Book Descriptions
for Knock at a Star by X.J. Kennedy, Dorothy M. Kennedy, and Andrew Portwood
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
A collection of short poems by more than 100 poets is designed to be used as an introduction to the world of poetry with information about types of poems and how they are composed and used scattered throughout the text. Suggestions for writing your own poetry and a word to adults working with children are also included. (4-14 years)
CCBC Choices 1982 . © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 1982. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
A collection of poems arranged in such categories as poems that make you smile, send messages, or share feelings; poems that contain "beats that repeat" or "word play"; and special kinds of poems such as limericks, songs, and haiku.
Publisher description retrieved from Google Books.