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Jack Prelutsky

Autor(a) de The New Kid on the Block

113+ Works 27,353 Membros 894 Críticas 16 Favorited

About the Author

Jack Prelutsky, born on September 8, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York, is primarily known as a poet for children but he is also a gifted musician, actor, photographer, sculptor and potter. Prelutsky studied at Hunter College for two years. He proposed to his future wife, Carolynn, on the day they met; mostrar mais she accepted the next day. While growing up in Brooklyn, Prelutsky studied voice at The High School of Music and Art in New York and first planned to be an opera singer. However, he decided he did not have the drive to sing opera, and he became a folk singer. Later he tried his hand at drawing. For fun, he wrote some short poems and made some drawings, which became his first publication. He has since published numerous books of illustrated poetry and also provided illustrations for books by other writers, including many in translation. Prelutsky never condescends to his young readers. He deals in verse with many imaginative creatures, but he also writes about people and problems such bullies, school, and fear of the dark. He is aware of the sound of his words and likes to perform his poetry to the accompaniment of the guitar. He visits schools and libraries to perform his work. Jack Prelutsky is the recipient of numerous awards. In 1977 The Children's Book Council honored him for Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep. His other award-winners are The Mean Old Mean Hyena, The Headless Horseman Rides Tonight, and The New Kid on the Block. In 2006, the Poetry Foundation named Prelutsky the inaugural winner of the Children's Poet Laureate award. His book Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant and Other Poems (illustrated by Carin Berger) won the 2007 Scandiuzzi Children's Book Award of the Washington State Book Awards in the Picture Book category. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Séries

Obras por Jack Prelutsky

The New Kid on the Block (1984) 2,212 exemplares
A Pizza the Size of the Sun (1996) 1,505 exemplares
Something Big Has Been Here (1990) 1,471 exemplares
I'm Glad I'm Me: Poems About You (2006) 1,420 exemplares
It's Raining Pigs & Noodles (2000) 1,298 exemplares
It's Thanksgiving (1982) 960 exemplares
The Dragons Are Singing Tonight (1993) 959 exemplares
Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young (1986) — Editor — 918 exemplares
What a Day It Was at School! (2006) 881 exemplares
I Like it Here at School (2003) 840 exemplares
The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders (2002) 817 exemplares
My Parents Think I'm Sleeping (1985) 791 exemplares
It's Valentine's Day (1983) 598 exemplares
Me I Am! (2007) 549 exemplares
If Not for the Cat (2004) 539 exemplares
It's Christmas! (1981) 529 exemplares
Scranimals (2002) 473 exemplares
It's Halloween (1977) 442 exemplares
Awful Ogre's Awful Day (2001) 419 exemplares
Zoo Doings: Animal Poems (1983) 413 exemplares
Ride a Purple Pelican (1986) 400 exemplares
My Dog May Be a Genius (2008) 317 exemplares
Dinosaur Dinner (With a Slice of Alligator Pie) (1997) — Compiler — 298 exemplares
Read a Rhyme, Write a Rhyme (2005) 276 exemplares
Monday's Troll (1996) 236 exemplares
The Carnival of the Animals (2010) 235 exemplares
The Wizard (2007) 197 exemplares
I've Lost My Hippopotamus (2012) 159 exemplares
The Gargoyle on the Roof (1999) 138 exemplares
Beneath a Blue Umbrella (1990) 136 exemplares
The Baby Uggs Are Hatching (1825) 121 exemplares
The Terrible Tiger (1970) 111 exemplares
Poems of A. Nonny Mouse (1989) 111 exemplares
In Aunt Giraffe's Green Garden (2007) 108 exemplares
Awful Ogre Running Wild (2008) 100 exemplares
A. Nonny Mouse Writes Again! (1993) 84 exemplares
Imagine That! Poems of Never-Was (1998) 68 exemplares
Circus (1974) 60 exemplares
Dog Days: Rhymes Around the Year (1999) 49 exemplares
Halloween Countdown (2002) 45 exemplares
Rolling Harvey Down the Hill (1980) 41 exemplares
Wild Witches' Ball (2004) 32 exemplares
Kermit's garden of verses (1982) 31 exemplares
My Creature (Early Success) (1995) 28 exemplares
The Mean Old Mean Hyena (1978) 18 exemplares
The queen of Eene (1968) 16 exemplares
Toucans two, and other poems (1970) 11 exemplares
Lazy Blackbird and Other Verses (1966) 9 exemplares
The Way of Living Things (1993) 7 exemplares
Animals on Parade (1990) 4 exemplares
Pack Rats Day and Other Poems (1974) 4 exemplares
Twickham Tweer (1991) 3 exemplares
My Book About Me (1991) 2 exemplares
The random house 1 exemplar
Mi Criatura (1997) 1 exemplar
Once upon a time 1 exemplar
The Horror 1 exemplar
The Telephone Call 1 exemplar
We Are Plooters 1 exemplar
Dauntless Dimble 1 exemplar

