Pizza, Pigs, and Poetry - How to Write a Poem

Have you ever tried to write a poem about a pizza? How about a pig? How about a pigeon, penguin, potato, Ping-Pong, parrot, puppy, pelican, porcupine, pie, pachyderm, or your parents? Jack Prelutsky has written more than one thousand poems about all of these things--and many others. In this book he gives you the inside scoop on writing poetry and shows you how you can turn your own experiences and stories about your family, your pets, and your friends into poems. He offers tips, advice, and secrets about writing and provides some fun exercises to help you get started (or unstuck). You''ll also get a behind-the-scenes look at the ingredients of some of his most popular poems. If you are a poet, want to be a poet, or if you have to write a poem for homework and you just need some help, then this is the book for you!

Product details

• Authors: Jack Prelutsky, Prelutsky Jack
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.02.2008
• EAN: 9780061434488
• ISBN: 978-0-06-143448-8
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 194 mm x 11 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Play, learning > Creativity; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; JUVENILE NONFICTION: Poetry / Humorous, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Activity Books / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Games & Activities / Word Games, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Games & Activities / Puzzles, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Language Arts / Journal Writing, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Language Arts / Grammar, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Language Arts / Sign Language, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Games & Activities / Magic, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Language Arts / Handwriting