Readability: 0 Very, very easy. I read it in about half an hour.
Teachability: 8 It would be a good book to open a poetry unit with. It addresses some of the forms that poetry can take and it also addresses the feelings that a student might have toward their own work. Also it is a good example of a novel in verse. I know that the genre is a little underrepresented in classrooms right now. It might be a good idea to fix that.(Suggested grade level: 3-6 for independent readers, 1-12 for read-alouds)
Did I Like It?: Yes. It was sweet.
Summary: This is a book about Jack, a beginner poet. at first he doesn't like or want to write poetry, let alone share it with the whole class; but he soon gets over that with the help of his teacher and his dog.
Recommended For: Anyone, really.
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