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

Informationen zum Autor Jack Prelutsky is the best-selling author of more than fifty books of poetry, including The New Kid on the Block , illustrated by James Stevenson, and Stardines Swim High Across the Sky , illustrated by Carin Berger. Jack Prelutsky lives in Washington State. Klappentext 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! Zusammenfassung 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
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2008
• EAN: 9780061434495
• ISBN: 978-0-06-143449-5
• No. of pages: 191
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 216 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Art, music; 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