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The Best Poetry Books
Reading poems can be a lot of fun for kids.With these children's poetry books, children will gain a new appreciation of poetry and the spoken word.
Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices
The entertaining sounds of insects fill these poems by Paul Fleischman, making it a favorite with 12—15yearolds.These poems were written to be read aloud by two readers.
Paul Fleischman received the John Newbery Medal for young people's literature for the book in 1989.Other recognition included: the Boston GlobeHorn Book Award ，the Hans Christian Andersen Award and so on.
Eric Beddow's artwork, fullpage, detailed pencil pictures, are vivid and effective complements to the poetry, which brings insects to life when read aloud by two voices.
You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Stories to Read Together
Poet Mary Ann Hoberman is the author of the picture book, which includes the joyful pictures of Michael Emberley.The book contains very short story poems for two people to read aloud, alternately and together.Each of the 12 stories for 6—11yearolds features rhythm, rhyme, and repetition, as well as humor and attention on the joys of reading.
The book is one of a series of story poems.All the books are designed to be read aloud by two people, as if, says Hoberman, it's “a little play for two voices”. The two people can be an adult and a child or two children.
Big Talk: Poems for Four Voices
Poems for four voices are much more challenging to present than poems for two voices, but middle school students tend to enjoy the challenge.The threestory poems in it will appeal to middle schoolers.The author, Paul Fleischman, provides a clear description of how to use the book.The poems are colorcoded to make them easier for the four readers to keep track of their parts.
I Am Phoenix: Poems for Two Voices
The fifteen poems for two voices in the book are all about birds.Ken Nutt's soft pencil pictures complement the poems by Paul Fleischman.The words of each poem are in two columns, each to be read by one person, sometimes individually, sometimes together.
本文介绍了几本适合孩子阅读的有趣的诗集。
21．Which book is written for primary school students?
A．Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices.
B．You Read to Me, I'll Read to You：Very Short Stories to Read Together.
C．Big Talk: Poems for Four Voices.
D．I Am Phoenix: Poems for Two Voices.
答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据You Read to Me，I'll Read to You：Very Short Stories to Read Together部分中的“Each of the 12 stories for 6—11yearolds features rhythm，rhyme，and repetition，as well as humor and attention on the joys of reading”可知，B项正确。
22．How is Big Talk: Poems for Four Voices different from the other three books?
A．It goes with a CD.
B．It contains pictures.
C．It has instructions for users.
D．It is for two children to read aloud.
答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据Big Talk：Poems for Four Voices部分中的“The author，Paul Fleischman，provides a clear description of how to use the book”可知，C项正确。
23．Where may the passage be taken from?
A．A novel. B．A website. C．A textbook. D．A science report.
答案：B
解析：出处判断题。文章介绍了几本适合孩子阅读的有趣的诗集，结合选项可知，本文最可能出自一个网站，故B项正确。
