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A Bibliographic Guide to the Literature of Contemporary American Poetry, 1970-1975

Product Description: A catalogue raisonnÃ©. A bibliography of titles by or about contemporary North American poets and poetry. Covers reference works, literature on contemporary American poetry, anthologies and textbooks. With a topical guide, author and title indices...read more

By Phillis Gershator

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9780810809871 | Scarecrow Pr, November 1, 1976, cover price $21.00 | About this edition: A catalogue raisonnÃ©.

Honi and His Magic Circle

Retells the wondrous deeds of Honi the Circle Maker who wandered over the land of ancient Israel planting carob seeds.

By Phillis Gershator and Shay Rieger

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9780827601673 | Jewish Pubn Society, February 1, 1980, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Retells the wondrous deeds of Honi the Circle Maker who wandered over the land of ancient Israel planting carob seeds.

Tukama Tootles the Flute: A Tale from the Antilles

When Tukama is captured by a two-headed giant and held prisoner by the giant's wife, he uses his flute to escape

By Phillis Gershator and Synthia Saint James (illustrator)

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9780531068113 | Orchard Books, March 1, 1994, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: When Tukama is captured by a two-headed giant and held prisoner by the giant's wife, he uses his flute to escape

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9780531086612 | Orchard Books, March 1, 1994, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: When Tukama is captured by a two-headed giant and held prisoner by the giant's wife, he uses his flute to escape

The Iroko-Man: A Yoruba Folktale

When the terrifying Iroko-man tries to take a woodcarver's first-born child as partial payment for bringing fertility to his village, the father must find a clever solution

By Phillis Gershator and Holly C. Kim (illustrator)

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9780531068106 | Orchard Books, March 1, 1994, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: When the terrifying Iroko-man tries to take a woodcarver's first-born child as partial payment for bringing fertility to his village, the father must find a clever solution

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9780531086605 | Orchard Books, March 1, 1994, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: When the terrifying Iroko-man tries to take a woodcarver's first-born child as partial payment for bringing fertility to his village, the father must find a clever solution

Rata-Pata-Scata-Fata: A Caribbean Story

Preferring to dream away the days on his Caribbean island, little Junjun tries saying magic words to get the chores done.

By Phillis Gershator and Holly Meade (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9781932065947 | Star Bright Books, May 15, 2005, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Preferring to dream away the days on his Caribbean island, little Junjun tries saying magic words to get the chores done.

9780316304702 | Little Brown & Co, April 1, 1994, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Preferring to dream away the days on his Caribbean island, little Junjun tries saying magic words to get the chores done

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9781932065954 | Star Bright Books, May 15, 2005, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Preferring to dream away the days on his Caribbean island, little Junjun tries saying magic words to get the chores done.

Honi's Circle of Trees

Retells the wondrous deeds of Honi the Circle Maker who wandered over the land of ancient Israel planting carob seeds

By Phillis Gershator and Mim Green (illustrator)

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9780827605114 | Jewish Pubn Society, January 1, 1995, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Retells the wondrous deeds of Honi the Circle Maker who wandered over the land of ancient Israel planting carob seeds

Sambalena Show-Off and the Iron Pot

A lazy boy gets his head stuck in a pot, and only with the wise advice of his grandmother does he get it out

By Phillis Gershator and Leonard Jenkins

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9780027358551 | Macmillan Pub Co, March 1, 1995, cover price $14.95 | also contains Folk Art: Imaginative Works from American Hands | About this edition: A lazy boy gets his head stuck in a pot, and only with the wise advice of his grandmother does he get it out

Sweet, Sweet Fig Banana

Soto plants his fig bananas and cares for them tenderly as they grow until the time comes when his mother picks them and prepares to sell them at the market, but Soto has other plans for his sweet bananas--he wants to give them to his special friends.

By Phillis Gershator and Fritz Millevoix (illustrator)

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9780807576939 | Albert Whitman & Co, March 1, 1996, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Soto plants his fig bananas and cares for them tenderly as they grow until the time comes when his mother picks them and prepares to sell them at the market, but Soto has other plans for his sweet bananas--he wants to give them to his special friends

Sugar Cakes Cyril

Seven-year-old Cyril, who lives in the Virgin Islands, finds his life changed by the arrival of a baby sister.

