Be Glad Your Nose Is on Your Face: And Other Poems [With CD] Contributor(s): Prelutsky, Jack (Author), Dorman, Brandon (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0061576530 ISBN-13: 9780061576539 Publisher: Greenwillow Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2008 Annotation: When you're in the world of Jack Prelutsky, anything can happen. Ogres run wild, dragons sing, and baby uggs hatch. . . . Frogs wear red suspenders in a rainstorm of pigs and noodles. . . . Scranimals gallivant under a pizza the size of the sun. . . . Even the new kid on the block can see that the nation's first Children's Poet Laureate is something big. So, what are you waiting for? Let your parents think you're sleeping, and ride a purple pelican to a land where imagination is king, ridiculous rhymes rule, and laughing out loud is guaranteed! These are Jack Prelutsky's greatest hits! This magnificent treasury of more than one hundred of Jack Prelutsky's most celebrated verses, along with fifteen all-new poems, is a tribute to his gifts to children's literature over the past forty years. Lushly illustrated by rising star Brandon Dorman and featuring a CD with classic performances by the poet himself, it is the perfect volume for any poetry lover's bookshelf. |
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BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - Humorous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: 811.54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 2008013371 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 6-10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 1-5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 1" H x 9.2" W x 10.8" L (2.50 lbs) 208 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Read-A-Long, Table of Contents | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards: Beehive Awards, Nominee, Poetry, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: School Library Journal 03/01/2009 pg. 138 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2009 pg. 178 - Recommended, Satisfactory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publisher Description: This magnificent treasury of more than one hundred of Jack Prelutsky's most celebrated verses, along with fifteen all-new poems, is a tribute to his gifts to children's literature over the past forty years. Lushly illustrated by rising star Brandon Dorman and featuring a CD with classic performances by the poet himself, it's the perfect volume for any poetry lover's bookshelf. When you're in the world of Jack Prelutsky, anything can happen. Ogres run wild, dragons sing, and baby uggs hatch. . . . Frogs wear red suspenders in a rainstorm of pigs and noodles. . . . Scranimals gallivant under a pizza the size of the sun. . . . Even the new kid on the block can see that the nation's first Children's Poet Laureate is something big. So, what are you waiting for? Let your parents think you're sleeping, and ride a purple pelican to a land where imagination is king, ridiculous rhymes rule, and laughing out loud is guaranteed These are Jack Prelutsky's greatest hits |
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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. Dorman, Brandon: -Brandon Dorman lives in Puyallup, Washington, and is the creator of Pirates of the Sea! and Santa's Stowaway, and the illustrator of Jack Prelutsky's Be Glad Your Nose Is on Your Face, as well as Halloween Night, by Marjorie Dennis Murray. |
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