A Child's Introduction To Poetry: Listen While You Learn About the Magic Words That Have Moved Mountains, Won Battles, and Made Us Laugh and Cry

Author:   Meredith Hamilton ,  Michael Driscoll
Publisher:   Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
ISBN:  

9781579122829


Pages:   96
Publication Date:   01 January 2011
Recommended Age:   From 8 To 12
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained


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A Child's Introduction To Poetry: Listen While You Learn About the Magic Words That Have Moved Mountains, Won Battles, and Made Us Laugh and Cry


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Poetry can be fun-especially when we can read it, hear it, and discover its many delights with the help of cartoon character Professor Driscoll, delightful illustrations, and the poetry read aloud on CD. This wide-ranging journey through the history and highlights of the world's poetry covers everything from epics and odes to nonsense verse and haikus, and is filled with examples of every style. The multimedia package encourages children to listen, read, and learn-and opens the door to a lifetime of appreciation of a rich literary tradition. It painlessly introduces kids (and parents, too) to the greatest poets in history, from Homer and Shakespeare to Robert Frost and Ogden Nash-and provides excellent examples of their work and commentary on what makes it so special. In short, this is a galloping tour through poetic history loaded with all of our most significant and beloved poems. In addition to charming illustrations on every lively page, A CHILD'S INTRODUCTION TO POETRY contains a full-length CD with wonderful renditions of the poems read by professional actors.

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Author:   Meredith Hamilton ,  Michael Driscoll
Publisher:   Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 26.10cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 26.00cm
Weight:   0.716kg
ISBN:  

9781579122829


ISBN 10:   1579122825
Pages:   96
Publication Date:   01 January 2011
Recommended Age:   From 8 To 12
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children's (6-12)
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

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Meredith Hamilton (Author) Meredith Hamilton graduated from Brown University and has an MFA from the School of Visual Arts. Formerly an art director at Newsweek and Time, she illustrated the previous six books in the Child's Introduction series, among other books, and her work can be found in magazines and animations as well. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and three children.Laura Lee is currently producing a U.S. tour of the Russian Classical Ballet. She is the author of The Encyclopedia of Aggravation and The Elvis Impersonation Kit, both available from Black Dog & Leventhal. Michael Driscoll (Author) Michael Driscoll is the author of A Child's Introduction to Poetry and A Child s Introduction to the Night Sky (both Parent's Choice Award winners). He is currently a staff editor at the New York Daily News.

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