It Doesn't Need to Rhyme, Katie
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Picture Book · Ages 5–7 · 2013 · Est. 8 min read-aloud

It Doesn't Need to Rhyme, Katie

Written by Fran Manushkin · Illustrated by Tammie Lyon

Part of the Katie Woo, Star Writer series

A young writer learns that poems don't have to rhyme and can be about anything.

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32 pages· 1,008 words· Est. 8 min read-aloud· 520L· AR 2.8 · 0.5 AR pts
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Bookroo's summary

Katie Woo thought poems had to rhyme, until her friend JoJo told her they don't. Now she has fun painting pictures with words about everything from beards to bath time, and she shows readers how to write poems of their own, because anyone can write a poem.

From the publisher

Hi! I’m Katie Woo. I thought poems needed to rhyme, but my friend JoJo told me that they didn’t. Now I’m having so much fun painting pictures with words. From beards to bath time, you can write a poem about anything. Best of all, anyone can write poems, even you!

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Words
1,008
Reading age
5–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
520L
AR book level
2.8
AR points
0.5
AR quiz
160489
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
F&P level
~N
AR interest level
LG
Publication
Published
July 1, 2013
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781404881280
LCCN
2013004206

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