"I cheerfully acknowledge the elementary school students who illustrated their dream travels and cued me about their stories when I visited their schools in the Poets-in-the-Schools Program. Written cues ranged from thought bubbles, as in 'Acrobatic,' to a run-on sentence, as in 'Aeronautic.' I made notes of oral cues and kept true to the students' word choices (though not always to their grammar) when writing the corresponding poems." -- Margaret...

After being warned by a fortune-teller that their fight against legendary creatures is doomed to failure unless they have a 13th warrior, a travelling ambassador (Banderas) is given no choice but to join a group of fierce fighters.