The proper way to meet a hedgehog : and other how-to poems / selected by Paul B. Janeczko ; illustrated by Richard Jones.
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- unmediated
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- 9780763681685
- 0763681687
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 808.81 P965 | Available | 33111009142346 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Toast a marshmallow, be a tree in winter, read braille -- Paul B. Janeczko and Richard Jones invite you to enjoy an assortment of poems that inform and inspire.
Today I walked outside and spied
a hedgehog on the hill.
When she and I met eye to eye,
she raised up straight and still.
Be they practical (how to mix a pancake or how to bird-watch) or fanciful (how to scare monsters or how to be a snowflake), the poems in this book boast a flair and joy that you won't find in any instruction manual. Poets from Kwame Alexander to Pat Mora to Allan Wolf share the way to play hard, to love nature, and to be grateful. Soft, evocative illustrations will encourage readers to look at the world with an eye to its countless possibilities.
Contributors include:
Kwame Alexander
Calef Brown
Rebecca Kai Dotlich
Margarita Engle
Ralph Fletcher
Douglas Florian
Helen Frost
Martin Gardner
Charles Ghigna
Nikki Grimes
Anna E. Jordan
Karla Kuskin
Irene Latham
J. Patrick Lewis
Marjorie Maddox
Elaine Magliaro
Pat Mora
Christina Rossetti
Monica Shannon
Marilyn Singer
Robert Louis Stevenson
Charles Waters
April Halprin Wayland
Steven Withrow
Allan Wolf
Anthology.
Ages 6-9.
A collection of thirty-three how-to poems for children, ranging from the whimsical to the very practical.
How to build a poem / by Charles Ghigna -- How to tell a camel / by J. Patrick Lewis -- How to be a mole / by Elaine Magliaro -- The proper way to meet a hedgehog / by Allan Wolf -- Toasting marshmallows / by Marilyn Singer -- Mix a pancake / by Christina Rossetti -- To make a meal / by Calef Brown -- How to tell goblins from elves / by Monica Shannon -- How to scare monsters / by Rebecca Kai Dotlich -- Rules / by Karla Kuskin -- Rules of speaking / by Douglas Florian -- Walking on Mars / by Irene Latham -- Table tennis triolet / by Marjorie Maddox -- Basketball rule #2 / by Kwame Alexander -- How to ride a new bike / by April Halprin Wayland -- Playin' jacks / by Anna E. Jordan -- The swing / by Robert Louis Stevenson -- How to bird-watch / by Margarita Engle -- How to be a tree in winter / by Irene Latham -- How to take care of your tree / by Allan Wolf -- How to make a snow angel / by Ralph Fletcher -- How to be a snowflake / by Elaine Magliaro -- Snowflake catcher / by Charles Waters -- On the Fourth of July / by Marilyn Singer -- Fireworks / by Anna E. Jordan -- Tired hair / by Douglas Florian -- Barbershop / by Martin Gardner -- A lesson from the deaf / by Nikki Grimes -- How to read braille / by Steve Withrow -- Best friends / by Helen Frost -- How to say a little prayer / by Pat Mora -- How to catch a poem / by Irene Latham -- How to pay attention / by April Halprin Wayland.