Best Selling Books by J. Patrick Lewis

An illustrated narrative poem about the life and achievements of the renowned Italian astronomer whose work changed the course of science.

Contains poems about the world''s extinct animals.

A collection of poetry that celebrates monuments throughout the world, including Stonehenge, Versailles, Machu Picchu, the Eiffel Tower, and Mount Rushmore.

Have you ever talked at length with an exterminator? Or had a heart-to-heart with an ice sculptor? Or waxed philosophical with an acrobat? No? Well, look inside.

Three children visit the haunted house of Boo Scoggins on Halloween and experience scary sights and sounds.

A delightful collection of poems, one for each month of the year and a final poem that draws all of the months together. Lewis''s poems combine with Hall''s ebullient illustrations to evoke the differences between the months as well as the unity of the year. Full color.

"Lewis''s poetics are perfectly complemented by Kelley''s evocative pastel illustrations, which both inspire and unsettle." –New York Times They went by many names, but the world came to know them best as the Harlem Hellfighters. Two thousand strong, these black Americans from New York picked up brass instruments—under the leadership of famed bandleader and lieutenant James Reese Europe—to take the musical sound of Harlem into the heart of war. From the creators of the 2012 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Honor Book, And the Soldiers Sang, this remarkable narrative nonfiction rendering of WWI -- and American -- history uses free-verse poetry and captivating art to tell century-old story of hellish combat, racist times, rare courage, and inspired music.

To do something with seven fingers is a Yiddish expression meaning to do something well or adroitly. Marc Chagall was a Russian Jew and a wandering dreamer. From his humble hometown of Vitebsk, Belarus, he went out to take in the world the grandeur of St. Petersburg, the romance of Paris, the freedom of New York. Through wars, Nazi persecution, and the passing of nine decades, he found love, pioneered techniques in modernism, and painted. Above all, he painted. Fourteen of Chagall s works are here vividly reproduced and accompanied by the poems of notable children s writers J. Patrick Lewis and Jane Yolen in this colorful celebration of a most remarkable artist.

Offers an amusing collection of poetry filled with wacky verse and familiar topics covering every and anything about school and all the events that take place during one full year. 15,000 first printing.

A collection of humorous poems and riddles, including haiku and rhyming quatrains, about American culture.

When the Queen of Trouble cannot sleep because all the beds she tries are uncomfortable, Isabella Abnormella saves the day by inventing the waterbed.

Did you know that Earth''s freshwater and saltwater habitats are teeming with life? Meet blue whales, green sea turtles, and more in the pages of My Home in the Water.

Join two snowflake sisters -- quick! -- as they spiral down to glimpse St. Nick. Then roller-coaster on and fall upon New York and the New Year''s ball. Once it''s dropped and the old year''s out, arc on up to Central Park. There, before you grow much older, lay awhile on a snowboy''s shoulder!

A collection of seventy-five poems designed to help teachers enhance their history, geography, science, and math units.

In wonderfully evocative poems, the authors explore castles of history and fantasy that have facinated people for hundreds of years--Bunratty, Hearst, Tower of London, Himeji, Bran, and Olavinlinna.

Did you know that half of the planets animals and plants can be found in the rainforest? Meet gorillas, boa constrictors, and more in the pages of My Home in the Rainforest.

Best friends Tugg, a gorilla, and Teeny, a monkey, find three opportunities to be neighborly.

The dog that lives at the White House invites international guests to a Christmas party, where they share holiday customs from their respective countries.

From National Hat Day (January 15th) to National Vinegar Day (November 1st), former Children''s Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis rejoices in this calendar of dizzy days, celebrating them together with Mary Uhles'' exuberant art in poetic style.

This collection of animal-focused jokes and riddles will keep kids reading, rhyming, and laughing like a hyena. Just Joking: Animal Riddles delivers 150 hilarious and puzzling riddles all about animals, guaranteed to tickle the funny bone of kids eve

This hilarious collection of offbeat poetry introduces senryu, a cousin of haiku featuring punchy and punny poems that tackle a range of child-friendly subjects. Full color.

Simple rhymes and illustrations are used to help explore and identify wildlife such as birds, insects, and sea creatures. Full color.

A collection of poems about such colorful animals as the porcu-pain, the hippopot, and Paula Koala.

At the command of the Queen of Catmandoo, the crew of cats aboard "The Frisky Dog" set sail to find sticky-goo buns.

A cow''s magic milk restores youth to her owners and brings back the happiness they had tragically lost.

A collection of poems about animals, including the owl, hippo, and hornet.

Zany poems about animals by renowned children''s author J. Patrick Lewis. Full-page, full-color illustrations by Jerry King.

Who has kissed the most cobras? Eaten the most live scorpions? Sailed highest on a skateboard? Been stuck the longest in an elevator? These and 21 other vexing superlatives are the subject matter of this zany collection of verse by one of America''s most well-loved poets, J. Patrick Lewis. Comic illustrations by Keith Graves make this the funniest, wackiest, rhyming-est book on the shelf.

A collection of poems celebrating the natural world around us.

Contains poems about the world''s extinct animals.

During the rainy season, when the river rises, Snout the crocodile helps many creatures cross to the other side but when the rain stops and the river dries up, it is Snout who needs help getting home.

Known by many names in many languages, the polar bear remains one of the Arctic''s signature species, and as this poem reminds readers, it is ''far out on disappearing sea ice, losing hold'' in a world affected by climate change.