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By Arnold Adoff (editor) and Kacy Cook (editor)

School and Library:

9780439271936 | 1 edition (Blue Sky Pr, February 1, 2010), cover price $29.99

Describes in verse a family with a brown-skinned mother, white-skinned father, two children, and their various relatives.

Hardcover:

9780060287764 | Amistad Pr, March 1, 2002, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Describes in verse a family with a brown-skinned mother, white-skinned father, two children, and their various relatives.
9780060200831 | Reissue edition (Harpercollins Childrens Books, February 1, 1987), cover price $15.00 | also contains A Letter to Amy | About this edition: Describes in verse a family with a brown-skinned mother, white-skinned father, two children, and their various relatives.

Paperback:

9780064436441 | Reprint edition (Amistad Pr, January 1, 2004), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Describes in verse a family with a brown-skinned mother, white-skinned father, two children, and their various relatives.
9780064432696 | Reprint edition (Harpercollins Childrens Books, January 1, 1992), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Describes in verse the life of brown-skinned momma, white-skinned daddy, their children, and assorted relatives.

Library:

9780060287771 | Harpercollins, April 1, 2002, cover price $15.89 | About this edition: Describes in verse a family with a brown-skinned mother, white-skinned father, two children, and their various relatives.
9780060200848 | Harpercollins, October 1, 1973, cover price $14.89 | About this edition: Describes in verse a family with a brown-skinned mother, white-skinned father, two children, and their various relatives.

Reinforced:

9780606296892 | Demco Media, March 1, 2004, cover price $14.70 | About this edition: Describes in verse a family with a brown-skinned mother, white-skinned father, two children, and their various relatives.

Prebinding:

9780613719506 | Turtleback Books, January 30, 2004, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: Describes in verse a family with a brown-skinned mother, white-skinned father, two children, and their various relatives.
9780833579652 | Bt Bound, October 1, 1999, cover price $14.10 | About this edition: Describes in verse the life of brown-skinned momma, white-skinned daddy, their children, and assorted relatives.

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Normal pets by day, superheros by night, Irving dog and Ermine cat embark on the most amazing adventures, in a collection of twenty-four poems that take readers to a magical place where cats and dogs are transformed into brave champions.
By Arnold Adoff and Joe Cepeda (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780689825996 | Simon & Schuster, September 1, 2001, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Although they are normal and obedient pets during the day, at night Irving Dog and Ermine Cat rise and shake and roam as Daring Dog and Captain Cat, twirling capes and flashing swords and chasing crooks.

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Relates briefly the rise of a convict through self-education and love of his Black brothers to become a leader of the Black people of the United States

Hardcover:

9780844665870 | Peter Smith Pub Inc, June 1, 1970, cover price $18.75

Paperback:

9780064421188 | Reprint edition (Harpercollins Childrens Books, February 1, 2000), cover price $4.99 | About this edition: Describes the life, beliefs, and achievements of the controversial Black Muslim leader.
9780064460156 | Reissue edition (Trophy Pr, November 1, 1987), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Records the life of the martyred black American who became world famous as a spokesman for his people

Library:

9780690514148 | Reissue edition (Harpercollins, January 1, 1993), cover price $14.89 | About this edition: Relates briefly the rise of a convict through self-education and love of his Black brothers to become a leader of the Black people of the United States

Reinforced:

9780606187046 | Demco Media, April 1, 2000, cover price $12.80 | About this edition: Describes the life, beliefs, and achievements of the controversial Black Muslim leader.

Prebinding:

9780808575771 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 2001, cover price $14.75 | About this edition: Describes the life, beliefs, and achievements of the controversial Black Muslim leader.

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Pepper and Belle, two neighbor girls who share many wonderful times with their beloved dogs, Rex and Ethel, find a special way to remember them when they die, in a poetic picture book with an important message about coping with the death of a pet.
By Arnold Adoff and Catherine Deeter (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780152663674 | Harcourt Childrens Books, April 1, 2000, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Two girls who share many wonderful times with their beloved dogs, Rex and Ethel, find a special way to remember them when they die.

A collection of poems about the sense of touch includes verses about a baby's foot in one's palm, peach fuzz on the lip, and the forehead against a cold window. By the creators of Love Letters.
By Arnold Adoff and Lisa Desimini (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780590479707 | Blue Sky Pr, April 1, 2000, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A collection of poems about the sense of touch including a baby's foot in one's palm, peach fuzz on the lip, and the forehead against a cold window.

