| Nothing Beats a Pizza Contributor(s): Lesynski, Loris (Author), Betteridge, Deirdre (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1550377000 ISBN-13: 9781550377002 Publisher: Annick Press OUR PRICE: $7.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2001 Annotation: "Nothing beats a pizza when you're in a pizza mood because a pizza isn't anything like any other food." The opening refrain of Nothing Beats A Pizza is catchy and fun, just like all 32 poems found in Loris Lesynski's new book of poety. Loris's poems are about enjoying language, rhythm, and rhyme - and, most of all, your own creativity. These poems are meant to be said aloud and shared. They are jumping-off points that invite kids to exercise their creativity with their own versions of the poems: "Leaves were here they left their prints in greenish grayish brownish tints like rubber stamps along the road an autumn message left in code" On the page below Leaves, Loris starts kids off with: ""Pizzas were here. They left their crumbs ..."" This is one of many invitations for kids to experiment and see what new creations they can build. Dancing across the pages are illustrations and poems alive with humor, exploring things that are important to a kid's world: pizza, substitute teachers, homework, moods, food, and pets. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - Humorous |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| Physical Information: 0.09" H x 7.3" W x 9.21" (0.22 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 52782 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The opening refrain of Nothing Beats a Pizza is catchy and fun, just like all 32 poems. Through Loris's poems you enjoy language, rhythm, and rhyme--and, most of all, your own creativity. These poems are to be read aloud and shared. They're jumping-off points that invite kids to exercise their creativity by coming up with their own versions of the poems. Leaves were here they left their prints in greenish grayish brownish tints like rubber stamps along the road an autumn message left in code Dancing across the pages are illustrations and poems alive with humor, exploring important things in a kid's world: pizza, substitute teachers, homework, moods, food, and pets. |