The death of the hat a brief history of poetry in 50 objects

A collection of "poems through history inspired by objects--earthly and celestial--reflecting the time in which each poet lived"--Amazon.com.

Other Authors:	Janeczko, Paul B. (Compiler), Raschka, Christopher (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, [2015]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Poetry > Juvenile.

Summary:	A collection of "poems through history inspired by objects--earthly and celestial--reflecting the time in which each poet lived"--Amazon.com.
Physical Description:	77 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Audience:	Elementary grade.
ISBN:	9780763669638 (hardback) 0763669636 (hardback)
Author Notes:	Paul Bryan Janeczko was born in Passaic, New Jersey on July 27, 1945. He received a bachelor's degree in English from St. Francis College in 1967 and a master's degree in English from John Carroll University in 1970. While teaching public high school, he created his own poetry anthology to use in his classes. He retired from teaching in 1990 after 22 years. He became a poet and anthologist best known for his poetry anthologies for children. From the 1980s through the early 2000s, he was the compiler for several anthologies including Pocket Poems: Selected for a Journey, I Feel a Little Jumpy Around You: A Book of Her Poems and His Poems Collected in Pairs, and A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms. He wrote several poetry collections including The Crystal Image, Requiem, Worlds Afire, and The Proper Way to Meet a Hedgehog and Other How-to Poems. His novel, Bridges to Cross, was published 1986. He died on February 19, 2019 at the age of 73. (Bowker Author Biography)