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Stardines Swim High Across the Sky

and Other Poems

By Jack Prelutsky

Illustrated in full color by Carin Berger

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Stardines Swim High Across the Sky
 

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. Extensive F&G distribution
. "In the studio with Carin Berger" slideshow/interview video
. Social media outreach to parents through HarperCollins Children's Books channels
. Promotion on the Greenwillow blog
. Tie in with HarperCollins Children's Books Poetry Month promotions
. Targeted publicity outreach
. School & Library media advertising tied to Poetry Month
. Featured title in the "Picture Perfect Picture Books" group program
. Feature and F&G distribution at national Teacher & Librarian conferences and preview events

By Jack Prelutsky

Jack Prelutsky was the nation’s first Children’s Poet Laureate. He has filled more than fifty books of verse with his inventive wordplay, including the national bestsellers Scranimals and The New Kid on the Block. In a starred review, School Library Journal called Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant, also illustrated by Carin Berger, a “do-not-miss poetry pick.” Jack Prelutsky lives in Washington State. You can visit him online at www.jackprelutsky.com.



 

Illustrated in full color by Carin Berger

Carin Berger is an award-winning designer, artist, and creator of such picture books as The Little Yellow Leaf and A Perfect Day, among others. She assembled the dioramas, shadow boxes, and cut-paper collages in this book from ephemera—catalogues, old books, receipts, letters, ticket stubs, and more—and cigar boxes. Carin Berger lives in New York City. You can visit her online at www.carinberger.com.
 



 

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A Perfect Day
A Perfect Day
Carin Berger
  • Hardcover
  • 9780062015808
  • 11/13/2012
  • $16.99 ($18.99 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
It's Christmas!
It's Christmas!
Jack Prelutsky, Marylin Hafner
  • Hardcover
  • 9780060537067
  • 9/30/2008
  • $16.99 ($18.50 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
  • Paperback
  • 9780060537081
  • 9/25/2012
  • $3.99 ($4.99 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
 
I've Lost My Hippopotamus
I've Lost My Hippopotamus
Jack Prelutsky, Jackie Urbanovic
  • Hardcover
  • 9780062014573
  • 3/13/2012
  • $18.99 ($21.99 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
  • Library
  • 9780062014580
  • 3/13/2012
  • $19.89 ($25.89 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
There's No Place Like School
There's No Place Like School
Jack Prelutsky, Jane Manning
  • Hardcover
  • 9780060823382
  • 6/22/2010
  • $16.99 ($18.99 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
  • Library
  • 9780060823399
  • 6/22/2010
  • $17.89 ($23.89 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
 
Forever Friends
Forever Friends
Carin Berger
  • Hardcover
  • 9780061915284
  • 3/2/2010
  • $16.99 ($19.99 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
Something Big Has Been Here
Something Big Has Been Here
Jack Prelutsky, James Stevenson
  • Hardcover
  • 9780688064341
  • 9/8/1990
  • $18.99 ($24.99 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
  • Paperback
  • 9780061857751
  • 2/23/2010
  • $9.99 ($10.99 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
 
What a Day It Was at School!
What a Day It Was at School!
Jack Prelutsky, Doug Cushman
  • Paperback
  • 9780060823375
  • 6/30/2009
  • $6.99 ($9.25 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
OK Go
OK Go
Carin Berger
  • Hardcover
  • 9780061576669
  • 4/28/2009
  • $17.99 ($23.99 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
 
Be Glad Your Nose Is on Your Face
Be Glad Your Nose Is on Your Face
Jack Prelutsky, Brandon Dorman
  • Hardcover
  • 9780061576539
  • 10/14/2008
  • $22.99 ($24.99 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
The Little Yellow Leaf
The Little Yellow Leaf
Carin Berger
  • Hardcover
  • 9780061452239
  • 8/26/2008
  • $16.99 ($18.50 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
 
It's Thanksgiving!
It's Thanksgiving!
Jack Prelutsky, Marylin Hafner
  • Paperback
  • 9780060537111
  • 8/26/2008
  • $3.99 ($5.25 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
It's Raining Pigs and Noodles CD
It's Raining Pigs and Noodles CD
Jack Prelutsky
  • Audio
  • 9780061451355
  • Reader: Jack Prelutsky
  • Media: CDs
  • 2/26/2008
  • $14.95 ($16.25 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
 
My Dog May Be a Genius CD
My Dog May Be a Genius CD
Jack Prelutsky
  • Audio
  • 9780061451454
  • Reader: Jack Prelutsky
  • Media: CDs
  • 2/26/2008
  • $14.95 ($16.25 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
Pizza, Pigs, and Poetry
Pizza, Pigs, and Poetry
Jack Prelutsky
  • Hardcover
  • 9780061434495
  • 2/26/2008
  • $16.99 ($22.50 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
  • Paperback
  • 9780061434488
  • 2/26/2008
  • $6.99 ($7.99 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
 
My Dog May Be a Genius
My Dog May Be a Genius
Jack Prelutsky, James Stevenson
  • Hardcover
  • 9780066238623
  • 2/26/2008
  • $18.99 ($24.99 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
  • Library
  • 9780066238630
  • 2/26/2008
  • $19.89 ($25.89 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
My Parents Think I'm Sleeping
My Parents Think I'm Sleeping
Jack Prelutsky, Yossi Abolafia
  • Paperback
  • 9780060537227
  • 1/8/2008
  • $3.99 ($4.99 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
 
In Aunt Giraffe's Green Garden Unabridged CD
In Aunt Giraffe's Green Garden Unabridged CD
Jack Prelutsky
  • Audio
  • 9780061254567
  • Reader: Jack Prelutsky
  • Media: CDs
  • 5/8/2007
  • $17.95 ($21.00 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
Something Big Has Been Here CD
Something Big Has Been Here CD
Jack Prelutsky
  • Audio
  • 9780061359422
  • Reader: Jack Prelutsky
  • Media: CDs
  • 3/27/2007
  • $14.95 ($17.50 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
 
