Washoe County Library System

Award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford s innovative history in verse celebrates the story of the Tuskegee Airmen: pioneering African-American pilots who triumphed in the skies and past the color barrier. I WANT YOU! says the poster of Uncle Sam. But if you re a young black man in 1940, he doesn t want you in the cockpit of a war plane. Yet you are determined not to let that stop your dream of flying. So when you hear of a civilian pilot training...

Just in time for its centennial, Robert Frost's cherished poem is showcased in a beautiful keepsake edition illustrated by the award-winning P.J. Lynch. The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. Whether memorized by schoolchildren or used to eulogize a president, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” written in 1922 and published in 1923, has found a place...

A collection of poems about winter, including "Sled," "Icicles," and "Ice Fishing."

A collection of poems celebrating the habits and habitat of Emperor penguins.

A collection of poems celebrating such Halloween phenomena as monsters, witches, haunted houses, and jack-o-lanterns.

A collection of short poems on a variety of topics, including "Classroom," "After the Storm," and "Tow Truck."

"Open this amazing oyster of a book and enter an enthralling world of wonderment, wackiness, and wisdumb."