Eloise Greenfield

Thinker isn't just an average puppy--he's a poet. So is his owner, Jace. Together they turn the world around them into verse. There's just one problem: Thinker has to keep quiet in public, and he can't go to school with Jace. That is, until Pets' Day. But when Thinker is allowed into the classroom at last, he finds it hard to keep his true identity a secret.

"Kindergartner Alaina is excited about thanking the audience at the end of the second-grade play, but she is overwhelmed by the performance and has to share her enthusiasm, center stage."--

A young girl expresses what she loves about life.

Janell tells what happens to her invisible friend, Neesie, when Aunt Bea comes to visit and Janell starts school.

Illuminates the experiences of families who left their homes in search of better lives during the move up north.

A collection of poems exploring the sounds, sights, and emotionsenlivening a black neighborhood during the course of one evening.

Seeing her beloved grandfather making a mean face while he rehearses for one of his plays, Tamika becomes afraid that someday she will lose his love and he will make that mean face at her.

Profiles African American men and women who have had a strong connection with the sea, from slaves whose owners sent them to work on ships to today's fishermen, naval officers, and marine biologists.

Drummond -- Who I am -- Bummer summer -- After the baby -- Neighbors -- Drum and Dorene -- Meeting Dorene -- Race -- Tall tale -- New boy -- Drum, Dorene and Louis -- Someone -- Party -- Tall tale, too -- Going to get Rae -- Drum, Dorene, Louis and Rae -- Rae -- Promise -- Playground -- Friendly four -- Rain -- Fuss -- Punished -- When summer ends -- Let's make a town -- Here comes the truck -- We did it! -- Town of goodsummer -- Parade -- Movies...