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The Death of the Hat: A Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects Hardcover - 2015

by Paul B. Janeczko; Chris Raschka (Illustrator)


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A celebrated duo reunites for a look at poems through history inspired by objects--earthly and celestial--reflecting the time in which each poet lived. A book-eating moth in the early Middle Ages. A peach blossom during the Renaissance. A haunted palace in the Victorian era. A lament for the hat in contemporary times. Poetry has been a living form of artistic expression for thousands of years, and throughout that time poets have found inspiration in everything from swords to stamp albums, candles to cobwebs, manhole covers to the moon. In The Death of the Hat: A Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects, award-winning anthologist Paul B. Janeczko presents his fiftieth book, offering young readers a quick tour of poets through the ages. Breathing bright life into each selection is Chris Raschka's witty, imaginative art.

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  • Title The Death of the Hat: A Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects
  • Author Paul B. Janeczko; Chris Raschka (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition; F
  • Pages 80
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Candlewick Press (MA), Somerville, MA
  • Date 2015
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780763669638 / 0763669636
  • Weight 1.4 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.9 x 10.1 x 0.6 in (25.15 x 25.65 x 1.52 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Library of Congress subjects Children's poetry, Poetry
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013957308
  • Dewey Decimal Code 808.81

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Citations

  • Booklist, 03/15/2015, Page 60
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 05/01/2015, Page 0
  • Horn Book Magazine, 03/01/2015, Page 116
  • Kirkus Best Middle Grade Books, 11/15/2015, Page 79
  • Kirkus Reviews, 01/01/2015, Page 0
  • New York Times Book Review, 04/12/2015, Page 18
  • Publishers Weekly, 02/09/2015, Page 0
  • PW Children's Starred Reviews, 12/02/2015, Page 54
  • School Library Journal, 02/01/2015, Page 120

About the author

Paul B. Janeczko (1945-2019) was a poet and teacher who edited numerous award-winning poetry anthologies for young people, including A Poke in the I, A Kick in the Head, A Foot in the Mouth, and The Death of the Hat, all of which were illustrated by Chris Raschka; Firefly July, illustrated by Melissa Sweet; and The Proper Way to Meet a Hedgehog and Other How-To Poems, illustrated by Richard Jones. He also wrote Worlds Afire; Requiem: Poems of the Terezn Ghetto; Top Secret: A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Writing; Double Cross: Deception Techniques in War; The Dark Game: True Spy Stories from Invisible Ink to CIA Moles, a finalist for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults; and Secret Soldiers: How the U.S. Twenty-Third Special Troops Fooled the Nazis. Chris Raschka is the illustrator of many books for children, including The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster and A Ball for Daisy, both Caldecott Medal winners; Yo! Yes?, a Caldecott Honor Book; and I Pledge Allegiance by Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson. He is most recently the author-illustrator of The Cosmobiography of Sun Ra. Chris Raschka lives in New York City.
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