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A poem in your pocket / Margaret McNamara and ; illustrations by G. Brian Karas.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2015]Edition: First EditionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0307979474 (hbk.)
  • 0307979482 (glb)
  • 9780307979476 (hbk.)
  • 9780307979483 (glb)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Elinor is used to doing very well in school, but as Poem in Your Pocket Day approaches, bringing an opportunity to meet a real poet, her struggle to write a perfect poem causes Elinor's confidence to falter, despite Mr. Tiffin's guidance and reassurance.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Picturebook Books & Reading McNamara Margaret Available 33111009429172
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook Books & Reading McNamara Margaret Available 33111009604188
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Usher in National Poetry Month with Mr. Tiffin and his students, stars of the hugely popular How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? and The Apple Orchard Riddle .

Once again, Margaret McNamara sets her playful, child-friendly story in the classroom, and this time, poetry-from metaphors to acrostics to haiku-is the name of the game. The focus here is on Elinor, whose confidence falters as she tries to write something "perfect" for Poem in Your Pocket Day and impress a visiting poet. G. Brian Karas's accessible, adorable illustrations add to the fun.

Includes a list of Mr. Tiffin's tips for celebrating Poem in Your Pocket Day.

"A nimble introduction to poetry as well as a sensitive look at the perils of perfectionism." - TheNew York Times

"Pair this book with the works of Shel Silverstein, Paul B. Janeczko, Jack Prelutsky, Douglas Florian, or Robert Louis Stevenson." - School Library Journal , Starred

Elinor is used to doing very well in school, but as Poem in Your Pocket Day approaches, bringing an opportunity to meet a real poet, her struggle to write a perfect poem causes Elinor's confidence to falter, despite Mr. Tiffin's guidance and reassurance.

Ages 4-8.

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