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A Writing Kind of Day: Poems for Young Poets
Contributor(s): Fletcher, Ralph (Author)

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ISBN: 1590783530     ISBN-13: 9781590783535
Publisher: Wordsong
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2005
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Annotation: This is the beginning of a poem about making a snow angel, but it might also refer to the mysterious way that a person comes into being and takes on a life of its own. In his new collection, Ralph Fletcher shows how you can write a poem about almost anything: a baby sister, a Venus's-flytrap, a failing grandmother, a squished squirrel, romantic disasters, grammar homework, and more. These poems take us inside the creative process as they reveal both the playfulness and the power of poetry. More than anything, "A Writing Kind of Day is a generous invitation to pick up pen and paper, to write some poems of your own.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - General
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - General (see Also Headings Under Family)
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - General
Dewey: 811.54
Age Level: 8-12
Grade Level: 3-7
Physical Information: 0.1" H x 7.3" W x 8.8" L (0.20 lbs) 32 pages
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Awards: Massachusetts Children's Book Award, Nominee, Children's Book, 2007
Review Citations: Booklist 03/15/2005 pg. 1290
School Library Journal 04/01/2005 pg. 150
Kirkus Review - Children 04/01/2005 pg. 415
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2006 pg. 163 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 102014
Reading Level: 4.6   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
It's easy to make one,
lying on your back in the newest snow.
You move your arms like wings.
Later you forget about your creation,
go inside for a mug of hot chocolate.
That's when she rises from the snow
takes a feathery breath, tries out her wings.

So begins a poem about making a snow angel, but it might also refer to the mysterious way that a poem comes into being and takes on a life of its own. In this new collection, Ralph Fletcher shows us how you can write a poem about almost anything: a baby sister, a Venus's-flytrap, a failing grandmother, a squished squirrel, grammar homework, and more. These poems take us inside the creative process as they reveal both the playfulness and the power of poetry. More than anything, they invite us to pick up pen and paper and write some poems of your own.

 
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