Bibliograph

Walt Whitman, [poems by Walt Whitman] ; edited by Karen Karbiener, PhD ; illustrated by Kate Evans

Type

Label

Walt Whitman, [poems by Walt Whitman] ; edited by Karen Karbiener, PhD ; illustrated by Kate Evans

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

poetry

Main title

Walt Whitman

Oclc number

958782146

Responsibility statement

[poems by Walt Whitman] ; edited by Karen Karbiener, PhD ; illustrated by Kate Evans

Series statement

Poetry for kids

Summary

Introduce children to the work of celebrated American poet Walt Whitman!

Table Of Contents

Walt's welcome. Song of the open road (excerpt) -- Starting from Paumanok. There was a child went forth (two excerpts) ; Paumanok ; The sleepers (excerpt) ; Out of the cradle endlessly rocking (two excerpts) ; Beginning my studies ; When I heard the learn'd astronomer ; Crossing Brooklyn Ferry (three excerpts) ; A font of type -- Walt Whitman, a kosmos, of Manhattan the son. Walt Whitman's caution ; I sing the body electric (excerpt) ; A woman waits for me (excerpt) ; City of ships (excerpt) -- City of ships (excerpt) -- Give me the splendid silent sun ; Song of myself (six excerpts) ; Shut not your doors ; Calamus -- The wound-dresser. Beat! Beat! Drums! ; The wound-dresser (excerpt) ; Come up from the fields father ; As toilsome I wandered Virginia's woods ; O Captain! My captain! ; Aboard at a ship's helm -- The good gray poet. O me! O life! ; On the beach at night ; A noiseless patient spider ; Thanks in old age ; Poets to come -- What Walt was thinking -- Index

Target audience

juvenile

Classification