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Talking Like the Rain: A Read-to-Me Book of Poems

11 reviews
X. J. Kennedy, Dorothy M Kennedy

Little, Brown Young Readers, 1992

A Beautiful Anthology with a Wonderful Variety of Poems
This is a beautiful book both visually and in content. The watercolor illustrations are in the realistic style painted in fine detail. My daughter loves to look at the pictures closely as we read the poems aloud. The poems selected cover a wide range of topics, themes, and moods. There are funny poems like limericks, serious poems about the seasons, poems about how children sometimes feel ...

Knock at a Star: A Child's Introduction to Poetry

4 reviews
X.J. Kennedy, Dorothy M. Kennedy

Little, Brown Young Readers, 1999

Great Collection!
As a teacher- I found this book to an incredible assest to have in the clasroom. This is a very exemplary eclectic collection. It contains a wide variety of poem forms, styles, and authors. Usefully organized into category chapters, it easy to find a poem relating to a topic. The book is organized into useful sections that have equally as useful subcategories. These divisions make it easy to ...

Backpack Literature

2 reviews
X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia

Longman, 2005

A compelling choice
Overpriced like most textbooks but probably the only introductory literature anthology since Benjamin LaMott's "Close Imagining" (McGraw Hill) that I'd use a second time. It's compact yet very generous and representative. For example, you can pair "Young Goodman Brown" with "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" or "A Rose for Emily" with "Barn Burning" or "A & P" with "Araby." Most of the frequently ...

The Bedford Guide for College Writers

1 review
X. J. Kennedy, Dorothy M. Kennedy, ...

St Martins Pr, 1996

An excellent AP English Grammar Resource Book!
This book is a great resource from Grammar. It outlines it in an easy to follow fashion. I would suggest having your own copy of it in order to take notes and study the really important areas. Other parts of the book are very helpful with writing. Please E-mail me if you know of any other great grammar books.

The Beasts of Bethlehem

2 reviews
X. J. Kennedy

Margaret Mcelderry, 1992

Infuse Your Holiday with Grace
Enthralling poems for young and old. You are touched, amused, startled, and may be moved to tears at the musings of the beasts who witness the birth of the Babe.

Poetry Speaks to Children (Book & CD) (Read & Hear)

33 reviews

Sourcebooks MediaFusion, 2005

I love it, my wife loves it, my kids love it!
I am an amateur poet and love poetry so I'm a natural audience for this book and companion disc. My wife is not a lover of poetry and she loves this book. My eight year old daughter loves to read the poems and listen to them recited on the disc during road trips. My nineteen year old daughter LOVES this book - in fact she asked for it for Christmas last year and was delighted to recieve it!

Bedford Guide for College Writers 7e 4-in-1 cloth & Writing Guide Software

1 review
X. J. Kennedy, Dorothy M. Kennedy, ...

Bedford/St. Martin's, 2005

Fast and quick service!
I received excellent and quick service. The book was delivered fast and came in excellent condition.

Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, Ninth Edition

9 reviews
X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia

Longman, 2004

Surprsingly Wonderful!
I picked this book up for a class, expecting to be perfectly bored. Instead, this book woke up my sleeping love of learning and literature. The book is easy to understand and contains MANY great stories and poems in it. It also has a great glossary and index was well. It came with an additional feature, MyLiteratureLab, which is an accompanying web page. That is also very helpful indeed. ...

The Owlstone Crown

4 reviews
X. J. Kennedy

Atheneum Books, 1983

Fast-paced adventure
Why is this fast-paced fantasy fun out of print? Kids about 4th grade will want to look for it in libraries. When unhappy orphans Tim and Verity Tibb fall into a parallel world called 'Other Earth,' they quickly rally an assortment of odd friends to defeat a criminal dictator and restore peace to the realm. Suspense and excitement combine with genuine humor in this gripping yarn. There is also ...

Knee-deep In Blazing Snow: Growing Up In Vermont

2 reviews
James Hayford, X. J. Kennedy, ...

Wordsong, 2005

A TREASURE OF NEW ENGLAND POEMS
A student of one of America's most beloved poets, Robert Frost, the young James Hayford was a native of Vermont. It was at Amherst College that he studied with Frost who became more than a teacher to him. Frost believed in Hayford and offered him $1,000 if he would stay in American and spend his time writing poetry. In 1935 that amount of money was enough for Hayford to live on for a whole ...

