A celebrated duo reunites for a look at poems through History inspired by objects--earthly and celestial--reflecting the time in which each poet lived.
Chris Raschka lives in.
He is most recently the author-illustrator of The Cosmobiography of Sun Ra. and Michael Sampson.
Chris Raschka is the illustrator of many books for children, including The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster and A Ball for Daisy, both Caldecott Medal winners
Yo! Yes?, a Caldecott Honor Book; and I Pledge Allegiance by Bill Martin Jr.
Twenty-Third Special Troops Fooled the Nazis.
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He also wrote Worlds Afire
Requiem: Poems of the Terez n 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.
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.
About the Author: Paul B.
Breathing bright life into each selection is Chris Raschka\'s witty, imaginative art.
Janeczko presents his fiftieth book, offering young readers a quick tour of poets through the ages.
In The Death of the Hat: A Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects, award-winning anthologist Paul B.
Poetry has been a living form of artistic expression for thousands of years, and throughout that time poets have found inspiration in everything from swords to stamp albums, candles to cobwebs, manhole covers to the moon.
A lament for the hat in contemporary times.
A haunted palace in the Victorian era.
A peach blossom during the Renaissance.
A book-eating moth in the early Middle Ages.
A celebrated duo reunites for a look at poems through History inspired by objects--earthly and celestial--reflecting the time in which each poet lived
