| Pizza, Pigs, and Poetry: How to Write a Poem Contributor(s): Prelutsky, Jack (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061434485 ISBN-13: 9780061434488 Publisher: Greenwillow Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2008 Annotation: Prelutsky has been messing with words, tickling sentences, and reveling in rhymes for years. In this anecdotal, informative, and funny book, Americas Childrens Poet Laureate shares his writing tips with kids of all ages. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Language Arts - Composition & Creative Writing - Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - Humorous - Juvenile Nonfiction | Activity Books - General |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| LCCN: 2007036738 |
| Lexile Measure: 870 |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.23" W x 7.54" (0.29 lbs) 208 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 124180 Reading Level: 5.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Have you ever tried to write a poem about a pizza? How about a pig? How about a pigeon, penguin, potato, Ping-Pong, parrot, puppy, pelican, porcupine, pie, pachyderm, or your parents? Jack Prelutsky has written more than one thousand poems about all of these things--and many others. In this book he gives you the inside scoop on writing poetry and shows you how you can turn your own experiences and stories about your family, your pets, and your friends into poems. He offers tips, advice, and secrets about writing and provides some fun exercises to help you get started (or unstuck). You'll also get a behind-the-scenes look at the ingredients of some of his most popular poems. If you are a poet, want to be a poet, or if you have to write a poem for homework and you just need some help, then this is the book for you |
Contributor Bio(s): Prelutsky, Jack: - Jack Prelutsky is the best-selling author of more than fifty books of poetry, including The New Kid on the Block, illustrated by James Stevenson, and Stardines Swim High Across the Sky, illustrated by Carin Berger. Jack Prelutsky lives in Washington State. |