{"product_id":"nine-a-book-of-nonet-poems-9781623541163","title":"Nine: A Book of Nonet Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eFans of clever poetry and numbers rejoice! \u003ci\u003eNine\u003c\/i\u003e is a book of nine-line poems called nonets, all about the number nine!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHey!\u003cbr\u003eHi there!\u003cbr\u003eLove nonets?\u003cbr\u003eI'm sure you do.\u003cbr\u003eWhat are they, you ask?\u003cbr\u003eYou don't know a nonet?\u003cbr\u003eNot even one little one?\u003cbr\u003eActually, they're all the same size!\u003cbr\u003eThey're poems, of course--and here's your first! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach poem in this clever collection is a nonet: a nine-line poem that starts with nine syllables in the first line and ends with one syllable in the ninth line (or the reverse). But these nonets go even further! Every one is also written with the number nine at its heart. There's plenty to love and learn: topics include the nine months it takes a baby to be born, cats' nine lives, baseball's nine players, and the nine-banded armadillo. Some feature history, such as the Little Rock Nine, the spacecraft Apollo 9, the ninth president; others explain idioms, like \"dressed to the nines,\" \"cloud nine,\" and \"the whole nine yards.\" Explore these and more with nonets galore!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIrene Latham is the author of more than a dozen books, including two novels for children: \u003ci\u003eLeaving Gee's Bend\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDon't Feed the Boy\u003c\/i\u003e. Winner of the 2016 ILA Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award, her poetry books for children include \u003ci\u003eDear Wandering Wildebeest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhen the Sun Shines on Antarctica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFresh Delicious\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCan I Touch Your Hair?\u003c\/i\u003e (co-written with Charles Waters). Irene lives near Birmingham, Alabama. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmy Huntington has been illustratating children's books for twenty years. She illustrated \u003ci\u003eFresh-Picked Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eGrandma Drove the Garbage Truck\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGrandma Drove the Snowplow\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGrandma Drove the Lobsterboat\u003c\/i\u003e among others. www.amyhuntington.com\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Charlesbridge Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50528571883794,"sku":"9781623541163","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_56825aae-5a92-430b-8a01-89ce3d42fb74.jpg?v=1731331261","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nine-a-book-of-nonet-poems-9781623541163","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}