{"product_id":"explosion-at-the-poem-factory-9781773061320","title":"Explosion at the Poem Factory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA funny story, full of wordplay, brings poetry alive as never before!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKilmer Watts makes his living teaching piano lessons, but when automatic pianos arrive in town, he realizes he's out of a job. He spots a \"Help Wanted\" sign at the poem factory and decides to investigate -- he's always been curious about how poems are made.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe foreman explains that machines and assembly lines are used for poetry these days. So Kilmer learns how to operate the \"meter meter\" and empty the \"cliché bins.\" He assembles a poem by picking out a rhyme scheme, sprinkling in some similes and adding alliteration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut one day the machines malfunction, and there is a dramatic explosion at the poem factory. How will poetry ever survive?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKyle Lukoff's funny story, rich in wordplay, is complemented by Mark Hoffmann's lively, quirky art. The backmatter includes definitions of poetic feet, types of poems (with illustrated examples) and a glossary of other terms. An author's note explains the inspiration for the story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e definitions\u003cbr\u003e glossary\u003cbr\u003e author's note\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4\u003cbr\u003e Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLukoff, Kyle:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eKyle Lukoff has worked at the intersection of books and people for more than half his life, first as a bookseller and later as a school librarian, reviewer, awards juror and contributor to professional publications. His first picture book, \u003cem\u003eA Storytelling of Ravens\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by Natalie Nelson, received two starred reviews and his second, \u003cem\u003eWhen Aidan Became a Brother\u003c\/em\u003e was described as \"joyful and affirming\" in a \u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e starred review and has received three other starred reviews. A confirmed bachelor, Kyle lives in a Brooklyn apartment filled with books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoffmann, Mark:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMark Hoffmann is an author and illustrator of children's books, an editorial illustrator and an artist who has won a number of awards. He also teaches illustration at Montserrat College of Art. Mark's picture books include \u003cem\u003eFruit Bowl\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/em\u003estarred review), \u003cem\u003e You Can Read\u003c\/em\u003e by Helaine Becker, \u003cem\u003eHawks Kettle\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePuffins Keel\u003c\/em\u003e by Susan Vande Griek, \u003cem\u003ePoop\u003c\/em\u003e by Poppy Campignon and \u003cem\u003eDirt Cheap\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in southern New Hampshire with his family, two cats and a dog.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Groundwood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614818242834,"sku":"9781773061320","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0b1e64c3-3b5b-4e76-9d93-80099b828713.jpg?v=1732465078","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/explosion-at-the-poem-factory-9781773061320","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}