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A Foot In The Mouth: Poems To Sing, Speak And Shout

By Barney Saltzberg
Illustrated by Chris Raschka

Turn up the sound! An award-winning duo return with a playfully enticing ode to the pleasures of reading poetry aloud.

One voice, two voice, three voice, free voice! Whether rhyming, tongue tying, or defying structure, here are more than three dozen poems that simply beg to be read aloud.

  • From the award-winning team of Paul Janeczko and Chris Raschka, a spectacular follow-up to A "Poke in the I" and "A Kick in the Head!"
  • A collection of favorite poems as well as new or lesser known poems.
  • Perfect for classroom use.

About the author

Paul B. Janeczko is a poet and teacher who has edited more than twenty award-winning poetry anthologies for young people. He lives in Hebron, Maine.

About the illustrator

Chris Raschka is a Caldecott Award-winning illustrator of more than twenty books for children, including "I Pledge Allegiance"; "A Child’s Christmas in Wales"; and "The Grasshopper’s Song". He lives in New York City.

ISBN: 9780763606633
Imprint: Candlewick Press
Distributor: TL Distribution in Australia & Macmillan Publishers in New Zealand
Binding: Hardback
Release Date: March 1, 2009
Dimensions: 250 x 250mm, 128pp
Stock Status: Not Yet Published
Australian RRP: $29.95
New Zealand RRP: $34.99
Stock Level: NYP

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