内容简介
From the catchy nonsense of X. J. Kennedy's 'Snowflake Souffle'to the simple, surprising imagery of Valerie Worth's 'Sun' toHopkins's own onomatopoeic 'Thunder, ' the short lines, satisfyingrhyme, and physicalness of the words can lure beginningreaders--and also younger listeners--to the joy of sounds that makesense.
作者简介
Lee Bennett Hopkins, born in 1938, is famous for his work as ananthologist, author, and avid promoter of bringing poetry tochildren. He has compiled more than 80 anthologies on subjectsincluding animals, weather, school days, sports, U.S. history andgeography, holidays, and embarrassing moments for young people.Though the subjects he chooses are outwardly ordinary, Hopkinstreats them in eccentric ways. For example, Hoofbeats, Claws &Rippled Fins: Creature Poems, is about odd pets like tarantulas andhow to love them. His anthologies have won widespread acclaim frombook critics and include both well-known and newly publishedworks.