The New Kid on the Block CD
The New Kid on the Block CD
Jack Prelutsky
  • Audio
  • 9780061359439
  • Reader: Jack Prelutsky
  • Media: CDs
  • 3/27/2007
  • $14.95 ($17.50 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
A Pizza The Size of The Sun CD
A Pizza The Size of The Sun CD
Jack Prelutsky
  • Audio
  • 9780061359453
  • Reader: Jack Prelutsky
  • Media: CDs
  • 3/27/2007
  • $14.95 ($17.50 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
 
It's Snowing! It's Snowing!
It's Snowing! It's Snowing!
Jack Prelutsky, Yossi Abolafia
  • Paperback
  • 9780060537173
  • 11/7/2006
  • $3.99 ($4.99 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant
Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant
Jack Prelutsky, Carin Berger
  • Hardcover
  • 9780060543174
  • 9/26/2006
  • $16.99 ($22.50 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
 
Scranimals
Scranimals
Jack Prelutsky, Peter Sis
  • Hardcover
  • 9780688178192
  • 9/3/2002
  • $17.99 ($23.99 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
  • Paperback
  • 9780060753689
  • 2/28/2006
  • $6.99 ($9.25 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
The Jack Prelutsky Holiday CD Audio Collection
The Jack Prelutsky Holiday CD Audio Collection
Jack Prelutsky
  • Audio
  • 9780060820657
  • Reader: Jack Prelutsky
  • Media: CDs
  • 8/9/2005
  • $13.95 ($16.50 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
 
Awful Ogre's Awful Day
Awful Ogre's Awful Day
Jack Prelutsky, Paul O. Zelinsky
  • Paperback
  • 9780060774592
  • 7/26/2005
  • $6.99 ($8.99 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
It's Raining Pigs & Noodles
It's Raining Pigs & Noodles
Jack Prelutsky, James Stevenson
  • Hardcover
  • 9780060291945
  • 8/22/2000
  • $18.99 ($23.99 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
  • Paperback
  • 9780060763909
  • 12/26/2012
  • $9.99 ($13.25 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
 
The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders
The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders
Jack Prelutsky, Petra Mathers
  • Paperback
  • 9780060737764
  • 3/15/2005
  • $6.99 ($9.25 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
If Not for the Cat
If Not for the Cat
Jack Prelutsky, Ted Rand
  • Hardcover
  • 9780060596774
  • 9/21/2004
  • $17.99 ($22.50 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
 
The Dragons Are Singing Tonight
The Dragons Are Singing Tonight
Jack Prelutsky, Peter Sis
  • Paperback
  • 9780688161620
  • 8/27/1998
  • $6.99 ($9.25 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
Ride a Purple Pelican
Ride a Purple Pelican
Jack Prelutsky, Garth Williams
  • Hardcover
  • 9780688040314
  • 10/20/1986
  • $18.99 ($24.99 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
  • Paperback
  • 9780688156251
  • 9/22/1997
  • $7.99 ($10.50 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
 
It's Halloween
It's Halloween
Jack Prelutsky, Marylin Hafner
  • Paperback
  • 9780688147334
  • 9/20/1996
  • $6.99 ($7.99 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
A Pizza the Size of the Sun
A Pizza the Size of the Sun
Jack Prelutsky, James Stevenson
  • Hardcover
  • 9780688132354
  • 9/16/1996
  • $17.99 ($23.99 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
 
It's Christmas!
It's Christmas!
Jack Prelutsky, Marylin Hafner
  • Paperback
  • 9780688143930
  • 10/19/1995
  • $6.99 ($8.75 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
The Headless Horseman Rides Tonight
The Headless Horseman Rides Tonight
Jack Prelutsky, Arnold Lobel
  • Paperback
  • 9780688117054
  • 8/21/1992
  • $6.99 ($6.25 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
 
Tyrannosaurus Was a Beast
Tyrannosaurus Was a Beast
Jack Prelutsky, Arnold Lobel
  • Paperback
  • 9780688115692
  • 3/31/1992
  • $6.99 ($7.50 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
The New Kid on the Block
The New Kid on the Block
Jack Prelutsky, James Stevenson
  • Hardcover
  • 9780688022716
  • 8/20/1984
  • $17.99 ($23.99 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
 
Nightmares
Nightmares
Jack Prelutsky, Arnold Lobel
  • Library
  • 9780688840532
  • 8/1/1976
  • $17.89 ($23.89 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
 

Also Available

The New Kid on the Block
The New Kid on the Block
Jack Prelutsky , James Stevenson
  • Paperback
  • 9780062239501
  • 2/26/2013
  • $9.99 ($10.99)
A Pizza the Size of the Sun
A Pizza the Size of the Sun
Jack Prelutsky , James Stevenson
  • Paperback
  • 9780062239518
  • 2/26/2013
  • $9.99 ($10.99)
 

Extras


Quotes

"Spectacular [and] witty. . . . Has the feel of a vintage science project by the weirdest (and most imaginative) kid in class. The zoology may be suspect, but the laughs are guaranteed."


- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Praise for Scranimals:

“Hilarious, inventive.”


- Kirkus Reviews
“Prelutsky tweaks language with his characteristic glee, wedging in plenty of humor.”


- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Praise for Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant and Other Poems:

“This is definitely a ‘do not miss’ poetry pick.”


- School Library Journal (starred review)
“Young readers will behold a wonderful, fantasically silly book.”


- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Pretty brilliant."


- Kirkus Reviews