A funny story, full of wordplay, brings poetry alive as never before!
Kilmer Watts makes his living teaching piano lessons, but when automatic pianos arrive in town, he realizes he’s out of a job. He spots a “Help Wanted” sign at the poem factory and decides to investigate — he’s always been curious about how poems are made.
The foreman explains that machines and assembly lines are used for poetry these days. So Kilmer learns how to operate the “meter meter” and empty the “cliché bins.” He assembles a poem by picking out a rhyme scheme, sprinkling in some similes and adding alliteration.
But one day the machines malfunction, and there is a dramatic explosion at the poem factory. How will poetry ever survive?
Kyle Lukoff’s funny story, rich in wordplay, is complemented by Mark Hoffmann’s lively, quirky art. The backmatter includes definitions of poetic feet, types of poems (with illustrated examples) and a glossary of other terms. An author’s note explains the inspiration for the story.
Key Text Features
definitions
glossary
author's note
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4
Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
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Rich with wordplay and humor, author Kyle Lukoff and award-winning illustrator Mark Hoffman bring poetry to life in this story about Kilmer Watts, a former piano teacher who decides to investigate a new job at the poem factory.
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Liberal use of terms such as epithalmium and enjambment, both defined at book’s end, will draw precocious kids as well as adult poetry lovers to this friendly introduction to poetry and poetics.
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Publishers WeeklySchool Library JournalBooklistKirkus ReviewsHorn Book
A Storytelling of Ravens, Kyle Lukoff’s first picture book, was named a Kirkus Best Picture Book. His second picture book, When Aidan Became a Brother, has been widely praised, with starred reviews in Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal and Booklist. Mark Hoffmann has made a stunning entry into the kid lit world, publishing six books in three years, two as author and illustrator and four as illustrator. His art is energetic and full of humor, perfectly complementing the text.This is a fun, original story that provides a lighthearted introduction to poetry and poetic terms. Young readers will enjoy the story and illustrations, while educators, parents and poetry lovers will fully appreciate the wordplay and extensive information provided in the backmatter.The story can also be used to inspire discussions about technology and the effects of changing technologies.Curriculum connections: Language arts / poetry, reading
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781773061320
Publisert
2020-05-14
Utgiver
Vendor
Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Vekt
399 gr
Høyde
266 mm
Bredde
177 mm
Dybde
12 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
44
Forfatter
Illustratør