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1) Night Poetry
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In this collection of poetry, we enter the mystery of the Night. Who knows what that Night will bring? We may step back into the past. We may look to the future through the eyes of surrealism. We may see the present time as a secretive world, only the Night wanderer can unlock. What does the Night hold?
In the hours of Night, darkness envelopes. Darkness can be present in the brightest of days though, the leading light is dimmed. How can the Night...
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A love story told in answering machine messages.
Saying "I love you" to someone who says it first, isn't supposed to lead to a break-up, but that's what happens to Sully and Lou. Sully is out and proud while Lou is in the closet, so when their relationship deepens, Lou runs.
But then Lou starts leaving emotional messages of remorse on Sully's answering machine. Sully is torn between his love for Lou and his attempts to get over him. With each message,...
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Dissent can be a good thing, unless you are killed for it. We live in a world of social fissuring and disruption, where families and nations are stressed by the contexts we live in. Globally, we are witnessing the biggest population movement ever known. This is interlinked with the causes and effects of massive changes in climate, which is causing unresolvable tensions around water and land access, citizenship and poverty. Armed conflict, fear, persecution...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Author Sidman and illustrator Rick Allen combine their talents to present a collection of night-themed poetry infused with elements of basic science. Each lyrical poem introduces a different type of animal one might find in the woods at night and outlines related biology facts, which are explained in long notes on each double-page spread. The full-color illustrations capture the mood and setting of each scene and also reinforce the biology concepts...
6) The moon
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Illustrations portray a father and daughter going fishing against a background of Stevenson's poem about nightly happenings in the light of the moon.
9) Night's nice
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Pub. Date
2008
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Features watercolor illustrations and rhyming text that describes the beauty of nighttime.
17) Fright night
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[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Creepella's father, Boris von Cacklefur, is a finalist in the Fright Night poetry competition, but when Boris suddenly vanishes during the contest, it is up to Creepella and her friends to investigate.
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2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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From the hoot of an owl to the horns of the city, from children giggling in the bath to the hushed notes of a lullaby, here is an exquisite anthology that captures the universal poetry of bedtime. Expertly gathered by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters, these sixty poems range from old favorite poets such as Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Sylvia Plath, and Eleanor Farjeon to beloved contemporary poets like Marilyn Singer, Lee Bennett Hopkins, and Children's...