The Random House Book of Poetry for Children by Prelutsky, Jack
The Random House Book of Poetry for Children by Prelutsky, Jack
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Author: Jack Prelutsky
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/12/1983
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.22lbs
Size: 11.35h x 7.65w x 0.83d
ISBN: 9780394850108
Audience: Ages 4-8
Review Citation(s):
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2001 pg. 404 - Superior,Well Above Average
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 404 - Superior,Well Above Average
About the Author
JACK PRELUTSKY, long considered the unofficial poet laureate of elementary school kids, was officially names the nation's first Children's Poet Laureate in 2006. He has written more than forty books of verse, ranging from his big collectionsof more than one hundred verses each-such as The New Kid on the Block and It's Raining Pigs and Noodles-to his delightful picture book collections such as: Good Sports: Rhymes About Running, Jumping, Throwing, and More and Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant, a Lee Bennet Hopkins Honor Book. In addition to The Random House Books of Poetry for Children, he has also compiled The 20th- Century Children's Poetry Treasury, The Beauty of the Beast, Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young, and eight other award-winning anthologies. He was born in the Bronx, has traveled to all fifty states to promote poetry, and now lives in Seattle with his wife, Carolyn.