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published
April 1st 2002
by Owlet Paperbacks
(first published 1959)
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Paperback, 92 pages
isbn
0805069852
(isbn13: 9780805069853)
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A feast for lovers of American literature-the work of our greatest poet, redesigned and relaunched for a new generation of readers No poet is more emb…more
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Read in July, 2009
In this slim volume of 51 poems by Robert Frost, with foreword by Hyde Cox, and wood engravings by Thomas W. Nosan, you will notice that though most of the poems include people, they are all about things that grow; and many are about and for “people that grow” – children.
This collection of clever, observant and compassionate poems – selected by Frost himself for young readers – is recommended reading for Grades 6-8, but I suggest they are poems to be read to and by...more
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Read in March, 2002
My first volume of poetry. Beautifully illustrated, thoughtfully selected. (Poetry; >100 pages)
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You Come Too (Favorite Poems for Young Readers) by Robert Frost (1992)
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Read in March, 2010
recommends it for:
every living soul
one day i'm going to try and write poetry. and when i do, i want it to look like mr. frost's. or josh bingham's.
it probably won't.
it probably won't.
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Read in January, 1986
Frost for kids and the grown-ups reading it to them.
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Read in September, 2006
I found a tattered old yet beautiful edition at a discount book store for 2.00! It has a great introduction from one of his close friends. I enjoy the variety found here but also the simple, yet loaded allusions to life.
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Read in January, 2003
me and ex girlfriend found it at st vinnies she found it but i wanted it i took it when we broke up didnt tell her abt it
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Apr 02, 2008
i am sorry for not being the girl you want andnot
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what i like about this book is that it is a beautilful book to read because the poems in the book are powerful
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WOW! Robert Frost, for kids! One of my favorite poetry books of all time.
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