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Poems about Famous Americans
By Hopkins, Lee Bennett & Staub, Leslie
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-06027-767-3
- Publisher
- New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c1999.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 1999
Gr 4-8 Hopkins has added another engaging collection to his impressive list of anthologies. This one gathers poems about 16 significant Americans. The volume opens with Lawrence Schimels energetic This Bell Rings for Liberty about Paul Revere: I quench the heated metal shell/and fiery red begins to fade,/the way we drove Redcoats to sea/and quenched them from our homes and land. Alice Shertles Abe conveys in free verse the sorrow and power of the man, concluding ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
