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A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms
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A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms Hardcover - 2005

by Compiled by Paul B. Janeczko; Chris Raschka (Illustrator)

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Candlewick. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.
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  • Title A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Complete Numbers
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 64
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Candlewick, U.S.A.
  • Date March 3, 2005
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G03B-01515
  • ISBN 9780763606626 / 0763606626
  • Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.98 x 10.06 x 0.5 in (25.35 x 25.55 x 1.27 cm)
  • Ages 07 to 10 years
  • Grade levels 2 - 5
  • Library of Congress subjects Children's poetry, Poetry
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004048508
  • Dewey Decimal Code 811.008

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From the publisher

Paul B. Janeczko is a poet and teacher and has edited more than twenty award-winning poetry anthologies for young people, including STONE BENCH IN AN EMPTY PARK, LOOKING FOR YOUR NAME, SEEING THE BLUE BETWEEN, and A POKE IN THE I, which was an American Library Association Notable Book.

Chris Raschka is the illustrator of more than twenty highly praised books for children, including YO! YES?, a Caldecott Honor Book; CHARLIE PARKER PLAYED BE BOP; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE; A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES; and, of course, A POKE IN THE I, which was a NEW YORK TIMES Best Illustrated Book.

About the author

Paul B. Janeczko (1945-2019) was a poet and teacher who edited numerous award-winning poetry anthologies for young people, including A Poke in the I, A Kick in the Head, A Foot in the Mouth, and The Death of the Hat, all of which were illustrated by Chris Raschka; Firefly July, illustrated by Melissa Sweet; and The Proper Way to Meet a Hedgehog and Other How-To Poems, illustrated by Richard Jones. He also wrote Worlds Afire; Requiem: Poems of the Terezn Ghetto; Top Secret: A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Writing; Double Cross: Deception Techniques in War; The Dark Game: True Spy Stories from Invisible Ink to CIA Moles, a finalist for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults; and Secret Soldiers: How the U.S. Twenty-Third Special Troops Fooled the Nazis.

Chris Raschka is the illustrator of more than twenty highly praised books for children, including Yo! Yes?, a Caldecott Honor Book; Charlie Parker Played Be Bop; I Pledge Allegiance; A Child's Christmas In Wales; and, of course, A Poke In The I, which was a New York Times Best Illustrated Book.

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