Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Narrative poem inspired by the North American Indian legends of Hiawatha, the Indian Chief who lived in the 1500's.

"...Longfellow's stirring poem dealing with Hiawatha's boyhood and his relationship to his grandmother, who teaches him about the ways of animals and the forces of nature. The illustrator's careful research on flora and fauna and woodland Indian culture is evident. Some of the poem's background is explained in a note at the beginning. This is truly a [story] for all ages."-Children's Literature Rich in imagery and detail, this exquisitely rendered...

The famous narrative poem recreating Paul Revere's midnight ride in 1775 to warn the people of the Boston countryside that the British were coming.

Jennifer Chiaverini chronicles the events of 1863, when the peace of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's family circle was suddenly, tragically broken, cutting even deeper than the privations of wartime. "Christmas Bells," the poem he wrote that holiday, lives on, spoken as verse and sung as a hymn.