Poem-Making(1st Edition) Ways to Begin Writing Poetry by Myra Cohn Livingston, LisaDesimini Hardcover, 176 Pages, Published 1991 by Harpercollins ISBN-13: 978-0-06-024019-6, ISBN: 0-06-024019-9
"What makes a poem a poem? is it simply a matter of taking words and writing them out in verse form and making them rhyme? Or is it actually much more than that-the use of rules about meter, form, and rhyme to create a framework for the expression of special observations and ideas?POEM-MAKING is a handbook of the mechanics of writing poetry. In a clear, understandable tone it introduces children to the different voices of poetry; types o ..."
Heron Street(1st Edition) by Ann Warren Turner, LisaDesimini Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1989 by Harpercollins Childrens Books ISBN-13: 978-0-06-026184-9, ISBN: 0-06-026184-6
"Exploration of a marsh near the sea that used to be home for many animals and birds, but that men have slowly destroyed and turned into a noisy city"
"As a teenage Jewish girl struggles with anorexia, her decisions about whether or not to live affect those close to her and are influenced by survivors of the Holocaust."
The Thieves' Market(1st Edition) by Dennis Haseley, LisaDesimini Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1991 by Harpercollins Childrens Books ISBN-13: 978-0-06-022492-9, ISBN: 0-06-022492-4
"Children wake in the night and visit the unusual market where thieves sell their stolen goods."
Light Stories of a Small Kindness by Nancy White Carlstrom, LisaDesimini Library, 42 Pages, Published 1990 by Little Brown & Co (Juv) ISBN-13: 978-0-316-12857-5, ISBN: 0-316-12857-0
"A collection of seven short stories reflecting places as diverse as Mexico, Haiti, New York City, and Guatemala."
"Father Sebastian, the only good priest everybody knows, is dead. Pastor of a parish outside Chicago, Father Sebastian was also involved in the gay community through his work with Faith, the gay Catholic organization the diocese is trying to drive out of the church.High school teacher Tom mason, who has gained some local notoriety from his involvement in a couple of murder cases, is asked by friends to look into the priest's death; was i ..."
"This retelling of a Navajo folktale explains how First Woman tried to write the laws of the land using stars in the sky, only to be thwarted by the trickster Coyote."
"在线阅读本书 Clear-eyed and spirited, Taylor Greer grew up poor in rural Kentucky with the goals of avoiding pregnancy and getting away. But when she heads west with high hopes and a barely functional car, she meets the human condition head-on. By the time Taylor arrives in Tucson, Arizona, she has acquired a completely unexpected child, a three-year-old American Indian girl named Turtle, and must somehow come to terms with both motherhood an ..."
I Am Running Away Today(1st Edition) LisaDesimini (Hardcover, 1992) by LisaDesimini Hardcover, 1 Pages, Published 1992 by Hyperion (Juv) ISBN-13: 978-1-56282-120-3, ISBN: 1-56282-120-2
"Having decided to run away from home for a host of reasons, but most of all because his best friend moved away, a cat changes his mind when he discovers a new friend moving in next door."