
52. The Palm of My Heart: Poetry by African American Children by Davida Adedjouma, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
53. Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Play Rhyme illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
54. Pieces: A Year in Poems & Quilts by Anna Grossnickle Hines
55. ¡Pío Peep!: Traditional Spanish Nursery Rhymes by Alma Flor Ada, F. Isabel Campoy and Alice Schertle, illustrated by Vivi Escriva 
56. A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day by Andrea Davis Pinkney, Illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher 
57. A Poem as Big as New York City: Little Kids Write About the Big Apple by Teachers Writers Collaborative and Masha D'yans
58. Poems to Dream Together/Poemas para soñar juntos by Francisco Alarcón, illustrated by Paula Barragán
59. Pug: And Other Animal Poems by Valerie Worth, illustrated by Steve Jenkins 
60. Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young collected by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Marc Brown
61. Shoe Magic by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Teddy Widener
62. Spin a Soft Black Song: Poems for Children by Nikki Giovanni, illustrated by George Martins 
63. Splish Splash by Joan Bransfield Graham, illustrated by Steven M. Scott
64. A Stick Is an Excellent Thing: Poems Celebrating Outdoor Play by Marilyn Singer, illustrated by LeUyen Pham                                                                                                                                 

    

    At the beginning of the lesson, children previewed the text and recorded what they noticed and wondered as partners. They continued this practice throughout the reading as well.          

                                                                                                                            
65. Stitchin' and Pullin': A Gee's Bend Quilt by Patricia McKissack, illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera 
66. Summoning the Phoenix: Poems and Prose About Chinese Musical Instruments by Emily Jiang, illustrated by April Chu
67. Tan to Tamarind: Poems About the Color Brown by Malathi Iyengar, illustrated by Jamel Akib
68. Thanks a Million by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera  
69. Tortillas Para Mama and Other Nursery Rhymes: Spanish and English by Margot C. Griego and Laurel H. Kimball, illustrated by Barbara Cooney (Illustrator)
70. Touch the Poem by Arnold Adoff 
71. Twist: Yoga Poems by Janet S. Wong, illustrated by Julie Paschkis 
72. Water Rolls, Water Rises / El agua rueda, el agua sube by Pat Mora, illustrated by Meilo So
73. We Sang You Home by Richard Van Camp (Tłı̨chǫ), illustrated by Julie Flett (Cree-Métis) board book
74. When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons by Julie Fogliano, illustrated by Julie Morstad
75. Where Do They Go? by Julia Alvarez, illustrated by Sabra Field
76. Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings by Shel Silvertein
77. Under the Sunday Tree by Eloise Greenfield, illustrated by Amos Ferguson
78. The Upside Down Boy / El niño de cabeza by Juan Herrera, illustrated by Elizabeth Gómez
79. Young Cornrows Callin Out the Moon by Ruth Forman, illustrated by Cbabi Bayoc
80. Yum! ¡Mmmm! ¡Qué Rico! Americas' Sproutings by Pat Mora, illustrated by Rafael Lopez

Part I: Recent Poetry Books for Choral Reading in Grades 2-8

In this post I provide a list of recent poetry books that can be used as text sources for choral reading. In Part II. Sample Arrangements for Choral Reading, I provide a slideshare explaining how to conduct choral reading and sample arrangements of poems taken from the list of books below.

Grades 2-5

Bochard, David. (2014). Voices From the Wild: An Animal Sensagoria. Illustrated by Ron Parker. Markham, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside.

Elliott, David. (2014). On the Wing. Illustrated by Becca Stadtlander. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.

Frank, John. (2014). Lend a Hand: Poems About Giving. Illustrated by London Ladd. New York: Lee & Low Books.

Greenfield, Eloise. (2010). The Great Migration: Journey to the North. Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist. New York: Amistad.

Iyengar, Malathi. (2009). Tan to Tamarind: Poems About the Color Brown. Illustrated by Jamel Akib. New York: Lee & Low Books.

Janeczko, Paul. (2014). Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems. Illustrated by Melissa Sweet. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.

Jiang, Emily. (2014). Summoning the Phoenix: Poems and Prose About Chinese Musical Instruments. Illustrated by April Chu. New York: Lee & Low Books.

Johnston, Tony. (2014). Sequoia. Paintings by Wendell Minor. New York: Roaring Brook Press.

Mora, Pat. (2014). Water Rolls, Water Rises: El agua rueda, el agua sube. Illustrated by Meilo So. New York: Lee & Low Books. 

Rogé. (2014 ). Haiti My Country. Illustrated by Rogé. Markham, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside.

Rogé. (2013 ). Mingan My Village. Illustrated by Rogé. Markham, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside.