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This collection of twentyeight poems captures the excitement and spirit of competition as experienced by players of all ages on basketball courts throughout the nation.
By Arnold Adoff and Michael Weaver (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780689801082 | Simon & Schuster, February 1, 2000, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: Illustrations and poetic text describe the movement and feel of the game of basketball.

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Collects verse by African American poets of the twentieth century

Prebinding:

9780613014991 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: Collects verse by African American poets of the twentieth century

This collection of poems, told from the perspective of a young girl, celebrates family life throughout the yearly cycle of seasons
By Arnold Adoff and Jerry Pinkney (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780152014926 | Reprint edition (Harcourt Childrens Books, March 1, 1997), cover price $7.00 | About this edition: This collection of poems, told from the perspective of a young girl, celebrates family life throughout the yearly cycle of seasons

School and Library:

9780152386375 | Harcourt Childrens Books, February 1, 1991, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: This collection of poems, told from the perspective of a young girl, celebrates family life throughout the yearly cycle of seasons

Reinforced:

9780606115056 | Reprint edition (Demco Media, March 1, 1997), cover price $14.66 | About this edition: This collection of poems, told from the perspective of a young girl, celebrates family life throughout the yearly cycle of seasons

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A poetry collection enhanced by lavish collages and paintings places secret admirers, klutzes, friends, enemies, moms and dads, and dogs and cats as the objects of humorous and amorous valentines.
By Arnold Adoff and Lisa Desimini (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780590484787 | Scholastic, January 1, 1997, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A collection of twenty poems written by kids and klutzes, secret admirers and detractors, friends, enemies, and skeptics to the objects of their affection--or aversion

A collection of African-American poetry is specifically created for young readers and includes a foreword by Nikki Giovanni and contributions by such prominent writers as Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou. Simultaneous.
By Arnold Adoff (editor)

Paperback:

9780689808692 | Revised edition (Simon Pulse, January 1, 1997), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: Collects verse by African American poets of the twentieth century

Product Description: A twentieth-anniversary revised edition of a classic anthology of African-American poetry for young readers offers a joyful celebration of the power of inner strength.

Hardcover:

9780525452164 | Revised edition (Dutton Childrens Books, February 1, 1994), cover price $14.99 | About this edition: A compilation of poems reflecting thoughts on being black by such authors as Langston Hughes, Lucille Clifton, Nikki Giovanni, and Imamu Amiri Baraka.

Paperback:

9780140374438 | Reprint edition (Puffin, November 1, 1995), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: An anthology of African American poetry for young readers offers a joyful celebration of the power of inner strength

Reinforced:

9780606085731 | Demco Media, November 1, 1995, cover price $14.70 | About this edition: An anthology of African American poetry for young readers offers a joyful celebration of the power of inner strength

Prebinding:

9780785778059 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $13.65 | About this edition: A twentieth-anniversary revised edition of a classic anthology of African-American poetry for young readers offers a joyful celebration of the power of inner strength.
9780613992312 | Turtleback Books, November 30, 1995, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: An anthology of African American poetry for young readers offers a joyful celebration of the power of inner strength

Poems reflect a child's thoughts inside and outside, describing what he sees and feels

Paperback:

9780152002244 | Reprint edition (Voyager Books, September 1, 1995), cover price $5.00 | About this edition: Poems reflect a child's thoughts inside and outside, describing what he sees and feels

Library:

9780688519421 | 2 edition (William Morrow & Co, October 1, 1981), cover price $11.88 | About this edition: A notable poet describes the feelings of a young boy as he becomes aware of how others see him and how he sees himself
9780688519421 | 2 edition (William Morrow & Co, October 1, 1981), cover price $11.88 | About this edition: A notable poet describes the feelings of a young boy as he becomes aware of how others see him and how he sees himself

Reinforced:

9780606079846 | Demco Media, September 1, 1995, cover price $12.43 | About this edition: Poems reflect a child's thoughts inside and outside, describing what he sees and feels

Prebinding:

9780785786504 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $13.00 | About this edition: Poems reflect a child's thoughts inside and outside, describing what he sees and feels

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A collection of poetry for teenagers by a winner of the National Council of Teachers of English Poetry Award speaks directly to contemporary young adults and considers the ups and downs of coming of age.
By Arnold Adoff and William Cotton (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780688105693 | Lothrop Lee & Shepard, August 1, 1995, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A collection of poetry describes and reveals the ups and downs and the struggles of the adolescent experience

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Fifteen poems explore the sights and sounds of life in a big city
By Arnold Adoff and Karen Barbour (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780060215224 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, January 1, 1995, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Fifteen poems explore the sights and sounds of life in a big city

Library:

9780060215231 | Harpercollins, January 1, 1995, cover price $15.89 | About this edition: Fifteen poems explore the sights and sounds of life in a big city

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Reflections on the poet's love of food and eating.

