Away with Words!: Wise and Witty Poems for Language Lovers
Mary Ann Hoberman
(Author)
Perry Hoberman
(Illustrator)
Description
A deliciously clever and entertaining collection of poems that celebrate word play by former Children's Poet Laureate and New York Times bestselling author Mary Ann Hoberman Words are remarkable / Here is a book / Where you'll not only listen / You also will look / Where you'll not only look / But you also will think / About words and their meanings / And how in the blink / Of an eye or a letter / Their meanings can change / Words are remarkable / Language is strange! In this poetry collection, the masterful Mary Ann Hoberman celebrates the joy of wordplay with poems about the alphabet, assonance, alliteration, grammar and punctuation, similes, rhythm and rhyme, and so much more!Product Details
Price
$18.99
$17.66
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publish Date
March 08, 2022
Pages
64
Dimensions
8.4 X 10.1 X 0.5 inches | 1.05 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780316167659
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About the Author
Mary Ann Hoberman is a former children's poet laureate, recipient of the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children and the National Book Award, and the critically acclaimed author of over forty books for children. Her notable titles include the bestselling You Read to Me, I"ll Read to You and the Sing-A-Long Stories series and the poetry collections Forget-Me-Nots and The Llama Who Had No Pajama. Perry Hoberman is a media, installation, and performance artist. He has exhibited internationally, with major shows throughout the USA and Europe. He has received the Guggenheim and Rockefeller Fellowships, among other honors, and has taught and lectured widely, most recently at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Perry resides in Twentynine Palms, California, with his wife and three cats. This is his first children's book.
