Bibliograph

Keep a pocket in your poem, classic poems and playful parodies, written and selected by J. Patrick Lewis ; illustrated by Johanna Wright

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Keep a pocket in your poem, classic poems and playful parodies, written and selected by J. Patrick Lewis ; illustrated by Johanna Wright

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 5 to 10

resource.interestGradeLevel

Kindergarten to grade 5

Literary Form

poetry

Main title

Keep a pocket in your poem

Oclc number

954670419

Responsibility statement

written and selected by J. Patrick Lewis ; illustrated by Johanna Wright

Sub title

classic poems and playful parodies

Summary

Thirteen classic poems by poets such as Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Emily Dickinson, and David McCord are paired with parodies written by J. Patrick Lewis that honor and play off of the original poems in a range of ways

Table Of Contents

Keep a poem in your pocket / Beatrice Schenk de Regniers -- Keep a pocket in your poem / J. Patrick Lewis -- Stopping by woods on a snowy evening / Robert Frost -- Stopping by fridge on a hungry evening / J. Patrick Lewis -- Winter sweetness / Langston Hughes -- Winter warmth / J. Patrick Lewis -- from The goblin / Jack Prelutsky -- The ogre / J. Patrick Lewis -- Mice / Rose Fyleman -- Rats / J. Patrick Lewis -- Cocoon / David McCord -- Armadillo / J. Patrick Lewis -- from "Hope" is the thing with feathers / Emily Dickinson -- Grief is the thing with tissues / J. Patrick Lewis -- The eagle / Alfred, Lord Tennyson -- The firefly / J. Patrick Lewis -- Infant innocence / A.E. Housman -- Grizzly bear reality / J. Patrick Lewis -- Fog / Carl Sandburg -- Hail / J. Patrick Lewis -- This is my rock / David McCord -- This is my tree / J. Patrick Lewis -- Happy thought / Robert Louis Stevenson -- Sleepy thought / J. Patrick Lewis

Target audience

primary

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