By Phillis Gershator and Cedric Lucas (illustrator)

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9781572552241 | Mondo Pub, November 1, 1996, cover price $10.01 | About this edition: Seven-year-old Cyril, who lives in the Virgin Islands, finds his life changed by the arrival of a baby sister.

Palampam Day

One day when the coconuts, dogs, frogs, fish, and bananas talk to him, Turo goes to ask wise old Papa Tata Wanga for advice

By David Gershator, Phillis Gershator and Enrique O. Sanchez (illustrator)

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9780761450023 | Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, August 1, 1997, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: One day when the coconuts, dogs, frogs, fish, and bananas talk to him, Turo goes to ask wise old Papa Tata Wanga for advice

To Fly

A mother bird tries to keep track of her three baby birds as they run around trying to fly

By Robin Blum, Phillis Gershator and Lucia Scuderi

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9780916291792 | Kane Miller Book Pub, March 1, 1998, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A mother bird tries to keep track of her three baby birds as they run around trying to fly

Greetings, Sun

A rhythmic text follows two Caribbean children through their day as they greet everyone and everything during their morning meal, their walk to and from school, family supper, and bedtime.

By David Gershator, Phillis Gershator and Synthia Saint James (illustrator)

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9780789424822 | Dk Ink, March 1, 1998, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Throughout the day, children greet the sun, the breeze, their breakfasts, their school, and all the other large and small sights which they encounter

Bread Is for Eating

Mamita explains how bread is created in a song sung in both English and Spanish

By David Gershator, Phillis Gershator and Emma Shaw-Smith (illustrator)

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9780805057980 | 1 edition (Square Fish, April 15, 1998), cover price $9.99 | About this edition: Mamita explains how bread is created in a song sung in both English and Spanish

School and Library:

9780805031737 | Henry Holt & Co, April 1, 1995, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Mamita explains how bread is created in a song sung in both English and Spanish

Reinforced:

9780606132251 | Demco Media, March 1, 1998, cover price $15.80 | About this edition: Mamita explains how bread is created in a song sung in both English and Spanish

Prebinding:

9780613073967 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $20.85 | About this edition: Mamita explains how bread is created in a song sung in both English and Spanish

Zzzng!, Zzzng!, Zzzng!: A Yoruba Tale

When Mosquito tries to marry Ear, she is rudely refused and sets off to marry another part of the body, but no one will have her, and in the end, she turns to biting to show them she simply will not go away.

By Phillis Gershator, Greg Henry (illustrator) and Theresa Smith

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9780531095232 | Orchard Books, September 1, 1998, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: When Ear, Leg, and Arm refuse to marry Mosquito, she shows them that she is not to be ignored

When It Starts to Snow

A series of animal characters, from a mouse to a bear, tells young readers what they do and where they go when it begins to snow, each taking cover in their special homes, except for one. Reprint.

By Phillis Gershator

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9780805067651 | 2 reprint edition (Square Fish, October 1, 2001), cover price $8.99 | About this edition: Various animals tell what they do and where they go when it starts to snow.

School and Library:

9780805054040 | Henry Holt & Co, October 1, 1998, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Various animals tell what they do and where they go when it starts to snow

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9780613514255 | Turtleback Books, August 1, 2001, cover price $18.40 | About this edition: Various animals tell what they do and where they go when it starts to snow.

Tiny and Bigman

On an island in the West Indies, a big, strong woman with a booming voice meets a weak, nearly deaf man, they fall in love, and they expect a baby and a hurricane at the same time.

By Lynne Woodcock Cravath (illustrator) and Phillis Gershator

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9780761450443 | Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, September 1, 1999, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: On an island in the West Indies, a big, strong woman with a booming voice meets a weak, nearly deaf man, they fall in love and expect a baby and a hurricane at the same time

Only One Cowry: A Dahomean Tale

Unwilling to part with any portion of his wealth, Dada Sagbo, the first king of Dahomey, directs Yo to find him a bride with nothing more than a cowry shell for a dowry, but the clever young man finds he is not the only one who can make a good bargain. Jr Lib Guild.

