Kwame Alexander's Free Write: A Poetry Notebook

(Hardback)

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Age range 9 to 12

From the Newbery-Medal winning author of The Crossover and The Undefeated comes an exciting, interactive, poetry notebook empowering kids to express themselves in verse

Discover the power of poetry! Have you ever written a poem How about rap lyrics or a letter or even a list 'Cause those can all be poetry too. Wanna give it a try

Bestselling author and poet extraordinaire Kwame Alexander created this super-fly notebook just for YOU! It's bursting with cool activities, sizzling poetry starters, inspirational quotes, and lots of space to create. So grab your pen or pencil 'cause it's time to give your words FLOW and RHYTHM and RHYME!

Incredible stories. Award-winning storytellers. Epic adventure, mystery, and fun We've got it all in Ghostwriter, the extraordinary new series from the Emmy-award winning hit Apple TV+ show, created by your friends at Sesame Workshop.

'Wanna be a writer Wanna find your voice It all starts here...' Jeff Kinney, author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series

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"Wanna be a writer Wanna find your voice It all starts here. Kwame Alexander is a man on FIRE! He says this book is LIT. But it's really a SPARK. In other words, he didn't have time to finish this book... so he is leaving it up to YOU and calling it a 'notebook.' Honestly, he's trying his hardest." - Jeff Kinney, author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and fan of Ghostwriter

Author Bio

KWAME ALEXANDER is a poet, educator, and New York Times bestselling author of 28 books. A regular contributor to NPR's Morning Edition, Kwame is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Coretta Scott King Author Honor, the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Prize, three NAACP Image Award Nominations, and the 2017 Inaugural Pat Conroy Legacy Award. Kwame is the co-founder of L.E.A.P., an international literacy empowerment organization that built the Barbara E. Memorial Library and Health Clinic in the eastern region of Ghana. SESAME WORKSHOP is the nonprofit educational organization behind the world-renowned children's program Sesame Street. With the mission of helping kids grow smarter, stronger, and kinder, Sesame Workshop has worked with educators to develop programs tailored to the unique needs of children all over the world. Sesame Workshop works to teach the whole child, providing lessons on topics from ABCs and 123s to health, emotional well-being, and respect.