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Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices
Written to be read aloud by two voices--sometimes alternating, sometimes simultaneous--here is a collection of irresistible 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.
In this remarkable volume of poetry for t
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Published
January 1st 1992
by HarperCollins Publishers
(first published 1988)
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This book is awesome! It is so much fun to read outloud with a friend or sister.
Paul Fliechman's book Joyful Noise is a collection of poems meant to be read by two voices. The collection of poems focuses on the theme of insects such as digger wasps, honey bees, and fireflies. Each poem is describes the life of the particular insect through creative rhythm. I enjoyed this book. Although I read it in my head, using my imagination to predict how the author envisioned the two voices to read the poems, I found each poem lively. If performed appropriately, I can almost guarantee ...more
Poetry is such a subjective art form, in my opinion. I am often unsure why award-winning poetry is winning the awards. This collection is something of an exception. While the poems themselves appeal to me as being solidly good, it is the fact that they are written for two voices that really elevate the book. When read aloud together, they really do shine. I have not read the Honor books from 1989, and I was only 8 for most of that year myself, so I can't really speak to whether this book rose ab...more
This 1989 Newbery Medal winner is a joyous celebration of insects. The poems are, as the title states, to be read by two voices. Alas, I didn't read them aloud or with anyone, but I enjoyed the play on words and the sheer creativity of Fleischman's work.
There are 14 delightful poems. Here is part of my favorite:
Book Lice
I was born in a fine old edition of Schiller
While I started life in a private eye thriller
We're book lice who dwell
in ...more
There are 14 delightful poems. Here is part of my favorite:
Book Lice
I was born in a fine old edition of Schiller
While I started life in a private eye thriller
We're book lice who dwell
in ...more
Delightful poems. Sometimes the voices are in unison, sometimes separate, and sometimes saying different things in a kind of verbal counterpoint. "Whirligig Beetles" uses this technique to make us feel like we are whirling around. The illustrations of twisting beetles all over the page add to the effect. "The Moth's Serenade" is a love poem to the porch light, but of course, we all know how this love affair must end. Given the short lives of insects, quite a lot of these poe...more
Citation: Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices, Paul Fleischman, Eric Beddows (illustrator), Harper and Row, 1988, 44p, Junior Book/Poetry.
Genre: Poetry
Summary: This is a book of poetry about insects. It is organized in columns and is meant to be delivered as lines of script to be read by two actors. The call and response sing song rhythm is wonderful.
Critique: a. I really love the way the personality and mood of the insects come alive in these poems.
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Genre: Poetry
Summary: This is a book of poetry about insects. It is organized in columns and is meant to be delivered as lines of script to be read by two actors. The call and response sing song rhythm is wonderful.
Critique: a. I really love the way the personality and mood of the insects come alive in these poems.
b....more
Joyful Noise is the recipienct of the Newbery Medal Honor. It is a compilation of poems each written for two voices. The fourteen engaging poems all address the same theme of an insect's life cycle. This book would be tricky for the primary grades since the poems are meant to be read by two people and at times the lines have different words. I used this book with my fourth graders jsut recently and they loved it. I began the unit with a story impression activity where they had the title and...more
Beddows filled the book with beautiful lifelike sketchings of insects. The cover shows a pretty butterfly in detail, you can see the strands of hair on the butterfly and had it been in color would look like it had actually landed on the cover instead of being a drawing. Each page has the realistic pencil drawings of the insects and leaves. The text is a poem so it is set up differently than most stories. The poem has one or two words on the left side then goes over a few spaces to the right side...more
Genre: Poetry/Newbery Medal
This is a collection of nature poems written to be read aloud by two readers. The wording is divided on the page so that each reader knows when to read aloud.
Structure
The structure of this collection of poems is very unique. Each poem has been designed to be read aloud by two people, each reading the lines on a particular side of the page and sometimes in unison. One interesting poem is “water striders” on pages 5-7. This poem has both readers s...more
This is a collection of nature poems written to be read aloud by two readers. The wording is divided on the page so that each reader knows when to read aloud.
Structure
The structure of this collection of poems is very unique. Each poem has been designed to be read aloud by two people, each reading the lines on a particular side of the page and sometimes in unison. One interesting poem is “water striders” on pages 5-7. This poem has both readers s...more
A book of poems written to be read by two people, Mom/child, two students, teacher/students, tutor/student. The layout of the text and pictures makes it an easy and enjoyable book to read, non-intimidating. The theme of insects is gently entertaining. The pencil drawings are just right and give a lightly animated festive appeal. Such themes as the moth being amorously drawn to the porch light:
"Porch light,
hear my plight!
I drink your light
like nectar"
Se...more
"Porch light,
hear my plight!
