Fancy Nancy: Poet Extraordinaire! audiobook

another cute Nancy book!! I loved it like the others I've read.

If you want to learn fancy words then this is the book you need.

With a name like Fancy Nancy, you know the girl in this story is going to get a kick out of poetry - and, with any luck, her enthusiasm for poems will spread to young readers just beginning to understand the true magic of words and reading. I must say I found Fancy Nancy Poet Extraordinaire! to be an excellent children's book. A number of modern books in this genre are, from my adult perspective, full of gibberish and nonsense with no interconnecting theme or unifying goal. This particular book, though, actually tells a story and incorporates poetry of various kinds into that story in a most effective way. Robin Preiss Glasser's beautiful illustrations will surely add even more to children's enjoyment of Jane O'Connor's story.Fancy Nancy's class is studying poetry, and each student has to compose a poem of his/her own. Nancy wants to write a great poem that will please her teacher, Miss Glass. Unsure what to write about, she begins compiling a collection of favorite poems from her friends and family along with a couple of sample poems written by her fellow students. As she goes about compiling this personal book of poems, she seeks and eventually finds the inspiration she needs to write a good poem of her own.Readers learn that poems can be fun, that they don't have to rhyme, that rhythm is an essential component of a good poem, that there are several different types of poetry (such as limericks and odes), the meaning of inspiration - and, most importantly, the fact that reading and writing poetry can be fun. I'm not sure how many boys are going to want to sit down with a Fancy Nancy book (since, as a girl, she presumably has cooties), but the books in this series really are wonderful books for parents to share with their younger children.

This book is about a sweet girl named Nancy who loves to be fancy by using big words, like inspiration or superb. She is learning all about poetry in her class, and did a survey where she asked all sorts of people what their favorite poems were, but now she has to write her very own poem, and it is proving harder than she thought, especially since her classmates have written some pretty awesome poems already. She experiences some writers block until her teacher tells her that she is creative and that there really are no rules to poetry. After lots of time spent in the Palace of Poetry, she ends up writing a beautiful poem all about her teacher, which she learns is called an ode. The main theme of this story is that everyone can be creative, you just have to find some inspiration and let the ideas come to you.I personally love this story because it reminds me of when I was a young girl like Nancy. I loved writing, and I would come up with all these fun stories and put them in my special notebook (which also had a glitter cover, for extra inspiration). I remember that after a while, it got more difficult to come up with new stories, and I experienced writers block quite a lot. Luckily, like Nancy, I had a really supportive teacher that always reminded me that I could come up with new stories because I'm creative. I would recommend this book to anyone that doubts their creativity, but especially girls, because I think the fun illustrations and Nancy's sassy attitude will really appeal to them. I also really love how this book teaches new vocabulary in a fun way - by using "fancy" words!

This is my favorite Fancy Nancy book to date. It is not only a discussion of Nancy learning to write poetry, but is also a collection of her own poems and other famous poems that she has enjoyed. The book addresses different forms of poetry, what is needed to create strong poetry, and even what to do if you get writer's block. The end of the book shows an anthology of poetry that Nancy is collecting and encourages readers to start their own anthology.As always, the book introduces good vocabulary and then defines the words in parenthesis, all in the narrator's voice. These "fancy" words and how much Nancy enjoys them models a strong love of learning.This book is not written in typical left-to-right text. It is a mixture of labeled pictures, lists, example poems, and discussions all along side the ongoing narrative story. As a result, I would not suggest this book as an independent read unless the student is a late transitional reader or an intermediate reader. However, it could be used as an interesting one-on-one read aloud for younger readers.

I know. 5 stars? I just can't help it, I LOVE Fancy Nancy. Her attempts at poetry appeal to all age groups (and her results are far better than anything I could ever turn out). This is a fun way to introduce poetry to a little one. And my sister, a bona fide poet, will be thrilled to learn that Fancy Nancy's teacher, the beloved Ms. Glass, assures EVERYONE that poetry does NOT have to rhyme. Totally tipped the scales in favor of that fifth star.

I know Robin (the illustrator) and my mom went to her house the other day and wanted her to sign some of my fancy nancy books. And after she gave us some free books which will probably also be on my book list soon!

This book is great for introducing and teaching poetry to your students or kids at home. This book is super cute and is about a girl named Nancy trying to find inspiration to write the best poem she can. I enjoyed this book and the poems are a mixture of serious, funny, and a lot of different kinds of poems. The illustrations are also great. I enjoyed this book.

A lovely idea! The promotion of poetry to young readers and the dispelling of a few myths about poetry all in one. The book encourages the reader to begin their own anthology. Flo began straight away after reading. Result!

Grades: Pre-k,1-2Genre: PoetryI love how Nancys teacher gives them assignment on poetry, and Nancy has to make the poem as fancy as she can. The pictures are always very cute in these types of books. I love this little read, and would definitely use this in my classroom one day. Rate 5-5

Charming!

Another Fancy Nancy book that doesn't disappoint. I have to give it 5 stars as it gave me the idea to write a poem with me and my daughters initials afterwards., which she loved.

I always want to encourage my students to be poets! Poetry is such a fun art form to explore and fancy Nancy has so much fun exploring poetry!