A Child's Introduction to Poetry (Revised and Updated)
Listen While You Learn About the Magic Words That Have Moved Mountains, Won Battles, and Made Us Laugh and Cry
$36.28
- Hardcover
96 pages
- Release Date
12 May 2020
Summary
Poetry can be fun – especially when we can read it, hear it, and discover its many delights. A Child’s Introduction to Poetry joyously introduces kids (and parents) to the greatest poets in history - from Homer and Shakespeare to Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou - and provides excellent examples of their work and commentary on what makes it so special and everlasting. The book covers every style of poem, from epics and odes, to nonsense verse and haikus and is filled with examples of e…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780762469109 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0762469102 |
| Author: | Michael Driscoll, Meredith Hamilton |
| Publisher: | Running Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Running Press Adult |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 12 May 2020 |
| Weight: | 760g |
| Dimensions: | 260mm x 260mm x 18mm |
About The Author
Michael Driscoll
Michael Driscoll is a senior publishing editor at Wall Street Journal. He is an award-winning news writer and editor who has contributed to Reuters, the Associated Press, L.A. Weekly and the New York Daily News, among other publications. He is the author of A Child’s Introduction to Poetry and the editor of many books for children and adults. He lives in New York City, but grew up gazing at the wide-open skies of Texas.
Meredith Hamilton has illustrated nine books in the Child’s Intro series. Her other illustration work includes apps for children, cookbooks, and Steuben glass. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.
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