Fort Morgan Public Library

A collection of tongue twisters that is an amusing exercise for beginning readers.

A boy provides a look at life on the prairies of North America and describes the effects of the climate on the people like him who grow up in the heartland of the continent.

"Jacqueline Woodson, one of today's finest writers, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and...

The famous narrative poem recreating Paul Revere's midnight ride in 1775 to warn the people of the Boston countryside that the British were coming.

"Spread the Christmas cheer with this whimsical retelling of Clement C. Moore's cherished poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas." This new edition of the classic features the text of Moore's original poem, illustrated with beautifully detailed LEGO brick scenes and characters. See the colorful stockings hung by the chimney in the fanciful brick house, and look on at the visions of dancing brick sugarplums. Turn the pages to reveal Saint Nicholas with...

A counting book in which one by one the little monkeys jump on the bed only to fall off and bump their heads. On board pages.

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...

Rhymed text (crunch, munch, caterpillars lunch) presents a toddler's view of creatures found in the grass from lunchtime till nightfall, such as bees, ants, and moles.

Fabric relief illustrations accompany this familiar nursery rhyme about a young girl whose lamb follows her to school. Includes information about the history of the rhyme.

The three Bear Detectives search for a dinosaur bone that is missing from the Bear Museum.