This 1989 Newbery Medal winner contains 14 poems paying homage to insects--from grasshoppers to butterflies. Each poem is designed to be read aloud by two people.

This 1989 Newbery Medal winner contains 14 poems paying homage to insects--from grasshoppers to butterflies. Each poem is designed to be read aloud by two people.

From the Newbery Medal winning author of Seedfolks , Paul Fleischman, Joyful Noise is a collection of irresistible poems that celebrates the insect world. Funny, sad, loud, and quiet, each of these poems resounds with a booming, boisterous, joyful noise.

The poems resound with the pulse of the cicada and the drone of the honeybee. Eric Beddows′s vibrant drawings send each insect soaring, spinning, or creeping off the page in its own unique way.

Paul Fleischman has created not only a fascinating guide to the insect world but an exultant celebration of life.