By Phillis Gershator and David Soman (illustrator)

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9780531332887 | Orchard Books, September 1, 2000, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: A clever young fellow persuades an equally clever chief's daughter to marry the king of Dahomey, and both the young man and future queen prosper in the bargain.

9780531302880 | Orchard Books, September 1, 2000, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A clever young fellow persuades an equally clever chief's daughter to marry the king of Dahomey, and both the young man and future queen prosper in the bargain.

Moon Rooster

When the youngest rooster on the hill decides it is his duty to bring up the moon by crowing loudly each night, the people living nearby dream of rooster soup. By the illustrator of One Bean.

By David Gershator, Phillis Gershator and Megan Halsey (illustrator)

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9780761450924 | Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, September 1, 2001, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: When the youngest rooster on the hill decides it is his duty to bring up the moon by crowing loudly each night, the people living nearby dream of rooster soup.

The Babysitter Sings

A collection of nursery rhymes from traditional songs of Africa, Spain, and the Caribbean provide preschoolers with a simple tale designed to reassure children's fears when their parents have to leave them with a caregiver for the day. 20,000 first printing.

By Phillis Gershator and Melisande Potter (illustrator)

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9780805071993 | Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, April 1, 2004, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A babysitter sings a rhyming song to reassure the child.

Wise...and Not So Wise: Ten Tales from the Rabbis

Retells five tales from the Talmud and three tales from the Midrash, presenting moral lessons featuring Roman emperors, flying rabbis, cows that keep the Sabbath, and fish that swallow hats.

By Phillis Gershator and Alexa Ginsburg

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9780827607552 | Jewish Pubn Society, August 1, 2004, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Retells five tales from the Talmud and three tales from the Midrash, presenting moral lessons featuring Roman emperors, flying rabbis, cows that keep the Sabbath, and fish that swallow hats.

Kallaloo!: A Caribbean Tale

In a retelling of the Stone Soup fable set in the West Indies, an old woman claims to have found a magic shell that can make kallaloo, a popular Caribbean soup.

By David Gershator, Phillis Gershator and Diane Greenseid (illustrator)

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9780761451105 | Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, March 31, 2005, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: In this retelling of 'Stone Soup' set in the West Indies, an old woman claims to have found a magic shell that can make kallaloo, a popular Caribbean soup.

Rata-pata-scata-fata

Preferring to dream away the days on his Caribbean island, little Junjun tries saying magic words to get the chores done.

By Phillis Gershator

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Reinforced:

9780606336680 | Demco Media, May 15, 2005, cover price $14.70 | About this edition: Preferring to dream away the days on his Caribbean island, little Junjun tries saying magic words to get the chores done.

Summer Is Summer

With school over, the lazy days of summer are upon the four special friends who happily take part in all the season's fun-filled traditions, from catching fireflies and watching the stars to seeing a baseball game and drinking a cool lemonade under the hot afternoon sun.

By Sophie Blackall (illustrator), David Gershator and Phillis Gershator

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9780805074444 | Henry Holt & Co, May 30, 2006, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Presents a celebration of summer from a child's perspective.

Sky Sweeper

Despite criticism for his lack of 'accomplishments,' Takiboki finds contentment sweeping flower blossoms and raking the sand and gravel in the monks' temple garden, in a title based on Zen philosophy that includes a note on the art and beauty of Japanese gardens.

By Phillis Gershator and Holly Meade

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9780374370077 | Farrar Straus & Giroux, March 20, 2007, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Despite criticism for his lack of 'accomplishments,' Takiboki finds contentment sweeping flower blossoms and raking the sand and gravel in the monks' temple garden, in a text with a note on the art and beauty of Japanese gardens.

This Is The Day

Make room and get ready because the day the babies are given away has finally arrived in this colorful celebration of babies with sing-song text and bright illustrations. 15,000 first printing.

By Phillis Gershator (adapted by) and Marjorie Priceman (illustrator)

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9780618497461 | Houghton Mifflin, October 1, 2007, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Presents an expanded version of a folk song in which babies are given away as premiums with the purchase of different items each day of the week.

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