Newbery Medal Winner
Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices
by Paul Fleischman
Summary
Paul Fleischman crafts a collection of poems about insects designed to be read aloud by two voices at once, the lines sometimes alternating and sometimes spoken together. The form mimics the buzzing, chirping rhythms of grasshoppers, fireflies, cicadas, and other creatures, turning poetry into a kind of performance. The inventive structure invites readers to hear language as music.
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Historical Context & Significance
Paul Fleischman won the Newbery just two years after his father Sid Fleischman won it, a rare achievement for a parent and child.