The Outdoor Girls in Florida
by Laura Lee Hope
The Outdoor Girls in Florida is a story of adventure following a group of girls (Amy, Mollie, Betty, and Grace) on a journey to help their friend Will.
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2.2
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2.0
Bed in Summer
A Child's Garden of Verses: Selected Poems
by Robert Louis Stevenson
This poem expresses the problem many people have with getting up when it is dark in the morning and going to bed in the evening when it is still light outside.
Foreign Lands
A Child's Garden of Verses: Selected Poems
by Robert Louis Stevenson
A child climbs into a tree and imagines seeing other places.
Five Little Chickadees
Counting and Math Rhymes
by Traditional
A children’s subtraction poem about chickadees.
“The Hare and the Hedgehog”
Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories
by Grimm Brothers
Written as a play, this is a story about neighbors who do not get along. The hedgehog challenges the hare to a contest. The contest is used to settle the differences between the neighbors. However, is the means fair?
“The Wise Men of Gotham”
Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories
by FCIT
Twelve fishermen think one of them has drowned. When they count to see if everyone is there they always count eleven.
Cushy Cow Bonny
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
by Traditional
A nursery rhyme (from Mother Goose) originating from a milkmaid chant used to charm her cow to give milk.
Here Sits the Lord Mayor
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
by Traditional
A fun nursery rhyme/riddle.
“The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit”
Peter Rabbit and Other Stories
by Beatrix Potter
The story of a good rabbit and a very naughty bad one.
“The Brown Thrush”
Selected American and British Poems
by Lucy Larcom
A rhyme that serves to tell children to behave through the song of a bird.
“The City Mouse and the Garden Mouse”
Selected American and British Poems
by Christina Rossetti
A nursery rhyme about the differences between the city mouse and the garden mouse and how each is happy in his own manner.
2.1
Whirly-Whicker-Whaker
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
by Traditional
A rhyme about a farmer who chases a hog out of his fodder field.
2.2
“The Sailor Man”
Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories
by Laura Richards
A folk tale that teaches children not to daydream, but work for their reward.
Maid Mary
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
by Traditional
A humorous poem about the daily routine of a farmer and his maid.
Ride a Cock Horse To Banbury Cross
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
by Traditional
A poem about symbolic fertility.
Snow Bound - A Winter Idyl
Selected American and British Poems
by John Greenleaf Whittier
As a way to pass the time during a raging snowstorm, family members exchange stories by the fireside.
2.3
The Unseen Playmate
A Child's Garden of Verses: Selected Poems
by Robert Louis Stevenson
An invisible friend plays with toys.
As I Was Going to St. Ives
Counting and Math Rhymes
by Traditional
A child’s riddle involving multiplication and logic.
“The Cat and the Mouse”
Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories
by Joseph Jacobs
A cat bites the tail off of the mouse. The mouse is led on a merry chase attempting to bring back cream for the cat who will then return the mouse’s tail.
Dance Little Baby
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
by Traditional
A nursery rhyme that mimics a lullaby.
Little Cock-Sparrow
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
by Traditional
A poem about a boy hunting a cock-sparrow.
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
by Traditional
A nursery rhyme about Mary and her garden.
Pat a Cake
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
by Traditional
A nursery rhyme about baking a cake.
Red Herrings
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
by Traditional
A fun nonsensical poem.
We’re All in the Dumps
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
by Traditional
A traditional nonsense verse that is often sung.
“There Was a Young Lady”
Poems and Limericks of Edward Lear
by Edward Lear
A limerick about a girl playing harp with her pointy chin.
2.4
Auntie’s Skirts
A Child's Garden of Verses: Selected Poems
by Robert Louis Stevenson
The poet focuses on his Aunt’s skirts.
The Land of Nod
A Child's Garden of Verses: Selected Poems
by Robert Louis Stevenson
The poet ruminates on dreaming, where he can be on his own and explore all the strange things he sees, even though he forgets it all come morning.
The Land of Story-Books
A Child's Garden of Verses: Selected Poems
by Robert Louis Stevenson
A child plays hunter before bed time.
Winter-Time
A Child's Garden of Verses: Selected Poems
by Robert Louis Stevenson
A child talks about his life in winter.
Elephants at Work and Play
Counting and Math Rhymes
by Traditional
A children’s counting poem about elephants.
Fountain of Youth
Florida: Essays and Poems
by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
The author describes the pursuit of the mythical Fountain of Youth.
Yellow Jessamine
Florida: Essays and Poems
by Constance Fenimore Woolson
The author describes a much revered flower that decorates the landscape of Florida.
“The Tricky Wolf and the Rats”
More Jataka Tales
by Ellen C. Babbitt
A wolf eats rats, but then the Chief of Rats finds out and bites his neck, killing him, so that the rest of the rats live in peace.
I Am a Gold Lock
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
by Traditional
A nursery rhyme that acts a a fun catch.
The Old Woman of Leeds
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
by Traditional
A nursery rhyme about a pious old woman performing good works.
“There Was an Old Person of Dean”
Poems and Limericks of Edward Lear
by Edward Lear
A fun limerick about a man very cautious about his weight.
A Valentine
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe
"For her this rhyme is penned, whose luminous eyes,"
To F--
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe
"Beloved! amid the earnest woes"
2.5
“The Wise Goat and the Wolf”
More Jataka Tales
by Ellen C. Babbitt
A goat outwits two wolves.
