Poetry Book Form Your Name.

Wendy Cooper
Book Title: It’s Raining Pigs & Noodles Author: Jack Prelutsky
Publisher: Greenwillow Books an imprint of Harper Collins Publishing Date: 2000

EVALUATE THE BOOK USING THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS

TYPE OF POETRY – Explain the type(s) of interes ng poem(s) in the book (narra ve, lyric, humorous,
free verse etc.) Explain with examples from the book.
Explain and give examples: Humorous, some simply silly, others have a lesson
1. You Can’t Make Me Eat That! Pg 43 Silly, full of adjec ves and hyperbole
2. We Are Plooters-Pg 92 About polluters
SUBJECT OF THE POEM(S) Explain the interes ng topics and new perspec ves the poems share with
the children. Provide 3 examples.
1. We are Plooters-Pg 92 About polluters. Short, sweet and to the point. Memorable
2. Dear Wumbledeebumble-Pg150 About a creature. Great launch for discussion. Lovey Juicy Words
3. I Am A Noted Liar-Pg 58 About a person who lies. Uses Prevaricate as a rhymer
LANGUAGE –Explain how the poems encourages children to play with words and expand their
imagina ons. Provide 3 examples
1. They use Hyperbole
2. Allitera on
3. The O er and the Ocelot-Pg 51 uses Ocelo ery-made up words
PERSONAL CONNECTIONS –Explain how the poems create an emo onal response for the child that
encourages repeated readings. Explain with examples from the poems.
Explain with examples: I’ve always stayed away from poems, so haven’t re-read them I imagine that
1. The O er and the Ocelot is simply, silly and has a made up word-Ocelo ery-mul ple discussions?
2. Percy’s Perfect Pies-Pg48 Lots of allitera on. It would be fun to go through all the pie names?
3. Chocolate Covered Salami-Pg23 everything is covered in chocolate-discussion would carry on ?

ILLUSTRATION – Consider illustra ons, page layout, word placement, art and/or photography.
Choose a 2-page spread and evaluate illustra on with the following:
Explain the illustra ons and how they relate to poem content.

Page design-explain: Use Dear Wumbledeebumble pg 150.

word placement and font: Regular text size-18 pt? Unremarkable placement, but not di cult
use of white/dark space: Lots of white space- illustra ons are second to the text.
CHILD DEVELOPMENT THEORIES -
• Select a poem from the book.
• Choose a theory (Piaget-cogni ve, Erikson-psychosocial or emo onal development)
• Iden fy the stage, age.
• Select a speci c trait from the developmental stage/age.
• Give speci c examples from the poem to t the developmental stage and age
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 Poem: Dear Wumbledeedumble Theory: Piaget

Stage Preopera onal 2 to 7 years Age Book is for ages 5-8
Select one trait for the developmental stage/age Language and vocabulary developing rapidly. &
Fantasy and imagina ve play help develop cogni ve skills.
Explain poetry examples:
1. The poem uses lovely juicy words; provoca ve, menacing, bizarre, unsavory, unnerving,
assortment.
2. There’s some ques ons to ask: What is this thing? How big? Where did it come from? Where did
it go? I would read it before process art me. Or crea ve wri ng me.

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