Associated Works

Eric Carle's Animals Animals (1989) — Contribuidor — 2,173 exemplares
Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! (1998) — Autor — 1,393 exemplares
My Dog Does My Homework! (2004) — Contribuidor — 857 exemplares
Guys Write for Guys Read (2005) — Contribuidor — 764 exemplares
Here Come the Holidays! Stories and Poems (2005) — Contribuidor — 364 exemplares
Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out (2008) — Contribuidor — 342 exemplares
Never Take a Pig to Lunch and Other Poems About the Fun of Eating (1994) — Contribuidor — 294 exemplares
The Family Read-Aloud Christmas Treasury (1989) — Contribuidor — 273 exemplares
Bruce Coville's Book of Monsters: Tales to Give You the Creeps (1993) — Contribuidor — 248 exemplares
Beware!: R.L. Stine Picks His Favorite Scary Stories (2002) — Contribuidor — 221 exemplares
The Big Book For Our Planet (1993) — Contribuidor — 134 exemplares
The Wild Baby (1980) — Tradutor, algumas edições104 exemplares
Worlds of Childhood: The Art and Craft of Writing for Children (1990) — Contribuidor — 87 exemplares
My Song Is Beautiful (1994) — Contribuidor — 66 exemplares
Witch Poems (1976) — Contribuidor — 63 exemplares
Monster Poems (1976) — Contribuidor — 22 exemplares
Witches (1981) — Contribuidor — 8 exemplares
The Bad Bear (1964) — Tradutor, algumas edições8 exemplares
Spirits Spooks and Other Sinister Creatures (1984) — Contribuidor — 7 exemplares
The Mountain-Bounder (1964) — Tradutor, algumas edições6 exemplares
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 2, October 1976 (1976) — Contribuidor — 3 exemplares
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 1, September 1980 — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1940-09-08
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Locais de residência
Queen Anne, Washington, USA
Educação
Hunter College
High School of Music and Art, New York
Ocupações
poet
Prémios e menções honrosas
Children's Poet Laureate Award (2006)

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Críticas

Hilarious book of poems. Lots of great examples of common literary devices like onomatopoeia and alliteration . Would use to model specific examples of literary devices in a poetry unit with k-5th graders.
 
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zrobinson | 23 outras críticas | Mar 18, 2024 |
This book goes throughs a lot of short poems. Each poem has their own topic and a creative title. These poems are all the author, Dennis Lee's, favorite poems

I recommend this fun book to 1-3 graders. IT provides short easy reading for the kids to stay focused and entertained. This book also provides many different poem options inside one book!
 
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aubreysmithh222 | 23 outras críticas | Mar 18, 2024 |
I chose this book because it reminded a lot about the book Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz. I loved a good scary story and this poetry book kind of reminded me of it. Nothing too too scary but I think just enough to make a few children a bit nervous.
 
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cmmeza0709 | 16 outras críticas | Feb 29, 2024 |
A poetry book that has it all! There are poems for all different interest levels from people, jellyfish, dinosaurs and bizarre creatures. Elementary students will find these poems easy to read, silly and playful. There are around 100 poems in this book and some have illustrations too. Read this book to enjoy fun word play and laugh.
 
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satnightfevre | 74 outras críticas | Feb 16, 2024 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
113
Also by
23
Membros
27,353
Popularidade
#750
Avaliação
4.0
Críticas
894
ISBN
525
Línguas
2
Marcado como favorito
16

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