A poem in your pocket / Margaret McNamara and ; illustrations by G. Brian Karas.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2015]Edition: First EditionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:- still image
- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0307979474 (hbk.)
- 0307979482 (glb)
- 9780307979476 (hbk.)
- 9780307979483 (glb)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | Books & Reading | McNamara Margaret | Available | 33111009429172 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Books & Reading | McNamara Margaret | Available | 33111009604188 |
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.