The proper way to meet a hedgehog : and other how-to poems / selected by Paul B. Janeczko ; illustrated by Richard Jones.

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  • Author(s): Janeczko, Paul B.; Jones, Richard, 1977-
  • Language:
    English
  • Publication Information:
    Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2019.
  • Publication Date:
    2019
  • Physical Description:
    44 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
  • Publication Type:
    Book
  • Document Type:
    Poetry
  • Availability: 9 Holdings
  • Additional Information
    • Publication Information:
      First edition.
    • Abstract:
      Summary: A collection of thirty-three how-to poems for children, ranging from the whimsical to the very practical.
    • Content Notes:
      How to build a poem / Charles Ghigna -- How to tell a camel / J. Patrick Lewis -- How to be a mole / Elaine Magliaro -- The proper way to meet a hedgehog / Allan Wolf -- Toasting marshmallows / Marilyn Singer -- Mix a pancake / Christina Rossetti -- To make a meal / Calef Brown -- How to tell goblins from elves / Monica Shannon -- How to scare monsters / Rebecca Kai Dotlich -- Rules / Karla Kuskin -- Rules of speaking / Douglas Florian -- Walking on Mars / Irene Latham -- Table tennis triolet / Marjorie Maddox -- Basketball rule #2 / Kwame Alexander -- How to ride a new bike / April Halprin Wayland -- Playin' jacks / Anna E. Jordan -- The swing / Robert Louis Stevenson -- How to bird-watch / Margarita Engle -- How to be a tree in winter / Irene Latham -- How to take care of your tree / Allan Wolf -- How to make a snow angel / Ralph Fletcher -- How to be a snowflake / Elaine Magliaro -- Snowflake catcher / Charles Waters -- On the Fourth of July / Marilyn Singer -- Fireworks / Anna E. Jordan -- Tired hair / Douglas Florian -- Barbershop / Martin Gardner -- A lesson from the deaf / Nikki Grimes -- How to read braille / Steve Withrow -- Best friends / Helen Frost -- How to say a little prayer / Pat Mora -- How to catch a poem / Irene Latham -- How to pay attention / April Halprin Wayland.
    • Notes:
      Anthology.
      Ages 6-9.
      NP Lexile
      1 2 3 4 17 19 20 21 22
    • ISBN:
      9780763681685
      0763681687
    • Accession Number:
      1043193335
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.1059106