A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein. New York: HarperCollins, 1981.

ISBN: 978-0060256739

Annotation: Shel Silverstein combines his outrageous sketches, humor, word play and rhyme to create hundreds of poems students remember into their adulthood.

Media: pen and ink sketches

Curricular Connections: 5+ Poetry, Humor, Language Arts

Rating: 5Q/5P

RAC 7.27.09

A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein. New York: HarperCollins,1981. 0-06-025673-7

   Annotation: Another wondrous collection of poems and drawings by Mr. Silverstein

Media: black ink pen

   Rating: 5Q/5P 

Literary Device: Metaphor, Simile, Alliteration, Homonym, Repetition, Assonance, Consonance – it’s poetry!  :)

lvanburen/6-09

 A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein. New York: HarperCollins, 1981. ISBN-13: 9780060256746

This classic collection of funny poems paired with humorous pen and ink illustrations is a must read for children of all ages.

   - Media: Pen and Ink
   - Rating: 5Q/5P

   - Curricular Connections: Grades 5-9 Language Arts

CHA 8/1/09