{"product_id":"the-20th-century-childrens-poetry-treasury-isbn-9780679893141","title":"The 20th Century Children's Poetry Treasury","description":"\"Until this century, most children's poetry was either syrupy sweet or overblown and didactic, and tended to talk down to its readers. Contemporary children's poets have thrown all that condescension and moralizing out the window, and write with today's \u003ci\u003ereal child\u003c\/i\u003e in mind.\"\u003cbr\u003e- from the Introduction by Jack Prelutsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere in one gloriously illustrated volume are 211 wonderful poems that represent the best this century has to offer. From sibling rivalry, school, monsters, food, and just plain silliness, to such ageless themes as the seasons, Who am I?, and the many moods of childhood, this is a collection that begs to be read aloud and shared with the whole family. The poems, from every decade of this century, showcase 137 famous poets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSelected by Jack Prelutsky, America's leading children's poet, and illustrated by award-winning watercolorist Meilo So, this useful and beautiful gift is a splendid way to end the century -- or start a new one. Truly a book that families will cherish long after the millennium excitement is over, \u003cb\u003eThe 20th-Century Children's Poetry Treasury\u003c\/b\u003e is a joyous companion volume to the best-selling \u003cb\u003eThe 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book has been selected as a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades K-1, 2-3, Poetry) in Appendix B.For 30 years, \u003cb\u003eJack Prelutsky\u003c\/b\u003e’s inventive poems have inspired legions of children to fall in love with poetry. His outrageously silly poems have tickled even the most stubborn funny bones, while his darker verses have spooked countless late-night readers. His award-winning books include Tyrannosaurus Was a Beast, The Dragons Are Singing Tonight, The Random House Book of Poetry for Children, and The Beauty of the Beast\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile attending a Bronx, New York, grade school, Prelutsky took piano and voice lessons and was a regular in school shows. Surprisingly, Prelutsky developed a healthy dislike for poetry due to a teacher who “left me with the impression that poetry was the literary equivalent of liver. I was told it was good for me, but I wasn’t convinced.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his early twenties, Prelutsky spent six months drawing imaginary animals in ink and watercolor. One evening, he wrote two dozen short poetry verses to accompany each drawing. A friend encouraged him to show them to an editor, who loved his poems (although not his artwork!) and urged him to keep writing. Prelutsky listened and he is still busy writing.\u003cbr\u003eJack Prelutsky lives on Mercer Island in Washington with his wife, Carolynn. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeilo So\u003c\/b\u003e's first collaboration with Jack Prelutsky was the ALA Notable Book \u003cb\u003eThe Beauty of the Beast: Poems from the Animal Kingdom\u003c\/b\u003e, of which \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e wrote: \"Meilo So does enchantingly unreal paintings: whimsical watercolors made with a wet-on-wet technique that preserves the spontaneity of her hand gestures. In very few brush strokes, she captures the essence of organisms from stallions to sea horses. Yet the images themselves are abstract, almost calligraphic pictograms.\" Her most recent book is \u003cb\u003eTasty Baby Belly Buttons\u003c\/b\u003e by Judy Sierra. Meilo So was born in Hong Kong and now lives in England with her husband, who is also an artist.\"We Are Plooters\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe are Plooters,\u003cbr\u003eWe don't care,\u003cbr\u003eWe make messes\u003cbr\u003eEverywhere,\u003cbr\u003eWe strip forests\u003cbr\u003eBare of trees,\u003cbr\u003eWe dump garbage\u003cbr\u003eIn the seas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe are Plooters,\u003cbr\u003eWe enjoy\u003cbr\u003eFinding beauty\u003cbr\u003eTo destroy,\u003cbr\u003eWe intrude\u003cbr\u003eWhere creatures thrive,\u003cbr\u003eSoon there's little\u003cbr\u003eLeft alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnderwater,\u003cbr\u003eUnderground,\u003cbr\u003eNothing's safe\u003cbr\u003eWhen we're around,\u003cbr\u003eWe spew poisons\u003cbr\u003eIn the air,\u003cbr\u003eWe are Plooters,\u003cbr\u003eWe don't care.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Jack Prelutsky\u003cbr\u003eCopyright © 1993 by Jack Prelutsky. Used by permission of the author, who controls all rights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Where Are You Now?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the night begins to fall\u003cbr\u003eAnd the sky begins to glow\u003cbr\u003eYou look up and see the tall\u003cbr\u003eCity of light begin to grow --\u003cbr\u003eIn rows and little golden squares\u003cbr\u003eThe lights come out. First here, then there\u003cbr\u003eBehind the windowpanes as though\u003cbr\u003eA million billion bees had built\u003cbr\u003eTheir golden hives and honeycombs\u003cbr\u003eAbove you in the air.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Mary Britton Miller\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003cb\u003eAll Aboard\u003c\/b\u003e by Mary Britton Miller. Copyright © 1958 by Pantheon Books, Inc. 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