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The Bill Martin Jr Big Book of Poetry
Contributor(s): Various (Author), Various (Illustrator), Martin, Bill (Editor)

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ISBN: 1416939717     ISBN-13: 9781416939719
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: November 2008
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Annotation: "The definitive anthology of children's poetry, collected by a beloved author"

Years in the making, this full-color treasury contains nearly two hundred poems, all of them handpicked by Bill Martin Jr. Traditional children's poems are presented alongside contemporary pieces, and the collection is capped off with tributes by Eric Carle and Steven Kellogg, two of Bill Martin Jr's best-known collaborators. This essential compilation also features original illustrations by award-winning artists, including Ashley Bryan, Lois Ehlert, Steven Kellogg, Chris Raschka, Dan Yaccarino, Nancy Tafuri, and Derek Anderson. This beautiful anthology is sure to become a classic.

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - General
Dewey: 811.008
LCCN: 2008274861
Age Level: 4-8
Grade Level: PreK-3
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 8.76" W x 10.72" L (2.40 lbs) 176 pages
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
Awards: Beehive Awards, Winner, Poetry, 2011
Cybils, Finalist, Poetry, 2009
Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 11/01/2008 pg. 1157
Booklist 11/15/2008 pg. 47
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2008
School Library Journal 12/01/2008 pg. 113
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2009 pg. 107
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2009 pg. 177 - Superior,Well Above Average
 
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Publisher Description:
The definitive anthology of children's poetry, collected by a beloved author

Years in the making, this full-color treasury contains nearly two hundred poems, all of them handpicked by Bill Martin Jr. Traditional children's poems are presented alongside contemporary pieces, and the collection is capped off with tributes by Eric Carle and Steven Kellogg, two of Bill Martin Jr's best-known collaborators. This essential compilation also features original illustrations by award-winning artists, including Ashley Bryan, Lois Ehlert, Steven Kellogg, Chris Raschka, Dan Yaccarino, Nancy Tafuri, and Derek Anderson. This beautiful anthology is sure to become a classic.


Contributor Bio(s): Kellogg, Steven: - Steven Kellogg is the beloved illustrator of more than one hundred books for children including Clorinda and Clorinda Takes Flight, and he has been awarded the Regina Medal for his entire body of work. Mr. Kellogg works in an old barn overlooking Lake Champlain in Essex, New York, where he lives with his family.Sampson, Michael: - Michael Sampson is a New York Times bestselling author of twenty-two books for young children, including Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 and The Bill Martin Jr Big Book of Poetry. He and Bill Martin Jr wrote many popular books together, including Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? and Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? Michael Sampson lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.Carle, Eric: - Eric Carle is an internationally bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator of more than seventy books for very young children, including The Tiny Seed, Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me, and his most well-known title, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Born in Syracuse, New York, Eric Carle moved to Germany with his parents when he was six years old. He studied at the prestigious art school, the Akademie der Bildenden Künste, in Stuttgart, before returning to the United States, where he worked as a graphic designer for The New York Times and later as art director for an advertising agency. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, now considered a modern classic, has sold nearly fifty million copies and has been translated into sixty-five languages. With his late wife, Barbara, Eric Carle cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts in 2002. Eric Carle lives in the Florida Keys.Martin, Bill: - Bill Martin, Jr. (1916-2004) has been called "America's favorite children's author." He wrote more than 300 books for children, including the classic texts Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, illustrated by Eric Carle; and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, illustrated by Lois Ehlert.
 
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