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by Paul Fleischman

a. Amazon Link:
https://www.amazon.com/Joyful-Noise-Poems-Two-Voices/dp/0064460932/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1522796875&sr=1-1&keywords=joyful+noise+poems+for+two+voices

b. Author Info:
Paul Fleischman is the son of Sid Fleischman, acclaimed author of novels such as The Whipping Boy. Paul says he grew up listening to his father read his novels aloud. He is also a musician which helped inspire the poetry in Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices for which he also won a Newbury Medal.

c. Media Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=j-5t8lFIzI4

d. Common Core Standard:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.5.6
Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate to task and situation.

e. Teaching Idea:
Students perform 2-voice style poetry
https://www.poetryinvoice.com/teachers/lesson-plans/poems-two-voices

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by Karen Ehrnhardt

a. Amazon Link:
https://www.amazon.com/This-Jazz-Man-Karen-Ehrhardt/dp/0544339223/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=647NX1V7YDTN347C3YFN

b. Author Info:
Karen Ehrnhardt grew up in South Central Los Angeles and never dreamed she'd become a writer. She's always loved books and has several manuscripts in the works, including silly fantasies, and a picture book about an African musician. https://www.karenehrhardtbooks.com/

c. Media Link:
Musical Read-Aloud https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnzywl8FXXQ

d. Common Core Standard:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.5
Recognize common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems).

e. Teaching Idea:

Jazz Clouds
Pay homage to great African American jazz musicians, such as Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, and Duke Ellington, by reading This Jazz Man by Karen Ehrhardt. Then listen to their music and have kids free-write phrases to describe how the music makes them feel. Type the words into wordle.net to make a colorful "word cloud" that represents jazz music.
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/16-ways-celebrate-black-history-month/
From Scholastic via Pinterest

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by Jack Prelutsky

a. Amazon Link:
https://www.amazon.com/Ive-Lost-Hippopotamus-Jack-Prelutsky/dp/0062014579

b. Author Info:
Prelutsky is the author of over 50 poetry collections and is known for writing humorous and imaginative poetry. He began his career with poems about made-up creatures from his imagination but a publisher suggested he write about real animals. He took her advice and his first book, A Gopher in the Garden was published in 1967. http://jackprelutsky.com/

c. Media Link:
Listen to Jack's music from his website. http://jackprelutsky.com/jacks-music/

d. Common Core Standard:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.

e. Teaching Idea:
Finish a poem that Jack Prelutsky started...
http://jackprelutsky.com/online-writing-activities/