Bow-Tie Pasta
Acrostic Poems
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- $6.99
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
Acrostic? What kind of stick is that? Actually, it's a poem! Acrostic poems are created from a word or phrase written vertically down the page. Each letter becomes part of a line in the poem, revealing a thought or a clue about the poem's topic. Award-winning author Brian P. Cleary shows how even the wackiest words can make an acrostic poem.
Bow-Tie Pasta is packed with acrostics to make you snicker and snort. And when you've finished reading, you can try your hand at writing your own poems!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Humorous acrostic poems are the focus of this addition to the Poetry Adventures series, following books about haiku, concrete poems, and limericks. More than two dozen poems celebrate everything from locations (Kansas, India) to colors (yellow, purple) and animals (triceratops, spider), suggesting that poetic inspiration can come from just about anywhere. "Tiny beads of water suggest your steamy essence," reads an offbeat tribute to the hotdog, while the lines of a more serious-minded poem spell out the word mother: "Mom, you're there with/ Outstretched arms,/ To nurture, love, and guide me." Full of silly moments, Rowland's cartoons are as approachable as Cleary's rhymes, making this a fine, funny lead-in to readers' own acrostic explorations. Ages 7 11.
