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Joyful Noise Poems for Two Voices
Joyful Noise Poems for Two Voices
Author: Paul Fleischman
In this remarkable volume of poetry for two voices, a companion to I am Phoenix, Paul Fleischman verbally re-creates the "Booming/ boisterous / joyful noise" of insects. The poems sound with the pulse of the cicada and the drone of the honey-bee. Eric Beddow's vibrant drawings send each insect soaring, spinning, or creeping off the page in tis...  more »
ISBN: 487992
Publication Date: 1988
Pages: 44
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Publisher: Harper & Row
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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philosophia avatar reviewed Joyful Noise Poems for Two Voices on
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This book of poems is a joy to read aloud with your child to teach them the rhythms of speech and the fun of poetry. My shy 11 year old daughter caught on quickly and was soon enjoying the pattern and interplay of the phrases.

If you enjoy nature and poetry and sharing these with someone else, you will love this book!
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reviewed Joyful Noise Poems for Two Voices on + 5 more book reviews
This is a wonderful book! Must have for everyone's library~
batgirl avatar reviewed Joyful Noise Poems for Two Voices on + 284 more book reviews
Award-winning poetry for two readers. All poems are about insects.
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Great book of poems...read it for a college children's literature class and would be great for older kids...I teach Kindergarten!
MrsCatD avatar reviewed Joyful Noise Poems for Two Voices on + 82 more book reviews
Written to be read aloud by two voices - sometimes alternating, sometimes simultaneous - here is a collection of irresistable 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.


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