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117 pp.
| Scholastic |
April, 1999 |
TradeISBN 0-590-10077-7$$12.95
(3)
4-6Scholastic Guides series.
Poet and anthologist Janeczko writes a friendly, accessible, and highly usable primer. Chapters include getting ready to write and writing rhyming poems and free verse poems; each chapter includes "Try This" suggestions as well as a "Poetcraft" corner offering further tidbits for creating good poems. Verse by well-known poets as well as student writers is used as technique exemplars throughout. Bib., ind.