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1901077

From Newbery medalist Linda Sue Park, a unique poetry collection with Korean roots. A "sijo", a traditinal Korean verse form, has a fixed number of stressed syllables and a humorous or ironic twist at the end. Like haiku, sijo are brief and accessible, and the witty last line winds up each poem with a surprise. The verses in this book illuminate funny, unexpected, amazing aspects of the everyday-of breakfast, thunder and lightning, houseplants, tennis, freshly laundered socks. Carefully crafted and deceptively simple, Linda Sue Park's sijo are a pleasure to read and an irrestible invitation to experiment with an unfamiliar poetic form. Istvan Banyai's irrepressibly giddy and sophisticated illustrations add a one-of-a-kind luster to a book that is truly a gem. "Introduction, author's note, bibliography, Some Tips for Writing Your Own Sijo."

1902757

2007

Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems)

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The poems in this book are delightful, funny, and unique with a very pixie-like voice. Written in a traditional Korean poetry form called Sijo, the poems feature a specific syllable accent pattern, and are characterized by a suprise or funny ending. I would enjoy sharing th...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 20:46:11 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 20:49:14 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 18:06:04 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 20:03:38 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 07 19:56:21 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 07 20:07:41 -0700 2008
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Here's the first one (and one of my favorites) in the book:

Breakfast

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This lovely illustrated book is filled with humorous poems that will appeal to elementary and middle school readers. Includes a guide to writing sijo at the end. Here's one of my favorites:

POCKETS

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