By Paul Fleischman, Beppe Giacobbe
Illustrated by Beppe Giacobbe
Edition: illustrated
Published by Candlewick Press, 2000
ISBN 0763606367, 9780763606367
48 pages
HOME - Paul Fleischman's Official WebsiteHave some toe-tapping, tongue-flapping fun with this
brilliant new book by Newbery Award-winner
Paul Fleischman and gifted illustrator Beppe Giacobbe.
You'll have to see, shout, share, perform,
and experience it to believe it!
Two's company . . . four's a blast! Especially when
you're joining voices with family or friends.
Around the kitchen table, on the front steps,
or in the classroom, these rousing, rib-tickling,
delicious poems will fill you full of the joy
of reading aloud. Paul Fleischman won the Newbery Medal
for JOYFUL NOISE: POEMS FOR TWO VOICES.Show all
Now he invites us to make more word music.
Settle back and chant "The Quiet Evenings Here," as Grandma
rocks, the clock tick-tocks, Sister hums, raindrops rap,
and no one cares a hoot for the noisy, fast-paced world outside.
Delight in the gossipy "Seventh-Grade Soap Opera,"
alive with whispers, invitations, and hearsay about who's
fibbing, eavesdropping, or holding hands with whom.
Let the poignant "Ghosts' Race" reveal the secret hungry
ghosts know—and their spirited take on mortal mealtime.
Arranged in color-coded groups of four lines,
one line per speaker, each poem weaves a rich tapestry
of rhythm, sense, and sound.
Written by Paul Fleischman, the renowned author of WESLANDIA,
and evocatively illustrated by Beppe Giacobbe, this hip, innovative,
and extraordinary book will have readers of all ages sounding off.
brilliant new book by Newbery Award-winner
Paul Fleischman and gifted illustrator Beppe Giacobbe.
You'll have to see, shout, share, perform,
and experience it to believe it!
Two's company . . . four's a blast! Especially when
you're joining voices with family or friends.
Around the kitchen table, on the front steps,
or in the classroom, these rousing, rib-tickling,
delicious poems will fill you full of the joy
of reading aloud. Paul Fleischman won the Newbery Medal
for JOYFUL NOISE: POEMS FOR TWO VOICES.Show all
Now he invites us to make more word music.
Settle back and chant "The Quiet Evenings Here," as Grandma
rocks, the clock tick-tocks, Sister hums, raindrops rap,
and no one cares a hoot for the noisy, fast-paced world outside.
Delight in the gossipy "Seventh-Grade Soap Opera,"
alive with whispers, invitations, and hearsay about who's
fibbing, eavesdropping, or holding hands with whom.
Let the poignant "Ghosts' Race" reveal the secret hungry
ghosts know—and their spirited take on mortal mealtime.
Arranged in color-coded groups of four lines,
one line per speaker, each poem weaves a rich tapestry
of rhythm, sense, and sound.
Written by Paul Fleischman, the renowned author of WESLANDIA,
and evocatively illustrated by Beppe Giacobbe, this hip, innovative,
and extraordinary book will have readers of all ages sounding off.
Reviews
Gr 5, 6, 7, 8-Fleischman expands the choir in this new collection of poems
for multiple readers. Four voices intertwine to narrate the three
amusing scenarios. Rhythmic refrains define "The Quiet
Evenings Here," with "Sister hummin'," "Grandpa strummin',"
"Grandma rockin'," and the "Clock tick-tockin'." Once readers
get their color-coded lines sorted out, this will be a toe-tappin',
audience-joinin'-in pleaser. "Seventh-Grade Soap Opera" catalogs
the doings and dramas of the peer group in terse verse,
inviting improvisation. And "Ghosts' Grace," with the longing voices
of spirits yearning for old pleasures as they observe a family
hastily dispatching with dinner, is both poignant and fun.
Giacobbe's computer-generated paintings in warm, muted
tones are an effective folksy backdrop. While there are a
few full-page pictures, most of the art consists of strips
of small vignettes running below the narrative. Instructions
for group reading introduce the poems. This book will find
a host of uses in choral reading and in stimulating reading,
discussion, and writing. The likely cacophony will bring
giggles as readers work on getting the hang of all of this big talk.
-Margaret Bush, Simmons College, Boston
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Ages 11, 12, 13, 14
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