Karla Kuskin
Author
Pub. Date
[1987]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Evokes the spirit of an ancient city, recalling David, Nebuchadnezzer, Herod, Hadrian, Constantine, Saladin, Sulieman, and the many groups who came to conquer; and observes that despite 3000 years ofbeing battered, burned, and rebuilt, Jerusaleum shines peacefully in the moonlight.
11) City dog
Author
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
A rhyming tale of a city dog's first outing in the country.
12) The upstairs cat
Author
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
The fights between a mean, old cat and a lean, young cat always end in a draw and result in a waste of energy which proves the futility of war.
13) I am me
Author
Pub. Date
2000.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
After being told how she resembles other members of her family, a young girl states positively and absolutely that she is "NO ONE ELSE BUT ME."
16) City noise
Author
Pub. Date
[1994]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In this poem an old tin can becomes an urban conch shell when, held against a child's ear, it reveals the sounds of a bustling city.
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