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Gr 1-5 These 16 poems about growing up are from some old favorites--Giovanni, Krauss, McCord, Prelutsky--as well as less frequently anthologized poets. The selections are well chosen, speaking simply to a range of childhood feelings and situations, from Elizabeth Smith's "My Key," about the mingled pride and fear of being a latchkey child, to Aileen Fisher's "On Halloween," to Beverly McLoughland's "Lisa" ("Lisa's father is/ Black/ and her mother is/White,/ A...Log In or Sign Up to Read More