Sidman, Joyce. (2014). Winter Bees and Other Poems of the Cold.  Illustrated by Rick Allen, San Diego, CA: Houghton Mifflin. 

Sidman, Joyce. (2010). Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature’s Survivors. Illustrated by Beckie Prange. San Diego, CA: Houghton Mifflin.

Singer, Marilyn.  (2011). A Full Moon Rising. Illustrated by Julia Cairns. New York: Lee & Low Books.

Wood block from Etched in Clay.

Grades 5-8

Cheng, Andrea. (2013). Etched in Clay: The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet. New York: Lee & Low Books.

Lewis, J. Patrick & George Ella Lyons. (2014). Voices from the March on Washington. Honesdale, PA: WordSong.

Nelson, Marilyn. (2014). How I Discovered Poetry. Illustrated by Hadley  Hooper. New York: Dial.

Shange, Ntozake. (2012). Freedom's a-Callin Me. Illustrated by Rod Brown. New York: Amistad.

Smith, Hope Anita. (2011). The Way a Door Closes. Illustrated by Shane W. Evans. New York: Square Fish.

Smith, Hope Anita. (2009). Mother Poems. New York: Henry Holt.

Woodson, Jacqueline. (2014). Brown Girl Dreaming. New York: Nancy Paulsen Books.

Poetry Break: Daddy

Women Unmasked (M.A. Reilly, 2012)

Daddy

         - Sylvia Plath

You do not do, you do not do   

Any more, black shoe

In which I have lived like a foot   

For thirty years, poor and white,   

Barely daring to breathe or Achoo.

Daddy, I have had to kill you.   

You died before I had time——

Marble-heavy, a bag full of God,   

Ghastly statue with one gray toe   

Big as a Frisco seal

And a head in the freakish Atlantic   

Where it pours bean green over blue   

In the waters off beautiful Nauset.   

I used to pray to recover you.

Ach, du.

In the German tongue, in the Polish town   

Scraped flat by the roller

Of wars, wars, wars.

But the name of the town is common.   

My Polack friend

Says there are a dozen or two.   

So I never could tell where you   

Put your foot, your root,

I never could talk to you.

The tongue stuck in my jaw.

It stuck in a barb wire snare.   

Ich, ich, ich, ich,

I could hardly speak.

I thought every German was you.   

And the language obscene

An engine, an engine

Chuffing me off like a Jew.

A Jew to Dachau, Auschwitz, Belsen.   

I began to talk like a Jew.

I think I may well be a Jew.

The snows of the Tyrol, the clear beer of Vienna   

Are not very pure or true.

With my gipsy ancestress and my weird luck   

And my Taroc pack and my Taroc pack

I may be a bit of a Jew.

I have always been scared of you,

With your Luftwaffe, your gobbledygoo.   

And your neat mustache

And your Aryan eye, bright blue.

Panzer-man, panzer-man, O You——

Not God but a swastika

So black no sky could squeak through.   

Every woman adores a Fascist,   

The boot in the face, the brute   

Brute heart of a brute like you.

You stand at the blackboard, daddy,   

In the picture I have of you,

A cleft in your chin instead of your foot   

But no less a devil for that, no not   

Any less the black man who

Bit my pretty red heart in two.

I was ten when they buried you.   

At twenty I tried to die

And get back, back, back to you.

I thought even the bones would do.

But they pulled me out of the sack,   

And they stuck me together with glue.   

And then I knew what to do.

I made a model of you,

A man in black with a Meinkampf look

And a love of the rack and the screw.   

And I said I do, I do.

So daddy, I’m finally through.

The black telephone’s off at the root,   

The voices just can’t worm through.

If I’ve killed one man, I’ve killed two——

The vampire who said he was you   

And drank my blood for a year,

Seven years, if you want to know.

Daddy, you can lie back now.

There’s a stake in your fat black heart   

And the villagers never liked you.

They are dancing and stamping on you.   

They always knew it was you.

Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I’m through.

Sylvia Plath, “Daddy” from Collected Poems. Copyright © 1960, 1965, 1971, 1981 by the Estate of Sylvia Plath. Editorial matter copyright © 1981 by Ted Hughes

Bibliography of Poetry Books Used in Collage Work with 3rd Graders

This is  a list of poetry books that I used with teachers and their third graders in the development of writing fluency through collage.

Adedjouma, Davida (Ed.) & Gregory Christie (Illus). (1996). The palm of my heart: Poetry by African American children. New York: Lee & Low.

Adoff, Arnold & Lisa Desimini (Illus.). (2000). Touch the poem. New York: Blue Sky Press.

