pick#PoetryMatters Day 13: #Kick - this poetry anthology begs to be read aloud to your own children or to your students. There are poems for one, two and three voices – take your pick. The poems dance, leap, and swirl off the page – alongside Raschka‘s whimsical, colorful, and incredibly-original artwork. My review: https://gatheringbooks.org/2012/08/20/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-nonfiction...
A Kick in the Head by Paul B. Janeczko with illustrations by Chris Raschka is a story of poetry. This book contains 29 different poems in different poetic forms such as sonnets, double dactyls and limericks. The poems are brought to life by Raschka‘s illustrations. This book would be great for storytelling since it is fun and light hearted. This website contains many activities for this book of poetry:
This creative picture book contains 29 different poetic forms. Each page provides a new form of poetry to learn using an example poem and an explanation at the bottom of the page. The poem begins with simple structures, as you continue to read the book, you will find more complex poems. This book would be a fun and engaging experience for students to learn about the different forms of poetry. Who doesn't love a great poem!
pickA Kick in the Head by Paul B. Janeczko. The front cover was enough for me to dive in. It was so colorful and fun. I like how the the poems are fun and are in many different forms. I came across this quote about the poems, “Readees will have the good fortune to experience poetry as art, game, joke, list, song, story, statement, question, memory.”
pickThis book is full of fun poems and riddles. They all have the answers on the pages and the illustrations are fun. I think this is a great books for children! This book has a page for each different kind of poem. I love thé different poetry types involved
This book is a collection of random poems and illustrations. I enjoy that they are riddles as well. It is a fun book for children!
I like that each poem is different and all of them have different meanings. I think it shows all kinds of perspectives to each of the children.
pickA Kick in the Head by Paul B. Janeczko was published in 2005. The book is made up of short poems that involve rhythms. The poems each have an illustration that are very interesting to look at! Each of the poems and illustrations are different in their own way.
By: Paul B. Janecko- Poetry
Fun and witty read! A great addition to a classroom library for poetry. This book shows 29! different styles of poetry. This would be a great treat for students, using it for RA, S, IR, PR, SR.
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