{"product_id":"9780060007652","title":"Days to Celebrate: A Full Year of Poetry, People, Holidays, History, Fascinating Facts, and More","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Days to Celebrate\u003c\/b\u003e Lee Bennett Hopkins has collected an astounding array of information to show us that each day of the year gives us a reason to celebrate. For every month he has compiled a calendar of birthdays, holidays, historic events, inventions, world records, thrilling firsts, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd for every month he has selected surprising poems in honor of some of the people and events commemorated in the calendar. There are poems about the seasons and holidays, of course, but there are also poems about a \"Flying-Man\" (for February 4, Charles Lindbergh's birthday), birds (for April 26, John James Audubon's birthday), windshield wipers (patented November 10), and earmuffs (patented December 21).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeloved poets, such as Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Christina Rossetti, are joined by new voices in sixty poems that take us on a remarkable journey through a year — and through the years. Stephen Alcorn's illustrations, based on the style of art found in old almanacs, are airy, whimsical, and thought provoking. They perfectly match the breadth and depth of this volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrilliantly conceived and elegantly illustrated, \u003cb\u003eDays to Celebrate\u003c\/b\u003e is a book that pays tribute to the people, events, and poetry that make up our past and will inspire our future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47021702971632,"sku":"9780060007652","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780060007652_p0.jpg?v=1763619348","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780060007652","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}