Carefully chosen for kids, 35 illustrated poems are presented and explained by New York University professor Karen Karbenier, Ph D, a Whitman expert.
Walt Whitman includes enlightening commentary for each poem, definitions of key words, and a foreword by the expert.
Vibrant illustrations invigorate the poetry.
Starting off with ``I Hear America Singing,`` the collection includes excerpts from ``Song of Myself,`` ``O Captain My Captain ,`` poems from Leaves of Grass, and many more thought-provoking, descriptive, and kid-friendly selections.