The proper way to meet a hedgehog and other how-to poems

A how-to poem shows the steps in a process: how to mix a pancake, how to bird-watch, how to scare monsters. And it does so with flair and joy.

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Other Authors: Janeczko, Paul B. (Editor), Jones, Richard (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • How to build a poem / by Charles Ghigna
  • How to tell a camel / J. Patrick Lewis
  • How to be a mole / by Elaine Magliaro
  • The proper way to be a hedgehog / by Allan Wolf
  • Toasting marshmallows / by Marilyn Sinter
  • Mix a pancake / by Christina Rosetti
  • To make a meal / by Calef Brown
  • How to tell goblins for elves / by Monica Shannon
  • How to scare monsters / by Rebecca Kai Dotlich
  • Rules / by Karla Kuskin
  • Rules of speaking / by Douglas Florian
  • Walking on Mars / by Irene Latham
  • Table tennis triolet / by Marjorie Maddox
  • Basketball rule #2 / by Kwame Alexander
  • How to ride a new bike / by April Halprin Wayland
  • Playin'' jacks / by Anna E. Jordan
  • The swing / by Robert Louis Stevenson
  • How to bird-watch / by Margarita Engle
  • How to be a tree in winter / by Irene Latham
  • How to take care of your tree / by Allan Wolf
  • How to make a snow angel / by Ralph Fletcher
  • How to be a snowflake / by Elaine Magliaro
  • Snowflake catcher / by Charles Waters
  • On the fourth of July / by Marilyn Singer
  • Fireworks / by Anna E. Jordan
  • Tired hair / by Douglas Florian
  • Barbershop / by Martin Gardner
  • A lesson from the deaf / by Nikki Grimes
  • How to read braille / by Steve Withrow
  • Best friends / by Helen Frost
  • How to say a little prayer / by Pat Mora
  • How to catch a poem / by Irene Latham
  • How to pay attention / by April Halprin Wayland.