Read Until You Bleed: Funny and Thoughtful Poetry For Funny and Thoughtful Children

by Daniel Garcïa Ordaz, Joshua Garcïa Steinbrunner (Illustrator)

Overview

This collection by the author of Cenzontle/Mockingbird: Songs of Empowerment and You Know What I'm Sayin'?, includes discussion questions and writing and creative prompts for independent reading or adult guidance or classroom or book club discussions. Includes black-and-white illustrations by the author's young son.
* Middle-Grade (2nd--6th grade)
* idioms, puns, alliteration, rhythm and rhyming
* questions for discussion (self, parents, teachers, book clubs, etc.)
* occasional writing or drawing prompts
* great for bed-time or read-alouds
Some poems are translated by the author from English to Spanish for use in bilingual settings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781732810648
Publisher:	El Zarape Press
Publication date:	07/20/2023
Pages:	100
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.38(d)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

TEDx Speaker and Pushcart Prize nominee, author Daniel García Ordaz is the 2023 McAllen Poet Laureate. García Ordaz, a.k.a. The Poet Mariachi, teaches at La Joya Early College High School. He is the founder of the Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival. He is the author of a middle grades book, Read Until You Bleed, (El Zarape Press, 2023) as well as the #1 bestseller books You Know What I’m Sayin’? (El Zarape Press, 2006) and Cenzontle/Mockingbird: Songs of Empowerment (FlowerSong Books, 2018) as well as the Cenzontle/Mockingbird (YA Edition): Songs of Empowerment (El Zarape Press, 2018). His short ebook, Pet Names, also achieved #1 bestseller status. His writing focuses is on celebrating the power of language. In April 2017, García Ordaz defended his thesis, Cenzontle/Mockingbird: Empowerment Through Mimicry, to complete his terminal degree, an MFA in Creative Writing from The University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley. Over the years, he has edited several books and anthologies, such as Twenty: In Memoriam, a response by poets across the U.S. to the Sandy Hook shootings. García also served in the U.S. Navy as a Hospital Corpsman. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from The University of Texas-Pan American and an MFA in Creative Writing from UTRGV.

Editorial Reviews

Entertaining poetry that balances humor with solemnity and heaps of winning wordplay. The inclusion of thought-provoking prompts before each poem gives the collection added depth. Perhaps most impactful is his consistent attention to the beauty of language in a host of forms, whether that's his Spanish translation of several poems or the suggestions to use his poetry as a basis to explore more complex topics.

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