Thanku : poems of gratitude

Bruchac, Joseph, 1942- (author.). Myles, Marlena, 1981- (illustrator.). Paul, Miranda, (editor.).

Summary: This poetry anthology, edited by Miranda Paul, explores a wide range of ways to be grateful (from gratitude for a puppy to gratitude for family to gratitude for the sky) with poems by a diverse group of contributors, including Joseph Bruchac, Margarita Engle, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Naomi Shihab Nye, Charles Waters, and Jane Yolen.

Record details

ISBN: 1541523636
ISBN: 9781541523630
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
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Publisher: Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, [2019]
Copyright: ©2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

Giving thanks / by Joseph Bruchac in memory of Chief Jake Swamp -- Dear sky / by Naomi Shihab Nye -- Flights / by Kimberly Blaeser -- Dinosaur / by Sun Yung Shin -- Constellation / by Ed DeCaria -- Appreciation equations / by Becky Shillington -- Nothing to be grateful for / by Padma Venkatraman -- The best birthday present: a poem for two voices / by Gwendolyn Hooks -- The race of friends / by Jane Yolen -- First responder / by Janice Scully -- Roy G. Biv / by Charles Waters -- Drops of gratitude / by Carole Lindstrom -- Thanks in advance (for not squishing me) / by Sylvia Liu -- Thank you, sleep! / by Carolyn Dee Flores -- Atta-dude / by Sarvinder Naberhaus -- No more holes for broken soles / by Lupe Ruiz-Flores -- Each scar / by Baptiste Paul -- Stories for dinner / by Cynthia Leitich Smith -- Alice thanks for looking glass(es) / by Patti Richards -- Dimples / by Chrystal D. Giles -- I'm thankful for my puppy / by Margarita Engle -- I picked up a wallet / by Kenn Nesbitt -- Falling leaves / by JaNay Brown-Wood -- Diary of a sweatshirt: the best day ever / by Diana Murray -- Thanksgiving at the lake / by Megan Hoyt -- The perfect rock / by Jamie McGillen -- Autumn by the sea / by Ren©♭e M. LaTulippe -- Thankful for thinking / by Vanessa Brantley-Newton -- College degree / by Traci Sorell -- A graceful journey / by Edna Cabcabin Moran -- Paint the sunset / by Charles Ghigna -- All this / by Liz Garton Scanlon -- Poetic forms and literary devices (please try these at home!) -- People to be grateful for (also known as contributors to this book) -- Editor's note to educators and parents.