Timed to the publication of the author's new illustrated children's book, A Family of Poems, the national bestseller is now available in a specially priced gift edition
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis loved literature, especially poetry. Once you can express yourself, she wrote, you can tell the world what you want from it . . . All the changes in the world, for good or evil, were first brought about by words. Now, Caroline Kennedy shares her mother's favorite poems and the worlds behind her strong belief in the power of literature. A wonderful volume for reading aloud or by yourself, a meaningful gift or keepsake, The Best-Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis offers an intimate view of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' world, and a poignant glimpse into her heart.
The poems in the book span the centuries and include works by:
-Langston Hughes
-William Shakespeare
-Homer
-W. B. Yeats
-Emily Dickinson
-E. E. Cummings
-Robert Frost
Caroline Kennedy is the editor of the New York Times bestselling The Best-Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, A Patriot's Handbook, and Profiles in Courage for Our Time, and the coauthor of The Right to Privacy and In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action. She serves as the vice chair of the Fund for Public Schools in New York City and president of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation.
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Great works that parents will enjoy reading to their children.
Categories:
- Literature & Fiction
- Poetry
- Regional & Cultural
- Australia & Oceania
- Regional & Cultural
- Poetry
Publisher : Hyperion
Author : Kennedy, Caroline
Language : English
Edition : Reissue
Published :2005-09-14
Number Of Pages : 192
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 1401302483
ISBN-13 : 9781401302481
Item weight : 0.85 lb
Dimensions : 1 in x 5.6 in x 8.4 in
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