I drink your light
like nectar"
Se...more
This book received the Newberry Medal Award. This book was written to be read aloud by two people. At times, the readers were to read together and at times they each had their own lines. It is a collection of poems celebrating the insect world. It discusses fourteen different insects. Each chapter shares a day in the life of whatever insect it is discussing. It makes for a joyful and melodic book! I could use this book in science to teach students about these insects. I could use this book ...more
Poetry
This book is a collection of poems that are written to be read aloud by two voices. The poems tell about the lives of all sorts of insects, some short, some longer. I first tried to read it to myself in my head, but you really don't get the full effect of the poetry unless you have someone else read it aloud with you. When read aloud, the poems are exceptionally exciting. I don't know how much it can be considered young adult, because it is written and illustrated much like a chi...more
This book is a collection of poems that are written to be read aloud by two voices. The poems tell about the lives of all sorts of insects, some short, some longer. I first tried to read it to myself in my head, but you really don't get the full effect of the poetry unless you have someone else read it aloud with you. When read aloud, the poems are exceptionally exciting. I don't know how much it can be considered young adult, because it is written and illustrated much like a chi...more
My Newbery Medal in 1989 would have gone to Walter Dean Myers's "Scorpions". I would give "Joyful Noise" two and a half stars.
I wouldn't have taken the time to read "Joyful Noise" were it not for the Newbery Medal that it earned, but I actually liked it better than I was anticipating. Some of the poems are funny, and some carry more depth of feeling that I expected. Paul Fleischman mixed it all up very nicely, and the result is a good book that I wouldn't min...more
I wouldn't have taken the time to read "Joyful Noise" were it not for the Newbery Medal that it earned, but I actually liked it better than I was anticipating. Some of the poems are funny, and some carry more depth of feeling that I expected. Paul Fleischman mixed it all up very nicely, and the result is a good book that I wouldn't min...more
As a literacy Coach, I am constantly being told about and asked for resources that will address specific components of reading.
It saddens and frustrates me when awesome books like this one are overlooked while dry/mundane/BORING "fluency" programs are being passed around and sucked up like pixie sticks at a pre-schoolers birthday party.
These poems are soooooo cool and interesting and fun. You can not help but to sound great as a readers when performing them with a ...more
It saddens and frustrates me when awesome books like this one are overlooked while dry/mundane/BORING "fluency" programs are being passed around and sucked up like pixie sticks at a pre-schoolers birthday party.
These poems are soooooo cool and interesting and fun. You can not help but to sound great as a readers when performing them with a ...more
I really liked this book, and I don't even like bugs. Unlike most Newbury winners, I understood why this was a winner right away. I loved the sound of the poems and the imagery. I enjoyed how each type of bug was a little bit different. At first, I thought the two voices was going to be a little over the top. It made me think of like the chorus in ancient Greek plays. But, it really worked and enhanced the poems in most cases. And, talk about a perfect book to link reading with the content...more
(Audio Recording). This book, with an insect theme has a fun concept. The poems are written in columns for two readers to read aloud. Besides alternating back and forth between the readers, some lines are printed in both columns for both readers to read simultaneously, giving added emphasis to some lines. Students with a dramatic flair could have a lot of fun with this, reader's theater style, especially with "The Moth's Serenade." The recording featured two readers whose voices di...more
NEWBERY WINNER 1989
POETRY
Joyful Noise is a collection of poetry about insects that was designed for two people to read out loud. The poems feature a variety of bugs such as book lice, crickets, and honey bees. The illustrations enhance the poems.
This is a fun set of poems. Though I'm not usually attracted to insects, I find myself enjoying the poems. The thoughtfulness of The Digger Wasp touched me and I find myself chuckling at the mischievous water striders.
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POETRY
Joyful Noise is a collection of poetry about insects that was designed for two people to read out loud. The poems feature a variety of bugs such as book lice, crickets, and honey bees. The illustrations enhance the poems.
This is a fun set of poems. Though I'm not usually attracted to insects, I find myself enjoying the poems. The thoughtfulness of The Digger Wasp touched me and I find myself chuckling at the mischievous water striders.
