Joyful noise : poems for two voices

Fleischman, Paul (author.). Beddows, Eric, 1951- (illustrator.). Harper & Row, Publishers, (publisher.).

Summary: From the Publisher: Written to be read aloud by two voices-sometimes alternating, sometimes simultaneous-here is a collection of irresistible poems that celebrate the insect world, from the short life of the mayfly to the love song of the book louse. Funny, sad, loud, and quiet, each of these poems resounds with a booming, boisterous, joyful noise. In this remarkable volume of poetry for two voices, Paul Fleischman verbally re-creates the "Booming/boisterious/joyful noise" of insects. The poems resound with the pulse of the cicada and the drone of the honeybee. Eric Beddows's vibrant drawings send each insect soaring, spinning, or creeping off the page in its own unique way. A clear and fascinating guide to the insect world-from chrysalis butterflies to whirligig beetles-and an exultant celebration of life.

Item details

ISBN: 0060218525
ISBN: 9780060218522
ISBN: 0060218533
ISBN: 9780060218539
ISBN: 0064460932
ISBN: 9780064460934
ISBN: 9781413107326
ISBN: 141310732X
ISBN: 0606010750
ISBN: 9780606010757
ISBN: 0833550918
ISBN: 9780833550910
Physical Description: print
44 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, [1988]
Copyright: ©1988

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Eric Beddows is a renowned illustrator who has won many awards, including the Governor General's Award for The Rooster's Gift, the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award for the Zoom books, and the International Ezra Jack Keats Award bronze medal. He has also had numerous one-man shows of his artwork. He lives in Stratford, Ontario. "A Charlotte Zolotow book."
Formatted Contents Note:	Grasshoppers -- Water striders -- Mayflies -- Fireflies -- Book lice -- Moth's serenade -- Water boatmen -- Digger wasp -- Cicadas -- Honeybees -- Whirligig beetles -- Requiem -- House crickets -- Chrysalis diary.
Target Audience Note:	NP Lexile.
Awards Note:	Newbery Medal, 1989 ALA Notable Children's Book ALA Best Book for young adults Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book Notable Children's book in the Language Arts (NCTE)