Alarcón, Francisco X. & Maya Christina Gonzalez (Illus.). (2005). Laughing tomatoes: And other spring poems/Jitomates risuenos: y otros poemas de primavera. San Francisco: Children's Book Press.

Argueta, Jorge & Lucia Angela Perez. (Illus.). (2006). Talking with mother earth/Hablando con madre tierra: Poems/poemas. Toronto: Groundwood Books. 

Argueta, Jorge & Elizabeth Gómez (Illus.). (2001).  A movie in my pillow/Una película en mi almohada.  San Francisco: Children’s Book Press.

Berry, James (Selected) & Katherine Lucas (Illus.). (2004). Around the world in 80 poems. New York: Macmillan Children's Books.

Blaikie, Lynn. (2006). Beyond the northern lights. Markham, Ontario: Fitzhenry & Whiteside. 

Brenner, Barbara (Ed.) & S.D. Schindler (Illus.). (1994). The earth is painted green: A garden of poems about our planet. New York: Scholastic.

Bouchard, David & Allen Sapp (Illus.). (2006). Nokum is my teacher. Calgary, AB: Red Deer Press.

Bruchac, Joseph (Abenaki) & Thomas Locker (Illus.). (1998). The earth under Sky Bear’s feet.  New York: Putnam Juvenile.

Campbell, Nicola I. & Kim LaFave (Illus.). (2005). Shi-shi-etko. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Carlson, Lori Marie & Emily Lisker (Illus.). (1998). Sol a sol: Original and selected bilingual poems. New York: Henry Holt.

Dawes, Kwame & Tom Feelings (Illus.). (2004). I saw your face. New York: Dial.

Dunbar, Paul Laurence & Ashley Bryan, Carole Byard, Jan Spivey Gilchrist, Brian Pinkney, Jerry Pinkney and Faith Ringgold (Illus.). (1999). Jump back honey:  The poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar.  New York: Hyperion.

Elliott, Zetta & Shadra Strickland (Illus.). (2008). Bird. New York: Lee & Low.

Florian, Doug. (2007). Comet, stars, the moon, and mars: Space poems and paintings. San Diego: Harcourt.

Frame, Jeron Ashford & R. Gregory Christie (Illus.).  (2003).  Yesterday I Had the Blues.  Berkeley: Tricycle.

George, Kristine O'Connell & Barry Moser (Illus.). (2004). Hummingbird nest: A journal of poems. San Diego: Harcourt.

Giovanni, Nikki (Ed.). (2008). Hip hop speaks to children: A celebration of poetry with a beat. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Gollub, Matthew & Kazuko G. Stone (Illus.). (2004). Cool melons turn to frogs!: The life and poems of Issa. New York: Lee & Low.

Graves, Edwin Wilson (Ed.) & Jerome Lagarrigue (Illus.) (2007). Poetry for young people: Maya Angelou. New York: Sterling.

Greenberg, Jan (Ed). (2008). Side by side: New poems inspired by art from around the world. New York: Abrams.

Greenfield, Eloise, & Jan Spivey Gilchrist (Illus.). (2007). When the horses ride by: Children in the times of war. New York: Lee & Low Books.

Grimes, Nikki & Cozbi A. Cabrera (Illus.). (2006). Thanks a million. New York: Amistad.

Gunning, Monica & Ken Condon (Illus.). (2004). America, my new home. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press.

Havill, Juanita & Christine Davenier (Illus.). (2006). I heard it from Alice Zucchini: Poems about the garden. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.

High, Linda Oatman & Bill Farnsworth (Illus.). (2001). A humble life: Plain poems. New York: Candlewick.

Hines, Anna Grossnickle. (2003). Pieces: A year in poems & quilts. New York: HarperTrophy.

Ho, Minfong & Jean Tseng & Mou-sien Tseng (Illus.). (1996). Maples in the mist: Children’s poems from the Tang Dynasty. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard.

Hopkins, Lee Bennett (Ed.) & Stephen Alcorn (Illus.). (2002). Home to me: Poems across America. New York: Orchard.

Janeczko, Paul B. (Sel.) & Robert Rayevsky  (Illus.). (2007). Hey, you!: Poems to skyscrapers, mosquitoes, and Other Fun Things. New York: HarperCollins.

Jones, Lessie Little & Jan Spivey Gilchrist (Illus.). (2000). Children of long ago. New York: Lee & Low.

Lee, Claudia  M. & Rafael Yockteng (Illus.). (2002). Messengers of rain: And other poems from Latin America. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Letria, Jose Jorge & Andre Letria (Illus.).  (2006). The moon has written you a poem. Translated by Maurice Riordan. Kent, England: WingedChariot Press.

