Plane Song

Diane Siebert (Illustrator - Vincent Nasta). This selection is a long, rhyming poem about different types of planes, their purposes, and the places they go. It has a wonderful rhythm and the rhymes make it quite fun to read. The illustrations are beautiful and quite life-like.
Publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers, New York, 1993.
General Grade Level: Intermediate.
Other Categories: Artwork, Real-Life Info.

A Child's Prayer

Jeanne Titherington. This selection is a simple prayer that a child can say. The stuffed toys in the boy's bed (lion, ox, man, eagle) are named for different saints and represent creatures in Revelation that praise God. The illustrations are beautifully life-like.
Publisher: Greenwillow Books, New York, 1989.
General Grade Level: Primary.
Other Category: Artwork.

Seaside Poems

Jill Bennett (Illustrator - Nick Sharratt). This selection is a collection of cute and funny poems about the seashore and the things people do there.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York, 1998.
General Grade Level: Intermediate.