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Pizza, Pigs, and Poetry: How to Write a Poem
Contributor(s): Prelutsky, Jack (Author)

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ISBN: 0061434493     ISBN-13: 9780061434495
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
OUR PRICE: $14.44  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2008
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Annotation: 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!

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Language Arts - Composition & Creative Writing
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - Humorous
Dewey: 811.54
LCCN: 2007036738
Age Level: 7-10
Grade Level: 2-5
Lexile Measure: 870(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.83" H x 5.91" W x 8.32" L (0.74 lbs) 191 pages
Features: Dust Cover, Glossary, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
Awards: Young Hoosier Book Award, Nominee, Intermediate, 2011
Volunteer State Book Awards, Nominee, Intermediate, 2012
Massachusetts Children's Book Award, Nominee, Children's Book, 2009
Beehive Awards, Nominee, Poetry, 2010
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/03/2008 pg. 47
School Library Journal 06/01/2008 pg. 167
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2008 pg. 440 - Book Of Special Distinction
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2008 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Hornbook Guide to Children 10/01/2008 pg. 447 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 124180
Reading Level: 5.8   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 3.0
 
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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.


 
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