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Write your own haiku : see the world through "haiku eyes" / Patricia Donegan ; [illustrations by Masturzh Jeffrey].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Tokyo ; Rutland, Vermont ; Singapore : Tuttle Publishing [2017]Distributor: North Clarendon, VT : Tuttle Publishing Distributor: Singapore : Berkeley Books Pte. Ltd. Distributor: Tokyo : Tuttle Publishing Copyright date: ©2017Description: 47 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780804849296
  • 0804849293
Other title:
  • Write your own haiku for kids : see the world through "haiku eyes" [Cover title]
  • Write poetry in the Japanese tradition : easy step-by-step instructions to compose simple poems : write your own haiku : see the world through "haiku eyes"
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Entering the haiku world -- The seven keys to writing haiku -- Writing your first haiku -- Your favorite season haiku -- Your haibun (story with haiku) -- Your haiga (drawing and haiku) -- Your renga (linked poetry) -- Making a small book and other haiku activities -- Glossary of haiku-related words -- Haiku resource guide.
Summary: In this fun Japanese children's book, kids will learn to create haiku-- elegant and simplistic Japanese poems. Haiku is a uniquely Japanese form of poetry that uses vivid words and imagery to capture a feeling or a moment in just three lines. Short but powerful, haiku poems are easy and fun to write and share with your friends. Haiku has become increasingly popular in school curriculums around the world, particularly among teachers introducing students to the art of poetry as well as Asian history and heritage. The activities in this haiku-for-kids book will show you how to create haiku and will help you to think up meaningful words and images with which you can write beautiful poetry.
List(s) this item appears in: Poetry for Kids
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 808.141 D681 Checked out 05/08/2024 33111009365574
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

*Winner Armed with the Arts Inc. Creative Book Award *

In this fun Japanese children's book, kids will learn to create haiku--elegant and simplistic Japanese poems.

Haiku is a uniquely Japanese form of poetry that uses vivid words and imagery to capture a feeling or a moment in just three lines. Short but powerful, haiku poems are easy and fun to write and share with your friends. Haiku has become increasingly popular in school curriculums around the world, particularly among teachers introducing students to the art of poetry, as well as Asian history and heritage. The activities in this haiku-for-kids book will show you how to create original haiku and help you to think up meaningful words and images with which you can write beautiful poetry.

Write Your Own Haiku For Kids introduces four styles of haiku to readers with clear explanations and numerous examples. This book includes chapters on: Your first haiku--how to get started writing this classic form of poetry Haiku about Nature--a traditional element in haiku Haibun --Haiku with a short story Haiga --Haiku with a drawing Renga --Haiku that you write together with friends
The study and creation of haiku is a great way to have fun with both writing and reading poetry while exploring remarkable aspects of Japanese culture.

"Write poetry in the Japanese tradition : easy step-by-step instructions to compose simple poems" -- at head of title.

"Published in 2005 by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd."--Colophon.

Ages 8-12.

In this fun Japanese children's book, kids will learn to create haiku-- elegant and simplistic Japanese poems. Haiku is a uniquely Japanese form of poetry that uses vivid words and imagery to capture a feeling or a moment in just three lines. Short but powerful, haiku poems are easy and fun to write and share with your friends. Haiku has become increasingly popular in school curriculums around the world, particularly among teachers introducing students to the art of poetry as well as Asian history and heritage. The activities in this haiku-for-kids book will show you how to create haiku and will help you to think up meaningful words and images with which you can write beautiful poetry.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 46-47).

Entering the haiku world -- The seven keys to writing haiku -- Writing your first haiku -- Your favorite season haiku -- Your haibun (story with haiku) -- Your haiga (drawing and haiku) -- Your renga (linked poetry) -- Making a small book and other haiku activities -- Glossary of haiku-related words -- Haiku resource guide.

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