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Books with author John Benzee

  • What am I? Fruits

    John Benzee

    Paperback (Split Seed Press, April 2, 2019)
    Can you guess what fruit I am? A pear? An orange? A strawberry? In this guess-the-fruit book, fifteen riddles about common fruits ask the question, "what am I?" Each rhythmic riddle first gives a detailed description of a fruit. On the following page, colorful illustrations of the fruit provide the answer. Fruits are shown growing on a plant or sliced open to maximize easy itentification and education. Kids will have fun trying to solve these riddles about fruits that they may encounter on their plate, in the grocery store, or in an orchard. A perfect companion to What am I? Vegetables. A 2019 Purple Dragonfly Award 1st place winner for food-related books
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  • What am I? Vegetables

    John Benzee

    Paperback (Split Seed Press, Dec. 26, 2017)
    Can you guess what vegetable I am? A tomato? A carrot?Fifteen riddles about various vegetables ask the question, "what am I?" Each short riddle is written in a fun, rhyming fashion with simple descriptions for each vegetable. Colorful and detailed illustrations of each vegetable provide the answer to the riddle on the following page. Kids will have fun trying to solve these riddles about vegetables that they may encounter on their plate, in the grocery store, or in a garden. A perfect companion to What am I? Fruits.
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  • What am I? Vegetables

    John Benzee

    Hardcover (Split Seed Press, Dec. 13, 2017)
    Can you guess what vegetable I am? A tomato? A carrot?In this guess-the-vegetable book, fifteen riddles about various vegetables ask the question, "what am I?" Each short riddle is written in a fun, rhyming fashion with simple descriptions for each vegetable. Colorful and detailed illustrations of each vegetable provide the answer to the riddle on the following page. Kids will have fun trying to solve these riddles about vegetables that they may encounter on their plate, in the grocery store, or in a garden. A perfect companion to What am I? Fruits.
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  • What am I? Fruits

    John Benzee

    Hardcover (Split Seed Press, April 2, 2019)
    Can you guess what fruit I am? A pear? An orange? A strawberry? In this guess-the-fruit book, fifteen riddles about common fruits ask the question, "what am I?" Each rhythmic riddle first gives a detailed description of a fruit. On the following page, colorful illustrations of the fruit provide the answer. Fruits are shown growing on a plant or sliced open to maximize easy itentification and education. Kids will have fun trying to solve these riddles about fruits that they may encounter on their plate, in the grocery store, or in an orchard. A perfect, educational companion to What am I? Vegetables.A 2019 Purple Dragonfly Award 1st place winner for food-related books
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  • Slang: A Dictionary of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, the Pit, or Bon-Ton, and the Varieties of Life, Forming the Completest and Most Authentic ... of the Sporting World

    John Bee

    Paperback (Forgotten Books, June 24, 2017)
    Excerpt from Slang: A Dictionary of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, the Pit, or Bon-Ton, and the Varieties of Life, Forming the Completest and Most Authentic Lexicon Balatronicum Hitherto Offered to the Notice of the Sporting WorldThe information may be of service to literary larceners - book pirates, that within a few years the same favour was extended to simple culprits merely; but whether the reformation of Newgate extends to all jails sum-comm.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
  • Tree Verse: A Collection of Tree Poems

    John Benzee

    eBook (Split Seed Press, July 30, 2019)
    From conifers to deciduous, Tree Verse is a celebration and exploration of trees. Life, growth, and decay mingle as fifty poems detail the daily lives and struggles of the many diverse trees that are found throughout the United States. Natural imagery is brought to life in vivid verse that often personifies trees in their natural habitats. The unique features and significance of trees make up the core of the poems. Tree Verse reveals the unnoticed or overlooked wonders of trees, which provide us with the bounty and presence of nature.
  • Tree Verse: A Collection of Tree Poems

    John Benzee

    Paperback (Split Seed Press, July 13, 2017)
    From conifers to deciduous, Tree Verse is a celebration and exploration of trees. Life, growth, and decay mingle as fifty poems detail the daily lives and struggles of the many diverse trees that are found throughout the United States. Natural imagery is brought to life in vivid verse that often personifies trees in their natural habitats. The unique features and significance of trees (for example, the age of sequoias, the strength of hickory, or the sweet sap of a sugar maple) make up the core of the poems. Tree Verse reveals the unnoticed or overlooked wonders of trees, which provide us with the bounty and presence of nature.