  | Joyful noise : poems for two voices Author: Fleischman, Paul | |
| Price: $15.79 | ||
Summary:
A collection of poems describing the characteristics and activities of a variety of insects.
| Illustrator: | Beddows, Eric |
| Reading Counts Information: Interest Level: 3-5 Reading Level: 5.20 Points: 2.0 Quiz: 06196 | ||
Awards:
Newbery Medal, 1989
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School Library Journal - 02/01/1988 Gr 3 Up In this collection of 14 ``Poems for Two Voices'' about insects, Fleischman surpasses its companion volume, I Am Phoenix (Harper, 1985). He has combined the elements of sound and meaning to create clear, lively images of a variety of insects. Elements of repetition, onomatopoeia, and alliteration are effectively used to create a character for each of these creatures, with fireflies ``Flickering, flitting, flashing'' and mayflies ``lying, dying,'' which make these poems a joy for reading aloud. In addition, elements of personality, both fictional and real, are presented with charming effect. The love lorn moth who yearns for the light bulb and the book lice who overcome their differing ``tastes'' represent the lighter side, while the digger wasp's reflection on the home it digs for children it will never see and ``Requiem,'' written for the victims of ``Fall's first killing frost,'' represent real behaviors. Beddows uses personified black- and-white drawings to capture the feeling of the poems, including a sultry queen honeybee reclining on her couch. This book can join Bugs (Viking, 1976) by Mary Ann Hoberman and Never Say Ugh! to a Bug (Greenwillow, 1979) by Norma Farber as proof that insects are indeed the stuff of poetry. Barbara Chatton, College of Education, University of Wyoming, Laramie - Copyright 1988 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
