Halloween Howls (I Can Read: Level 2) - Softcover

Hopkins, Lee Bennett

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060080620 ISBN 13: 9780060080624

Publisher: HarperColl, 2006

Synopsis

A crisp wind blows. A voice howls. Masked figures dance in the moonlight. It's Halloween!

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About the Author

Noted poet Lee Bennett Hopkins has edited or authored numerous books for children, including the I Can Read Books Hamsters, Shells, and Spelling Bees; A Pet for Me: Poems; and the ALA Notable Children's Book Surprises. The recipient of a Christopher Award and the University of Southern Mississippi's Medallion for "lasting contributions to children's literature," Mr. Hopkins lives in Florida.

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3–A collection of 12 previously published poems. Virginia Kroll's Something's Coming, Craig Crist-Evans's My Pumpkin, and Rebecca Kai Dotlich's Costume Hour set the stage. Michele Krueger highlights the glee of Trick-or-Treating, also expressed in other selections, and the evening winds down with Jane Yolen's On Halloween and Hopkins's 12:01 a.m. The simple yet evocative language will delight beginning readers. For example, in Sweet Tooth, Candace Pearson uses clever wordplay to describe candy corn: A handful/of loose teeth rattle/in my pocket,/triangles of orange/and yellow/bitten off just so.... Each poem is presented on a distinctive spread painted in dusky tones. Schuett's illustrations show a friendly suburban neighborhood, feature a mix of multicultural characters, and reflect all of the fun of this special night. For a double treat, pair this offering with Amy Sklansky's Skeleton Bones and Goblin Groans (Holt, 2004).–Laura Scott, Farmington Community Library, MI
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About this edition

• Publisher: HarperColl
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060080620
• ISBN 13: 9780060080624
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Schuett Stacey