April is both National Library Month AND National Poetry Month! Celebrate in style with these recommendations from the Grant Wood AEA Media Library staff!
| Amphibian Acrobats by Leslie Bulion and Robert Meganck is a collection of poems and illustrations describing different amphibians. These are accompanied by nonfiction paragraphs detailing additional facts about each creature. Features a map of habitats, a glossary, poetry notes, and an amphibian size diagram. |  |
| A Hatful of Dragons by Vikram Madan is a collection of more than two dozen humorous poems for children accompanied by black-and-white illustrations. Features poems about dragons, robots, aliens, mosquitoes, and roller coasters. |  |
| Aquí era el paraíso (Here was paradise : selected poems of Humberto Ak'abal) A collection of poetry by Mayan poet Humberto Ak'abal that evoke his childhood in and around the Maya K'iche' village of Momostenango, Guatemala. Text in both Spanish and English. Borrow this book from our ELL Collection and we will deliver it to your school. |  |