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for Surprises by Lee Bennett Hopkins and Megan Lloyd
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Thirty-seven short simple poems about bugs, airplanes, weather and nighttime are presented in an easy reader format, illustrated with bright, four color line drawings. Poets represented include Gwendolyn Brooks, Norma Farber, Aileen Fisher, Langston Hughes, Maxine Kumin, Karla Kuskin and Christina Rossetti. Indexed. (Up to age 9)
CCBC Choices 1984 . © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 1984. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
‘These thirty-eight poems offer beginning readers a chance to try some verse. With drawings that pack a lot of action, a friendly book that will connect with everyday lives and lend a little music along the way.’ —BL.
Notable Children's Books of 1984 (ALA)
Best Books of 1984 (SLJ)
Children's Books of 1984 (Library of Congress)
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