Twenty-nine rhyming riddle poems and clever artwork create puzzle fun for young readers. The poems give short descriptions of everyday objects. The illustrations bordering these verses contain visual hints (not too obvious though!) to the identity of the objects as well jumbled alphabet letters, which readers can re-order to ferret out answers. If needed, answers also appear on the copyright page.
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Twenty-nine rhyming riddle poems and clever artwork create puzzle fun for young readers. The poems give short descriptions of everyday objects. The illustrations bordering these verses contain visual hints (not too obvious though!) to the identity of the objects as well jumbled alphabet letters, which readers can re-order to ferret out answers. If needed, answers also appear on the copyright page.
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Here are twenty-nine rhyming riddle poems about everyday objects that children love: roller coasters, trampolines, kites, yo-yos, licorice, and more. With plenty of clues in each rhythmic verse and in the colorful illustrations, children of all ages will enjoy guessing these riddles and challenging one another to the answers.
Children will enjoy the simple rhythmic poetry as much as the word puzzles in these clever riddles in verse.” Booklist
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“Children will enjoy the simple rhythmic poetry as much as the word puzzles in these clever riddles in verse. --Booklist”
Children will enjoy the simple rhythmic poetry as much as the word puzzles in these clever riddles in verse. —Booklist
About the Author
Rebecca Kai Dotlich is the author of over a dozen poetry and picture books, including Grumbles from the Forest (co-authored with Jane Yolen) and Lemonade Sun. She's been a poetry advisor and contributing columnist for Creative Classroom and Teaching K-8, gives numerous poetry workshops, including Highlights Founders workshops, and speaks at national conferences, retreats, libraries, and schools to teachers, aspiring writers, and students of all ages. She lives near Indianapolis, Indiana.
Karen Dugan has illustrated many books for children, including Camping with the President by Ginger Wadsworth, In the Spin of Things by Rebecca Kai Dotlich, and Tea Party Today by Eileen Spinelli. She lives in North Attleboro, Massachusetts.
Here are twenty-nine rhyming riddle poems about everyday objects that children love: roller coasters, trampolines, kites, yo-yos, licorice, and more. With plenty of clues in each rhythmic verse and in the colorful illustrations, children of all ages will enjoy guessing these riddles and challenging one another to the answers. "Children will enjoy the simple rhythmic poetry as much as the word puzzles in these clever riddles in verse." --Booklist
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