Favorite Poems Old and New
Author:
Helen Ferris
Content:
Autumn Fancies by Anonymous
Illustrator:
Leonard Weisgard
Publication:
1957 by Doubleday & Company, Inc
Pages:
608
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An outstanding collection of poems old and new by the great poets of the past and of today, all beloved by young readers and collected for this book by the editor-in-chief of the Junior Literary Guild.
FAVORITE POEMS OLD AND NEW is:
a book for the whole family that will form the basis for a shared enjoyment of fine poetry.
a handsome book, with an attractive up-do-date appearance and beautiful timeless illustrations by the well-known illustrator Leonard Weisgard.
divided into eighteen sections related to children's interests that enable the reader either to browse or find a special poem for a special occasion.
FAVORITE POEMS OLD AND NEW contains:
More than seven hundred poems.
The old favorites too often missing in modern anthologies.
The new poems that children have taken to their hearts, as well as the great poems of all times for children.
The best from contemporary poetry and the work of the great classic poets.
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Helen Ferris
1890-1969American
Helen Ferris, born in Nebraska, has also lived in Wisconsin, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York. She is a graduate of Vassar, where she won her ... See more
Leonard Weisgard
1916 - 2000American
Leonard Weisgard, winner of the Caldecott Medal for The Little Island, was born in New Haven, Connecticut. The author and illustrator of numerous bo... See more
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