Once Upon a Tomb: Gravely Humorous Verses Contributor(s): Lewis, J. Patrick (Author), Bartram, Simon (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0763618373 ISBN-13: 9780763618377 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2006 Annotation: Clever puns and elaborately detailed, surreal artwork illuminate a collection of comically grim verses that can't help but tickle the funny bone. Illustrations. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Halloween - Juvenile Fiction | Poetry (see Also Stories In Verse) - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories |
Dewey: 811.54 |
LCCN: 2005054217 |
Physical Information: 0.38" H x 8.58" W x 11.58" (0.91 lbs) 32 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 108653 Reading Level: 3.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Clever puns and elaborately detailed, surreal artwork illuminate a collection of comically grim verses that can't help but tickle the funny bone. Reader, if I had more time I'd say au revoir in rhyme, Sayonara, ciao in verse -- But I have to catch a hearse. Peek inside Once Upon a Tomb and find twenty-two poems, each of which tells, in hilarious verse, the story of an untimely demise -- from a school principal to a bully, a food critic to a cafeteria lady, an underwear salesman to a soccer player. Complemented by Simon Bartram's deadpan illustrations, J. Patrick Lewis's cryptic tour of headstones and epitaphs is silly, spooky -- and far from grave. |