Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices. (1st Harper Trophy Ed.)

Written to be read aloud by two voicessometimes alternating, sometimes simultaneous--here is a collection of irresistible poems that celebrate the insect world, from the short life of the mayfly to the love song of the book louse.

Funny, sad, loud, and quiet, each of these poems resounds with a booming, boisterous, joyful noise.

In this remarkable volume of poetry for two voices, Paul Fleischman verbally re-creates the "Booming/boisterious/joyful noise" of insects.

The poems resound with the pulse of the cicada and the drone of the honeybee.

Eric Beddowss vibrant drawings send each insect soaring, spinning, or creeping off the page in its own unique way.Paul Fleischman has created not only a clear and fascinating guide to the insect worldfrom chrysalid butterflies to whirligig beetlesbut an exultant celebration of life.Supports Common Core State Standards