Paperback:

9780688116958 | Reprint edition (Mulberry Books, October 1, 1992), cover price $3.95 | About this edition: Accompanied by wacky and whimsical illustrations, Adoff's poems form an amusing and playful tribute to the universal pleasures of consuming food

Library:

9780688519018 | Lothrop Lee & Shepard, October 1, 1979, cover price $14.93 | About this edition: Accompanied by wacky and whimsical illustrations, Adoff's poems form an amusing and playful tribute to the universal pleasures of consuming food

Reinforced:

9780606013635 | Demco Media, October 1, 1992, cover price $11.10 | About this edition: Accompanied by wacky and whimsical illustrations, Adoff's poems form an amusing and playful tribute to the universal pleasures of consuming food

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Illustrations and an expressive text portray the inner thoughts and feelings of a child of mixed racial and cultural ancestry whose identity derives from his unique heritage
By Arnold Adoff and John Steptoe (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780688114961 | Reprint edition (Beech Tree Books, March 1, 1992), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: A collection of poems written from the point of view of a child with a black mother and a white father.

Reinforced:

9780606014304 | Demco Media, March 1, 1992, cover price $11.15 | About this edition: A collection of poems written from the point of view of a child with a black mother and a white father.

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A six-year-old boy who wants to grow up fast learns a lesson about patience from his grandmother
By Arnold Adoff and Cheryl Hanna (illustrator)

Library:

9780688095796 | Lothrop Lee & Shepard, April 1, 1991, cover price $12.88 | About this edition: A six-year-old boy who wants to grow up fast learns a lesson about patience from his grandmother

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The world of sports comes alive in a rhythmic celebration of soccer, football, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling, track, tennis, and more

Paperback:

9780064460989 | Reprint edition (Trophy Pr, April 1, 1990), cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Poems about the experiences and feelings of young athletes involved in various sports.

Library:

9780397321032 | Harpercollins, April 1, 1986, cover price $14.89 | About this edition: Poems about the experiences and feelings of young athletes involved in various sports.

Reinforced:

9780606045438 | Demco Media, April 1, 1990, cover price $13.30 | About this edition: Poems about the experiences and feelings of young athletes involved in various sports.

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Original poems on a favorite subject by a chocolate lover.
By Arnold Adoff and Turi MacCombie (illustrator)

Library:

9780688068233 | Lothrop Lee & Shepard, August 1, 1989, cover price $13.88 | About this edition: Original poems on a favorite subject by a chocolate lover.

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One sunny afternoon while everyone is resting, Flamboyan, a young girl named after the tree whose red blossoms are the same color as her hair, dreamily flies over her Caribbean island home.

School and Library:

9780152284046 | Harcourt Childrens Books, September 1, 1988, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Named after the tree whose blossoms are the same color as her hair, Flamboyan, a young girl from an island in the Caribbean Sea, has her dream of flying fulfilled

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Illustrated poems about the color green

Hardcover:

9780688042769 | Lothrop Lee & Shepard, March 1, 1988, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Illustrated poems about the color green

Library:

9780688042776 | William Morrow & Co, March 1, 1988, cover price $12.88 | About this edition: Illustrated poems about the color green

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A rythmic cycle of poems about a special day in May, when the hunter becomes the hunted.

School and Library:

9780152138752 | Harcourt Childrens Books, September 1, 1985, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A rhythmic cycle of poems about a special day in May, when the hunter becomes the hunted

This collection of poems celebrates the world of birds, from their search for food to their ability to fly and their variety of song

Hardcover:

9780397319749 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, May 1, 1982, cover price $8.79 | About this edition: A collection of poems written from the points of view of various birds.
9780397319497 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, March 1, 1982, cover price $10.50 | About this edition: A collection of poems written from the points of view of various birds.

Library:

9780397319503 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, March 1, 1982, cover price $11.89 | About this edition: A collection of poems written from the points of view of various birds.

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Illustrations and an expressive text portray the inner thoughts and feelings of a child of mixed racial and cultural ancestry whose identity derives from his unique heritage
By Arnold Adoff and John Steptoe (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780688008796 | William Morrow & Co, February 1, 1982, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A collection of poems written from the point of view of a child with a black mother and a white father.

Library:

9780688008802 | William Morrow & Co, February 1, 1982, cover price $15.93 | About this edition: A collection of poems written from the point of view of a child with a black mother and a white father.

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