Poet Extraordinaire!
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Picture Book · Ages 4–7 · 2010 · Est. 14 min read-aloud

Poet Extraordinaire!

By Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illustrator)

Part of the Fancy Nancy series

A young poet struggles to find inspiration for her perfect poem.

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32 pages· 1,731 words· Est. 14 min read-aloud
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Nancy Clancy loves poetry, but when her teacher assigns a poem, she hits a creative block. Determined to craft something extraordinary, Nancy embarks on a quest for inspiration. Will she discover the spark she needs to become a Poet Extraordinaire? Dive into Nancy's world of rhymes and verses, where the love of words turns ordinary into extraordinary.

From the publisher

Calling all poets!Fancy Nancy Clancy is so poetic, even her name rhymes. And with limericks, couplets, free verse, and more, poetry is plenty fancy! So when her teacher Ms. Glass gives Nancy and her classmates an assignment to come up with their very own poems, Nancy is determined to write one that is superb. But what happens when she can’t think of a good idea?Complete with Nancy’s very own poetry anthology, Fancy Nancy: Poet Extraordinaire! shows how a true love of words can be très fancy. Ooh la la! And with a little inspiration, which is fancy for something that helps you get good ideas, Fancy Nancy just might be a Poet Extraordinaire after all.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Words
1,731
Reading age
4–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~459L
Themes & topics
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The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.1
F&P level
~M
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
136741
Publication
Published
March 2, 2010
First published
March 1, 2010
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780061896439

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