Where I live : poems about my home, my street, and my town / selected by Paul B Janeczko ; illustrated by Hyewon Yum.
"This diverse selection of 34 poems, paired with bright illustrations that capture daily life, celebrates the places where we live: our homes, our streets, our towns."-- Provided by publisher
Record details
- ISBN: 1536200948
- ISBN: 9781536200942
- Physical Description: 40 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023.
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Home. Home / X.J. Kennedy -- Breakfast Boss / Janet Wong -- Window / Walter de la Mare -- Our rooftop / Amy Ludwig VanDerwater -- Sunday brunch / Reuben Jackson -- Ode to a sprinkler / Gary Soto -- back yard / Valerie Worth -- Crickets / Myra Cohn Livingston -- Train / Charlotte Zolotow -- Our cats / Wes Magee -- Now the swing is still / Nicholas Virgilio -- Street. Spruce Street, Berkeley / Naomi Shihab Nye -- Sidewalk cracks / Patricia Hubbell -- Block party / Nikki Grimes -- Ode to my shoes / Fransciso X. Alarcón -- Ice cream truck / Ireme Latham -- in yellow boots / Paul B. Janeczko -- Over in the pink house / Rebecca Kai Dotlich -- Tree on the corner / Lilian Moore -- October / Linda Sue Park -- Walk / Charles Waters -- Snowplow / Hope Vestergaard -- Town. If I could build a town / Betsy Franco -- People / Lois Lenski -- Mrs. Peck-Pigeon / Eleanor Farjeon -- At the car wash / Lin Oliver -- Launderama / Iain Crichton Smith -- Grocery store cat / Dave Crawley -- New kid at school / Betsy Franco -- Recess / Avis Harley -- Knoxville, Tennessee / Nikki Giovanni -- Winter in the park / Charles Ghigna -- Snowy beaches / Aileen Fisher -- City / Langston Hughes.
- Target Audience Note:
- Ages 7 to 10.
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Available copies
- 16 of 19 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 1 current hold with 19 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | E811.54 WHE (Text) | 36015000553707 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | J 811.54 (Text) | 38344101760534 | Juvenile Nonfiction | In process | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | J 811.008 WHERE (Text) | 37807000054781 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | J811.54 W 2023 (Text) | 0112523472960 | Juvenile Nonfiction | In transit | - |
| Franklinton Branch | J/811.54/Janeczko (Text) | 72350000116710 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | J 811.008 WHE (Text) | 640191004130454 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Hatteras Library | J 811.008 JAN (Text) | 39488400513406 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| High Point Library | J 811 Where (Text) | 30519020198340 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library | J811.54 Janeczko (Text) | 39523000182226 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Hope Mills Library | J811 J (Text) | 31781068641115 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
"This diverse selection of 34 poems, paired with bright illustrations that capture daily life, celebrates the places where we live: our homes, our streets, our towns."--
