Nine : a book of nonets
(Book)

"Each poem in this clever collection is a nonet: a nine-line poem that starts with nine syllables in the first line and ends with one syllable in the ninth line (or the reverse). But these nonets go even further! Every one is also written with the number nine at its heart. There's lots to love and learn about the number nine. It takes nine months for a baby to be born; a cat has nine lives; a baseball team has nine players; if you visit Texas, you might just run into a nine-banded armadillo. Dip into history with the Little Rock Nine, the spacecraft Apollo 9, and the ninth president of the United States (William Henry Harrison). You might even enjoy some wordplay like 'dressed to the nines,' 'cloud nine,' and 'the whole nine yards.' Explore these and more with nonets galore!" --,Publisher's website.