If It Rains Pancakes: Haiku and Lantern Poems
What is a haiku? It sounds like a sneeze. And isn't a lantern a light source? Actually, they are two types of ancient Japanese poetry. Award-winning author Brian P. Cleary explains how each form works--and shows how these little poems can contain big surprises!
If It Rains Pancakes is packed with poems to make you chuckle, puzzle, and ponder. And when you've finished reading, you can try your hand at writing your own haiku and lanterns!
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"Wonderfully crafted and illustrated: a delightful, effective primer for budding poets." --starred, Kirkus Reviews
-- (4/1/2014 12:00:00 AM)"Lower grade teachers can use this title as a fun read-aloud, while middle and upper grade teachers can employ the book to instruct students on the two poetry forms and to assign their students assignments to create poems themselves." --Library Media Connection
-- (10/1/2014 12:00:00 AM)"The poetry in both sections varies from thoughtful to silly. . . . The explanatory texts provide clear instructions and encouragement for readers creating their own poems." --School Library Journal
-- (4/1/2014 12:00:00 AM)"[T]his will be welcomed by classrooms studying poetry."--Booklist
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