Tamera Will Wissinger,Matthew Cordell
Using a wide variety of poetic forms â€“ quatrains, ballads, iambic meter, rhyming lists, concrete poetry, tercets and free verse â€“this debut author tells the story of a nine-year-old boyâ€™s day of fishing. Sibling rivalry, the bond between father and son, the excitement â€“ and difficulty -- of fishing all add up to a day of adventure any child would want to experience. , ,Matthew Cordell illuminates this novel-in-verse throughout with his energetic black-and-white line drawings. , ,While each poem can be read and enjoyed on its own, the poems work together to create a story arc with conflict, crisis, resolution and character growth., ,The back matter of this book equips the reader with a Poet's Tackle Box of tools and definitions for understanding the various poetic forms the author uses in this story.
Poetry,Childrens,Family,Childrens,Middle Grade,Realistic Fiction,Fiction,Childrens,Juvenile,Humor,Childrens,Picture Books,Environment,Nature
Gone Fishing: A Novel in Verse