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Too much for curmudgeonly me, but I imagine many families would enjoy this as a read-aloud. I did appreciate the biography. I did not know Lear made a living by painting.
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Poetry for Young People
Edward Lear
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Utterly delightful to read aloud, and for parent and child to share, Edward Lear's humorous verses shine with irrepressible joy and rhythm. Filled with exuberantly nonsensical made-up words (like "Scroobius Pip" and "pobble"!) that tickle the funny bone, his work gives free rein to youthful imaginations. What better to foster a love of poetry than the immediately appealing The Owl and the Pussy-Cat, with its effortless rhymes, songlike beat, and charming animal characters? Or The Quangle Wangle's Hat, which tells the tale of a creature who warmly welcomes everyone--and so makes everyone cheerful. In Dingle Bank, even some young and mischievous boys punished by their schoolmaster make the best of their situation and succeed in having a good time. Bright and fanciful paintings--all as wildly energetic and unrestrained as the language itself--add to the enjoyment. 20 examples of Lear's finest poems will entice children over and over again--and, as always, this acclaimed series features fascinating biographical information, introductions to each verse, and full annotations that define difficult vocabulary.
48 pages, Hardcover
First published October 28,2001
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48 pages, Hardcover
- Published
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October 1, 2001 by Sterling
- ISBN
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9780806930770
- ASIN
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0806930772
- Language
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English
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Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a form he popularised.
His principal areas of work as an artist were threefold: as a draughtsman employed to make illustrations of birds and animals; making coloured drawings during his journeys, which he reworked later, sometimes as plates for his travel books; and as a (minor) illustrator of Alfred Tennyson's poems.
As an author, he is known principally for his popular nonsense collections of poems, songs, short stories, botanical drawings, recipes and alphabets. He also composed and published twelve musical settings of Tennyson's poetry.
His principal areas of work as an artist were threefold: as a draughtsman employed to make illustrations of birds and animals; making coloured drawings during his journeys, which he reworked later, sometimes as plates for his travel books; and as a (minor) illustrator of Alfred Tennyson's poems.
As an author, he is known principally for his popular nonsense collections of poems, songs, short stories, botanical drawings, recipes and alphabets. He also composed and published twelve musical settings of Tennyson's poetry.
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Edward Lear's zany poems and limericks came highly recommended to me. Maybe it's just not my thing? I wasn't a huge fan of this book of poems. They are weird and filled with fun rhymes and crazy, made-up words (usually my thing), but there is so much that just doesn't make any sense at all. Perhaps it's the language barrier--these do contain a lot of English (as in the UK) words and colloquialisms.
The good parts are the short intro/explanation before (most) of the poems. This really helped give me some context and kind of make sense of the proceeding poem. Oddly enough, my children were not keen on these and often cut me off when I read the short paragraph asking me to just read the poem. hmmf
The illustrations are interesting--very colorful, detailed and go well (for the most part) with the poems.
I am not sure how I would use this in a classroom. This might not be something I can incorporate into a lesson--there is just so much other great poetry out there!
The good parts are the short intro/explanation before (most) of the poems. This really helped give me some context and kind of make sense of the proceeding poem. Oddly enough, my children were not keen on these and often cut me off when I read the short paragraph asking me to just read the poem. hmmf
The illustrations are interesting--very colorful, detailed and go well (for the most part) with the poems.
I am not sure how I would use this in a classroom. This might not be something I can incorporate into a lesson--there is just so much other great poetry out there!
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A fun collection of poems and illustrations written by Edward Lear and illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith. Each poem has a synopsis describing the main idea or explaining a unknown word. I think this book would be great for independent reading because it does have the synopsis and definitions. It could also be easily used to teach poem concepts such as rhyming.
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This is a great overview of Edward Lear’s fun poetry. Hailey and I both enjoyed it. Lear is a great example of how poems do not have to be self-serious and epic - they can be fun to read and enjoyable for the reader. My favorite from this collection is Mr. and Mrs. Spikky Sparrow.
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I read this with the help of my six year old, assisted with the occasional silly voice. The illustrations were fun, and the poems were entertaining.
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A real 'whale' of a tale.
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This book offers a collection of twenty poems by Edward Lear. Of course, it includes the classic verse, 'The Owl and the Pussycat,' along with many of his seemingly nonsensical poems.
I really enjoyed reading the introduction, which includes several pages of biographical information and influences on his writing.
Overall, it's a fun, fast read and I really enjoyed the poems and the quirky illustrations.
interesting quote:
"The characters in his poems - botht the human ones and the made-up animals - are also passionate seekers of justice and freedom. No matter how ridiculous they sound, they almost always refuse to do what others expect of them. No matter how small and weak, they are brave and adventurous, and many of them find joy in a country far away from the one in which they began." (p. 4)
I really enjoyed reading the introduction, which includes several pages of biographical information and influences on his writing.
Overall, it's a fun, fast read and I really enjoyed the poems and the quirky illustrations.
interesting quote:
"The characters in his poems - botht the human ones and the made-up animals - are also passionate seekers of justice and freedom. No matter how ridiculous they sound, they almost always refuse to do what others expect of them. No matter how small and weak, they are brave and adventurous, and many of them find joy in a country far away from the one in which they began." (p. 4)
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Summary: collection of funny poems by 19th century England's poet Edward Lear, including "The Owl and the Pussy-cat"
Book Level: Lexile 230 L, ATOS 2.5
Mentor text trait: poems are written in both prose and rhyme and express short fantasy stories. Word choice is funny and made up.
Recommendation: writing lesson on poetry, using unique words, rhymes that don't necessarily make sense but add character.
Book Level: Lexile 230 L, ATOS 2.5
Mentor text trait: poems are written in both prose and rhyme and express short fantasy stories. Word choice is funny and made up.
Recommendation: writing lesson on poetry, using unique words, rhymes that don't necessarily make sense but add character.
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