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The proper way to meet a hedgehog : and other how-to poems

ISBN: 0763681687
ISBN: 9780763681685
Physical Description: 44 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm print
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, [2019]
Copyright: &copy;2019

Summary: A collection of thirty-three how-to poems for children, ranging from the whimsical to the very practical.

Record details

General Note:	Anthology.
Formatted Contents Note:	How to build a poem / by Charles Ghigna -- How to tell a camel / by J. Patrick Lewis -- How to be a mole / by Elaine Magliaro -- The proper way to meet a hedgehog / by Allan Wolf -- Toasting marshmallows / by Marilyn Singer -- Mix a pancake / by Christina Rossetti -- To make a meal / by Calef Brown -- How to tell goblins from elves / by Monica Shannon -- How to scare monsters / by Rebecca Kai Dotlich -- Rules / by Karla Kuskin -- Rules of speaking / by Douglas Florian -- Walking on Mars / by Irene Latham -- Table tennis triolet / by Marjorie Maddox -- Basketball rule #2 / by Kwame Alexander -- How to ride a new bike / by April Halprin Wayland -- Playin' jacks / by Anna E. Jordan -- The swing / by Robert Louis Stevenson -- How to bird-watch / by Margarita Engle -- How to be a tree in winter / by Irene Latham -- How to take care of your tree / by Allan Wolf -- How to make a snow angel / by Ralph Fletcher -- How to be a snowflake / by Elaine Magliaro -- Snowflake catcher / by Charles Waters -- On the Fourth of July / by Marilyn Singer -- Fireworks / by Anna E. Jordan -- Tired hair / by Douglas Florian -- Barbershop / by Martin Gardner -- A lesson from the deaf / by Nikki Grimes -- How to read braille / by Steve Withrow -- Best friends / by Helen Frost -- How to say a little prayer / by Pat Mora -- How to catch a poem / by Irene Latham -- How to pay attention / by April Halprin Wayland.
Target Audience Note:	NP Lexile Ages 6-9.