What may at first glance seem like a simple nature poem holds a deeper meaning that can teach children a lot about our world. First published in 1846, Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “The Mountain and the ...

“Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright! An Animal Poem for Each Day of the Year” has a self-explanatory title. This collection covers dogs, cats, mice and horses, along with wolves, monkeys, lions and eagles.

This pairing of the late Worth's exquisite poems with Jenkins's (What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?) extraordinary, cut-paper illustrations make this a volume to treasure. Characteristic of the ...

Kids love animals—so it makes sense that they love animal books, too, like these nonfiction picture books and middle grade books. These nonfiction book picks for PreK–7 are packed with rich vocabulary ...

In the late Worth’s follow-up to Animal Poems (2007), sharply observant and powerfully descriptive verses portray fauna in both wild and domesticated environments. Of a captive Bengal tiger, Worth ...