Pizza, Pigs, and Poetry: How to Write a Poem

by Jack Prelutsky

Paperback, 2008

Status

Available

Genres

All Topics

Fiction

Collection

Children's Circulating

Publication

Greenwillow Books (2008), 208 pages

Description

Have you ever tried to write a poem about a pizza? How about a pig? How about a pigeon, penguin, potato, Ping-Pong, parrot, puppy, pelican, porcupine, pie, pachyderm, or your parents? Jack Prelutsky has written more than one thousand poems about all of these things--and many others. In this book he gives you the inside scoop on writing poetry and shows you how you can turn your own experiences and stories about your family, your pets, and your friends into poems. He offers tips, advice, and secrets about writing and provides some fun exercises to help you get started (or unstuck). You'll also get a behind-the-scenes look at the ingredients of some of his most popular poems. If you are a poet, want to be a poet, or if you have to write a poem for homework and you just need some help, then this is the book for you!… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member Esus15

this book has his poems in it and little sections on how to write your own poetry. i thought that was kind of cool for kids who would like to get started writing their own.

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LibraryThing member abbylibrarian

Superstar children's poet Jack Prelutsky gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of some of his favorite poems. He explains where his ideas come from and how he brainstorms and revises to create the humorous poems that have delighted thousands of kids over the years. Along with

humorous stories about his boyhood and family, Prelutsky includes writing tips and poetry prompts to inspire young writers. This is Gail Carson Levine's Writing Magic meets Jon Scieszka's Knucklehead and highly recommended for young authors.

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LibraryThing member Kaberasturi

This book is written from the perspective of a successful children's poet, Jack Prelutsky. The author reveals many techniques and tricks he has learned in his years writing children's poetry. The book explains ways that children can turn their own ideas into poetry. The central issue this book

focuses on is how children can write poetry. This book would be appropriate for grades 4-8, especially for the use of creative writing.

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LibraryThing member sroot

This book is written for kids, but I really enjoyed it too. Jack Prelutsky shares funny stories from his own childhood, where he gets ideas for his poems, basics of rhyme and meter, and ties them all into poems he has written.. Great for kids who want to write poetry, and adults who are interested

in writing for kids or who work with young people.

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