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Hard-boiled bugs for breakfast : and other tasty poems / Jack Prelutsky ; drawings by Ruth Chan.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021]Edition: First editionDescription: 137 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780063019133
  • 0063019132
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "More than 100 funny new poems from Jack Prelutsky, the nation's first children's poet laureate, in a wide array of poetic forms, from haiku to concrete poems and everything in between, and hilariously illustrated in black-and-white on every page"-- Provided by publisher.
List(s) this item appears in: Poetry Month
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 811.6 P924 Checked out 07/19/2024 33111010583959
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:



Hard-Boiled Bugs for Breakfast is guaranteed to make readers laugh, imagine, write, and dream.

"A quick-witted delight."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Perfectly in pitch."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A well-written, must-have collection of poems."--School Library Journal (starred review)

A collection from the celebrated inaugural Young People's Poet Laureate and bestselling poet Jack Prelutsky, featuring more than one hundred original poems!

From a lizard playing a mandolin (although not very well) to the surprised guest of honor (at a birthday party he threw for himself), there's something for everyone in Jack Prelutsky's Hard-Boiled Bugs for Breakfast. Illustrator Ruth Chan's lively and hilarious black-and-white art jumps off the page and illuminates a wide array of poetic forms, from haiku to concrete poems and everything in between.

This collection is full of the wit, humor, and imagination that has made Jack Prelutsky a household name and one of the most beloved poets for children. His poetry books for kids include such favorites as A Pizza the Size of the Sun and The New Kid on the Block.

Includes black-and-white line art on every page, plus an index.

Includes index.

"More than 100 funny new poems from Jack Prelutsky, the nation's first children's poet laureate, in a wide array of poetic forms, from haiku to concrete poems and everything in between, and hilariously illustrated in black-and-white on every page"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 8 up. Greenwllow Books, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Grades 4-6. Greenwllow Books, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

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