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Days to Celebrate

A Full Year of Poetry, People, Holidays, History, Fascinating Facts, and More

by Hopkins, Lee Bennett & Alcorn, Stephen

Provides a listing of events, births of famous people, and holidays, with information and poetry about the twelve months of the year.

Suddenly Alligator

by Walton, Rick & Bradshaw, Jim

A young boy meets a hungry alligator. Throw in mistaken identity and a pair of stinky socks, and you have all the fun and surprise of the fabulous new picture ...

My Grandmother's Clock

by McCaughrean, Geraldine

A child, wondering why Grandma doesn't have the grandfather clock in her house repaired, learns that there are many ways to measure time, from the moment it ta...

My Dog, Cat

by Crisp, Marty & Kelley, True

Ten-year-old Abbie, bullied at school for being small, wants to get a big black dog, but two months of living with a little Yorkshire terrier changes his mind ...

New Year Be Coming!

A Gullah Year

by Boling, Katharine

Verses written in the Gullah dialect of the southeastern seacoast describe the months of the year and activities that characterize each.

What a Year

by dePaola, Tomie

The author relates memories from one year of his childhood, including his sixth birthday, trick-or-treating for Halloween, a bout of chicken pox, and the Chris...

First Morning

Poems about Time

by Siegen-Smith, Nikki & Manna, Giovanni

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The Lamp, the Ice, and the Boat Called [cf4]Fish[cf3]

by Martin, Jacqueline Briggs & Krommes, Beth

Tells the dramatic story of the Canadian Arctic Expedition that set off in 1913 to explore the high north.

Be Blest

A Celebration of Seasons

by Owens, Mary Frances

Presents prayers for each of the months of the year, including search-and-find paintings of plants, animals, and insects.

Nova's Ark

by Kirk, David

Nova, a robot boy from the planet Roton, accidentally rockets himself into space during a class field trip and eventually stumbles across the energy source his...