"To Maecenas."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
MAECENAS, you, beneath the myrtle shade,
"On Virtue."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
O Thou bright jewel in my aim I strive
"To the University of Cambridge, in New England."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
WHILE an intrinsic ardor prompts to write,
"To the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1768."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
YOUR subjects hope, dread Sire––
"On Being Brought From Africa."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
'TWAS mercy brought me from my Pagan land,
"On the Death of the Rev. Dr. Sewell. 1769."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
ERE yet the morn its lovely blushes spread,
"On the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield. 1770."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
HAIL, happy saint, on thine immortal throne,
"On the Death of a Young Lady of Five Years of Age."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
FROM dark abodes to fair etherial light
"On the Death of a Young Gentleman."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
WHO taught thee conflict with the pow'rs of night,
"To a Lady on the Death of Her Husband."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
GRIM monarch! see, depriv'd of vital breath,
"Goliath of Gath. 1 Samuel, Chap. xvii"
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
YE martial pow'rs, and all ye tuneful nine,
"Thoughts on the Works of Providence."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
A R I S E, my soul, on wings enraptur'd, rise
"To a Lady on the Death of Three Relations."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
WE trace the pow'r of Death from tomb to tomb,
"To a Clergyman on the Death of His Lady."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
WHERE contemplation finds her sacred spring,
"An Hymn to the Morning."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
ATTEND my lays, ye ever honour'd nine,
"An Hymn to the Evening."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
SOON as the sun forsook the eastern main
"On Isaiah lxiii. 1-8."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
SAY, heav'nly muse, what king or mighty God,
"On Recollection."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
MNEME begin. Inspire, ye sacred nine,
"On Imagination."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
THY various works, imperial queen, we see,
"A Funeral Poem on the Death of C. E. an Infant Aged Twelve Months."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
THROUGH airy roads he wings his instant flight
"To Captain H. D. of the 65th Regiment."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
SAY, muse divine, can hostile scenes delight
"To the Right Hon. William, Earl of Dartmouth, His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for North-America."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
HAIL, happy day, when, smiling like the morn,
"Ode to Neptune."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
On Mrs. W–––––'s Voyage to England.
"To a Lady on Her Coming to North America with Her Son, for the Recovery of Her Health."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
INDULGENT muse! my grov'ling mind inspire,
"To a Lady on Her Remarkable Preservation in a Hurricane in North Carolina."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
THOUGH thou did'st hear the tempest from afar,
"To a Lady and Her Children, on the Death of Her Son and their Brother."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
O'ERWHELMING sorrow now demands my song:
"To a Gentleman and Lady on the Death of the Lady's Brother and sister, and a Child of the Name of Avis, aged one Year."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
ON Death's domain intent I fix my eyes,
"On the Death of Dr. Samuel Marshall. 1771."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
THROUGH thickest glooms look back, immortal shade,
"To a Gentleman on His Voyage to Great-Britain, for the Recovery of His Health."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
WHILE others chant of gay Elysian scenes,
"To the Rev. Dr. Thomas Amory on Reading His Sermons on Daily Devotion, in which that Duty is Recommended and Assisted."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
TO cultivate in ev'ry noble mind
"On the Death of J. C. an Infant."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
NO more the flow'ry scenes of pleasure rife,
"An Hymn to Humanity. To S. P. G. Esq."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
LO! for this dark terrestrial ball
"To the Hon. T. H. Esq; on the Death of His Daughter."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
WHILE deep you mourn beneath the cypress–shade
"To S. M. a Young African Painter, on seeing His Works."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
TO show the lab'ring bosom's deep intent,
"To His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor, on the Death of His Lady. March 24, 1773."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
ALL–Conquering Death! by thy resistless pow'r,
"A Farewell to America. To Mrs. S. W."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
ADIEU, New–England's smiling meads,
"A Rebus by I. B.
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
A BIRD delicious to the taste,
"An Answer to the Rebus, by the Author of these Poems."
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
by Phillis Wheatley
THE poet asks, and Phillis can't refuse
2.6
“The Pig Brother”
Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories
by Laura Richards
A fairy tale that teaches children to be tidy or they will be doomed to play with pigs in the mud.
The New Colossus
Historic American Documents
by Emma Lazarus
The author discusses the stature and symbolism of soon to be constructed Statue of Liberty in New York City.
Little Girl Where Have You Been?
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
by Traditional
Mother Goose rhyme about a girl who gathers roses for the queen.
Little Girl, Little Girl
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
by Traditional
A nursery rhyme about a girl who gathers roses for the queen.
Little Polly Flinders
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
by Traditional
Punishment, Choices
The North Wind
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
by Traditional
A poem about the coming of winter.
Sing a Song of Sixpence
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
by Traditional
A poem about blackbirds that get baked in a pie.
Wee Willie Winkie
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
by Traditional
The poem was recited by the Town Crier to teach children to associate every day tasks with their own lives.
2.7
“The Conquest of Fairyland”
Selected American and British Poems
by FCIT
A king ends up cursed.
The Way To Be Happy
Selected American and British Poems
by Ann and Jane Taylor
A poem/nursery rhyme about the rewards of good behavior.
The Violet
Selected American and British Poems
by Ann and Jane Taylor
A poem about a violet and its beauty.
2.8
The Frog and the Ox
Aesop's Fables
by Aesop
A fable about a big frog and a little frog that teaches how self-conceit leads to self-destruction.
Summer Sun
A Child's Garden of Verses: Selected Poems
by Robert Louis Stevenson
A child contemplates the sun.
Five Little Ducks
Counting and Math Rhymes
by Traditional
A child’s subtraction poem.
Bird Thoughts
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
by Traditional
This poem explores the growth of a baby bird and its discovery of the world it lives in.
Hippity—Hop to the Barber Shop
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
by Traditional
A nursery rhyme in the from of a gesture and/or action song.
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
by Traditional
A fun limerick about the rain.
See a Pin and Pick It Up
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
by Traditional
A proverb concerning luck.
There Was a Crooked Man
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
by Traditional
A poem about a crooked man.
To Marie Louise (Shew) [1847]
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe
"Of all who hail thy presence as the morning—"