Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems)
Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems)
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Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems)

Written by Linda Sue Park
Hardcover
$16.00
$14.88
4 - 7
Reading age
48
Page count
20
Words per page
650L
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Oct 15, 2007
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A sijo, a traditional Korean verse form, has a fixed number of stressed syllables and a humorous or ironic twist at the end. Like haiku, sijo are brief and accessible, and the witty last line winds up each poem with a surprise. The verses in this book illuminate funny, unexpected, amazing aspects of the everyday–of breakfast, thunder and lightning, houseplants, tennis, freshly laundered socks. Carefully crafted and deceptively simple, Linda Sue Park’s sijo are a pleasure to read and an irresistible invitation to experiment with an unfamiliar poetic form. Istvan Banyai’s irrepressibly giddy and sophisticated illustrations add a one-of-a-kind luster to a book that is truly a gem.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780618234837
    Publication Date
    October 15, 2007
    Publisher
    Clarion Books
    Page Count
    48
    Words Per Page
    20
    Reading Age
    4 - 7 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2006024901
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    70803474
    Lexile® Level
    650L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~P
    ATOS® Book Level
    3.7
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    118149
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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