About This Lesson
In BookSpeak!, wacky and winsome poems showcase the magic on a bookshelf. This four-page reading guide for BookSpeak! (Clarion, 2011) will help you have a great time with this book, even if you are not all that comfortable with poetry. It offers info about the book, author Laura Purdie Salas, and illustrator Josee Bisaillon, as well as pre-reading questions, reading suggestions & questions, and a language, art, and science activity. Awards: Minnesota Book Award; NCTE Notables; Bank Street Best Books; Librarians' Choice; White Ravens; Nerdy Book Award