Maher, Ramona & Shonto Begay (Diné). (Illus.). (2003).  Alice Yazzie’s year. Berkeley: Tricycle Press. 

Mak, Kim. (2001). My Chinatown: One year in poems. New York: HarperCollins.

Medina, Jane & Fabricio Vanden Broeck (Illus.). (2004). My name is Jorge: On both sides of the river.  Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press.

Medina, Tony & Jesse Joshua Watson (Illus.). (2009). I and I Bob Marley. New York: Lee & Low.

Miller, Kate. (2007). Poems in black & white. Asheville, NC: Front Street.

Mora, Pat & Paula S. Barragan (Illus.). (2004). Love to Mama: A tribute to mothers. New York: Lee & Low.

Mora, Pat & Francisco X, Mora (illus.). (2001). Listen to the desert/Oye al desierto. New York: Clarion.

Muse, Daphne (Ed.) & Charlotte Riley Webb (Illus.). (2005). Entrance place of wonders: Poems of the Harlem Renaissance. New York: Abrams.

Myers, Walter Dean & Nina Laden (Illus.). (2000). The blues of Flats Brown. New York: Holiday House.

Neil, Philip (Ed.) & Maryclare Foa (Illus.). (1995). Songs are thoughts: Poems of the Inuit. New York: Orchard.

Nye, Naomi Shihab (Ed.) & Dan Yaccarion (Illus.). (2000).  Come with Me: Poems for a Journey.  New York: Greenwillow.

Olaleye, Isaac & Frane Lessac (Illus.). (2001). The distant talking drum: Poems from Nigeria. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press.

Pappas, T. (1991). Math Talk: Mathematical Ideas in Poems for Two Voices. San Carlos, CA: Wide World/Tetra.

Park, Linda Sue & Istvan Banyai (Illus.). (2007). Tap dancing on the roof: Sijo. New York: Clarion.

Richards, Beah E. & R. Gregory Christie (Illus.). (2006). Keep climbing, girls. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Schertle, Alice & Kenneth Addison (Illus.). 2007. We. New York: Lee and Low.

Shange, Ntozake & Kadir Nelson (Illus.). (2004). Ellington was not a street. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Sidman, Joyce & Beth Krommes (Illus.). (2006). Butterfly eyes and other secrets of the meadow. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Siebert, Diane & Stephen T. Johnson (Illus.). (2006). Tour America: Through poems and art. Gosau, Switzerland: Seastar.

Soto, Gary & David Diaz (Illus.). (2005). Neighborhood odes. San Diego: Harcourt.

Sneve, Virginia Driving Hawk (Rosebud Sioux) & Stephen Gammell (Illus.). (1991). Dancing teepees: Poems of American Indian youth. New York: Holiday House.

Swamp, Jake (Mohawk) & Erwin Printup, Jr. (Illus). (1995). Giving thanks: A Native American good morning message. New York: Lee & Low.

Tadjo, Veronica (Ed.). (2004). Talking drums: A collection of poems from Africa south of the Sahara. New York: Bloomsbury.

Thomas, Joyce Carol & Floyd Cooper (Illus.). (2008). The blacker the berry. New York: Amistad.

Troupe, Quincy & Lisa Cohen (Illus.). (2005). Little Stevie Wonder. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Vecchione, Patrice (Ed.). (2002). Whisper and shout: Poems to memorize. Chicago, IL: Cricket Books/Marcato.

Walker, Alice & Stefano Vitale (Illus.). (2007). Why war is never a good idea. New York: HarperCollins.

Weatherford, Carole Boston & Sean Quails (Illus.). (2008). Before John was a jazz giant: A song of John Coltrane. New York: Henry Holt.

Weatherford, Carole Boston & Dimitrea Tokumbo (Illus.). (2001). Sidewalk chalk: Poems of the city. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press.

Williams, Vera B. 2004. Amber was brave, Essie was smart. New York: HarperTrophy.

Whitman, Walt & Loren Long (Illus.). (2004). When I heard the learn’d astronomer. New York: Simon & Schuster.

from Twist: Yoga Poems

Wong, Janet, S & Julie Paschkis (Illus.). (2007). Twist: Yoga poems. New York: Margaret K. McElderry.

Wong, Janet, S & Julie Paschkis (Illus.). (2007). Good luck gold and other poems. New York: Aladdin.

Wong, Janet, S & Julie Paschkis (Illus.). (2000). Night garden: Poems from the world of dreams. New York: Margaret E. McElderry Books.

Worth, Valerie & Steve Jenkins (Illus.). (2007). Animal poems. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Yerxa, Leo. (2006). Ancient thunder. Toronto, Ontario: Groundwood Books.