p1Who Will Tell Them?By Michael SimmsIt turns out you can kill the earth, Crack it open like an egg. It turns out you can murder the sea,...NatureSocial CommentariesHistory & PoliticsDisappointmentGriefScience
p1Whenever you see a treeBy Padma VenkatramanThink how many long years this tree waited as a seed for an animal or bird or wind or rain to maybe ...NatureTrees & FlowersOptimismScience
More Dangerous AirBy Margarita EngleNewsmen call it the Cuban Missile Crisis. Teachers say it's the end of the world. At school, they instruct...Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeRace & EthnicityWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsLivingComing of AgeSchoolScience + 2 more
My PlaceBy Amy E. SklanskyUniverse Galaxy Solar System Planet Continent Country State City Me NatureStars, Planets, HeavensBeing OneselfScience
MoonBy Amy E. SklanskyMarvelous Opaque Orb. Night-light for the world.NatureStars, Planets, HeavensScience
Green-Thumb BoyBy Marilyn NelsonHybridization, cross-breeding, evolution: He takes to new theories like a puppy takes to ice cream. ...ActivitiesSchool & LearningArts & SciencesSciencesMythology & FolkloreHeroes & PatriotismBeing OneselfCultureScience + 2 more
Arachis HypogaeaBy Marilyn NelsonArachis Hypogaea may have been smuggled to North America by slaves who hid seeds of survival in their hair. Despite...Science
When I Heard the Learn’d AstronomerBy Walt WhitmanWhen I heard the learn’d astronomer, When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me,...NatureStars, Planets, HeavensLivingArts & SciencesSciencesDisappointmentSchoolScience
Oh, FlyBy Jane YolenOh, fly, you flew onto my leaf and not my food. What a relief! For on my food you'd bring me grief as...AnimalsScience
Willie’s WartBy Kenn NesbittWillie had a stubborn wart upon his middle toe. Regardless, though, of what he tried the wart refused...LivingThe BodyMetersCommon MeasureScience
Baby Ate a MicrochipBy Neal LevinBaby ate a microchip, Then grabbed a bottle, took a sip. He swallowed it and made a beep, And now he...LivingInfancyActivitiesIndoor ActivitiesArts & SciencesHumor & SatireStanza FormsCoupletScience + 2 more
p1Burn LakeBy Carrie FountainWhen you were building the i-10 bypass, one of your dozers, moving earth at the center of a great pit...Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeActivitiesJobs & WorkingMetersFree VerseScienceSports and Outdoor Activities
UniverseBy Steven SchnurUp beyond the Night sky, an Indigo darkness like Velvet Embraces the farthest Reaches of the mind, Sun...Arts & SciencesSciencesScience
The Season's CampaignBy Joyce SidmanI. Spring We burst forth, crisp green squads bristling with spears. We encircle the pond. II. Summer...NatureLivingComing of AgeGrowing OldTime & BrevityScience
Earth DayBy Jane YolenI am the Earth And the Earth is me. Each blade of grass, Each honey tree, Each bit of mud, And stick...NatureTrees & FlowersArts & SciencesSciencesHolidaysScienceSports and Outdoor Activities
First Men on the MoonBy J. Patrick LewisThat afternoon in mid-July, Two pilgrims watched from distant space The moon ballooning in the sky. ...NatureStars, Planets, HeavensActivitiesTravels & JourneysArts & SciencesSciencesGratitudeJoy & ContentmentOptimismScience + 3 more
Morning WarmingBy Joyce Sidmansun sunwarm sunwarm on back sunwarm on back legs sunwarm on back legs loosens my heart my heart beats...NatureAnimalsScience
GrassBy Joyce SidmanI grow in places others can’t, where wind is high and water scant. I drink the rain, I eat the sun; ...NatureTrees & FlowersScience
Into the MudBy Joyce Sidman Sun slant low, chill seeps into black water. No more days of bugs and basking. Last breath, last sight...NatureAnimalsSeas, Rivers, & StreamsAnimalsScience
Watch Your StepBy Leslie BulionIt's a bug's world of intrigue and mystery, with humans a blip in their history. So when insects flitter...Science