One Winter Night in August and Other Nonsense Jingles

1 review
X. J. Kennedy

Scribner, 1975

My Cocoa Skin Coat
Kennedy's first book of poems for kids was a hilarious journey into pure nonsense, all done in deft rhyme and meter. Kids are sure to like the pure unsentimental whimsy of these imaginative rhymes and the absurd characters they conjure. There hasn't been such unabashed craziness since Dr. Seuss. Noted illustrator David McPhail (of "Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore" fame) adds finely wrought ...

Elympics: Poems (Olympics)

1 review
X. J. Kennedy

Philomel, 1999

Excellent for this upcoming Summer Olympics
Elympics is a wonderful book that any child would enjoy. I am a first grade teacher and this book has been very useful in explaining to my students about the 2000 Olympics. The Elephant goes through all the different events that will take place this year by using poetry to express himself. This book is fun as well as educational.

The Bedford Guide for College Writers with Reader and Research Manual

1 review
X. J. Kennedy, Dorothy M. Kennedy, ...

Bedford/St. Martin's, 2004

Good
The appearance of the book was very good. It saved me a lot of money compared to the college book store price.

Cross Ties (Contemporary poetry series)

1 review
X.J. Kennedy

University of Georgia Press, 1985

A modern master
This collection of the best of Kennedy's career spans an amazing variety of tones and themes, frequently with wit and poignancy. It justifiably won the Los Angeles Times Book award for poetry in 1985. Kennedy almost always adheres to strict rhyme and meter, placing him squarely in the tradition of past masters.

Writer's Reference 6e & Brief Bedford Reader 9e

1 review
Diana Hacker, X. J. Kennedy, ...

Bedford/St. Martin's, 2006

Just what I needed!
Whenever I have had an English class, without fail the teacher always seemed to assign boring, dry reference materials and a book of essays that either made me want to scream or cry. They assigned scathing political commentary, socio-political stories about the harshness of life a hundred years ago, and even full-length novels where your favorite character dies near the end! It lead me to ...

Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, Compact Edition, Interactive Edition (4th Edition)

1 review
X. J. Kennedy, Dana M. Gioia

Longman, 2004

Good Refresher--refers to the 6th Edition
This review refers to the 6th Edition. I read this book as a refresher of the basics and found it very helpful. I especially value the simple, easy to understand definitions of the Literary Elements and the examples that accompany them. It would be nice if we can search inside the latest edition because first thing I'd like to check is the Table of Contents and if it reflects the expansion of ...

The Bedford Guide for College Writers with Reader, Research Manual, and Handbook

1 review
X. J. Kennedy, Dorothy M. Kennedy, ...

Bedford/St. Martin's, 2007

Fast Shipping, Excellent Condition
I needed this book for college, it was much cheaper then buying it through the school. Item arrived in perfect condition with fast shipping. This book has helped me through 4 classes, very useful.

Cartwheel to the Moon: My Sicilian Childhood

1 review
Emanuel di Pasquale

Cricket Books, 2003

Lyrical Chiaroscuro
This poet, strongly supported by the former poetry editor of the Paris Review and winner of a prestigious poetry translation prize, deserves far greater recognition than he has so far received. A certain tender melancholy deepens the charming memories of a time and place now fading forever. The reader will surely feel what he can never see and never experience.

Dark Horses: New Poems (Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction)

5 reviews
X. J. Kennedy

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992

Careful and Thoughtful
X.J. Kennedy is one of our finest American Poets. He has a loving respect for careful rhyme and meter that is heartening in this age of rambling, pretentious blather. His wit and insight are tightly honed in this excellent collection for adults.

BRATS

1 review
X.J. Kennedy

Margaret K. McElderry, 1986

Fun
This book could be enjoyed by both children and adults. Kennedy indulges his wicked sense of humor with this collection of tightly rhymed verses. Each poem is only 4-6 lines long, and tells the tale of some mischievous child and the outcomes that follow. An example: "At the laundromat Liz Meyer - Flung her brothers in the dryer. - Round and round they've whizzed for years, - Not yet dry behind ...

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