Fleischman has a powerful gift for the use of words. With them, he has been able to create the cadence of insect sounds. When read aloud as intended, the insects join voices in musical duets and the author's spoken poems produce a rhythm reminiscent of the humming, buzzing, droning noises made by crickets, honey bees, and cicadas. The author's words also have the ability to evoke visual images. Written in free verse, his Joyful Noise poems are full of imaginative.....
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