...more
This was a really fun book of poems. Each poems is from the perspective of an insect. It took me a couple poems to really get how to read these and once I did I enjoyed it even more. I asked my fiance to read the second voice and we had a great time. The illustrations in this book are done in pencil and are esquisite. The details really bring each insect alive. The poems have so much character that I could easily see kids dressed in insect costumes and reciting these for their parents. My favori...more
This is one of my all time favorite poetry books. It is poetry about insects that you read with a partner. Each partner takes a part and sometimes reads alone and sometimes you read together. It is a great book that lends itself well to a lot of writing activities. You could have students find subjects with opposing views(cats vs. dogs) or opposites(hot/cold), then have them create a poem using both voices. These poems are meant to be read out loud. Have them present their poems together. ...more
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When I saw Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices on the list of poetry books I immediately remembered reading these poems as a child. My aunt is an elementary school teacher and I will never forget reading these poems while sitting by her side and eventually receiving my own copy and always bugging my mom and brother to read take turns reading with me. This collection personifies insects in a way the reader can connect with a partner while alternating lines of poetry and reading simultaneously. ...more
These poems for two voices are cool. I enjoyed reading some of them aloud with my mother-in-law who is also in my goodreads Newbery book club. Truly good language is a real treat for me and best shared. :)
I think it's neat that Paul Fleischman (Joyful Noise) and his father Sid Fleischman (The Whipping Boy) both are Newbery winners. I also like other books I've read by Paul Fleischman like The Borning Room and Seedfolks. In Seedfolks he credits his mother for her gardening talen...more
I think it's neat that Paul Fleischman (Joyful Noise) and his father Sid Fleischman (The Whipping Boy) both are Newbery winners. I also like other books I've read by Paul Fleischman like The Borning Room and Seedfolks. In Seedfolks he credits his mother for her gardening talen...more
This is a unique little book of poems written "for two voices". The poems are meant to be read aloud by two readers whose voices sometimes call and answer, sometimes speak the words of different characters, and sometimes read in unison. The subject matter, insect life, lends itself well to this format and may capture the interest of students who are not otherwise poetry fans.
Poetry is not my favorite topic to teach, but it does help to have creative resources like this on...more
Poetry is not my favorite topic to teach, but it does help to have creative resources like this on...more
Very quick and fun book that is meant to be read aloud in two parts. Of the Newberys I would say this is one of the only ones suited to young children all the way up through middle school even as a read-aloud. Each poem takes on a different type of insect and teaches you interesting things about their behavior in an exciting way. I particularly like the way the two voices bounce off each other and come together at various parts for emphasis. Can't wait to share this with Holly!
What an interesting book! Definitely not the genre that I would typically choose to read. I am glad I chose this one though! This book is meant to be read by two people at once. One takes the left-hand part, one takes the right-hand part.
I had one of my HS classes experiment with a couple of the poems. Their favorite (and mine also) was "Book Lice."
The illustrations in this book are really beautiful!
Fleischman, Paul, and Eric Beddows. Jo...more
I had one of my HS classes experiment with a couple of the poems. Their favorite (and mine also) was "Book Lice."
The illustrations in this book are really beautiful!
Fleischman, Paul, and Eric Beddows. Jo...more
This collection is poetry for two voices, and they are all about insects. This is interesting because each poem is written from the insect’s perspective, and they are joyful, introspective, and educating. Reading with another person makes this poetry more like a drama, and it’s quite entertaining! Each poem is illustrated with large, pencil-drawn images.
Great for: read alouds, practicing a sense of rhythm, performance, and getting kids interested in poetry!
Great for: read alouds, practicing a sense of rhythm, performance, and getting kids interested in poetry!
We read this book in my fifth grade class, and afterward were put in pairs and assigned to write similar animal poems of our own. I was paired with a boy named Daisuke and our subject was, I believe, glow worms or fireflies. There was a a pair of boys who did a fantastic rap about terns. I can't imagine how a kid as shy as I was ever managed to help write and perform a poem, but in retrospect it was a fantastic assignment, and I'd love to find this book again.
My nine year old daughter loved reading this book with me. In case you are not familiar with it, it is a book of poems to be read by two voices simultaneously. The theme of the book is insects (the sounds they make, what they think, etc.). It took us about 45 minutes to read it together from cover to cover. This would be a fun book to use in a classroom setting having student partners select, practice, and share with the class a poem of their choosing.
I really love this book because of how it has been arranged...it is best to read it with another person aloud. The premise of the book is to use the sounds of nature and to bring them indoors through the use of a book. The true poetry is formed with the words and the noise created when the poems are read aloud. Basically, you are creating noise about noise. Great book, something that can be found in my classroom library.
I listened to this on audiotape, then I read the poems, and then I listened to the audiotape again. It’s amazing to hear the poems read aloud, in two voices, converging, diverging, making a strong statement by reading a line in unison.
The poems are all about insects. The illustrations are lovely pen-and-ink drawings. I want to get the audiobook for my library and find a way to use it with the students.
The poems are all about insects. The illustrations are lovely pen-and-ink drawings. I want to get the audiobook for my library and find a way to use it with the students.
(POETRY AND VERSE) I liked this poem book because it had all types of poems - happy, sad, funny, loud and quiet. A lot of them are meant to be read aloud, which is great for a classroom setting. It can be used to develop your cross-curriculum, and incorporated in both reading and language arts, as well as science. It would be good for students to connect the two and then write their very own insect poem.
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