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Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices Audiobook
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Grasshoppers, waterstriders, and fireflies light up the pages of this rib-tickling book of poetry for two voices. Written as spirited duets, the poems ring with the love songs of book lice, the serenades of moths, and a choir of cicadas. Each one is a treat, filled with busy insect life. In addition to the voices of these frisky critters, there are also fascinating tidbits about their lives and habits. The digger wasp lays eggs underground, musing that it will never see their generation. Joyful Noise is a marvelous concoction of music and imagery, sound and sense, brilliantly narrated by four of Recorded Books, Inc.'s most gifted readers. Paul Fleischman, an award-winning author of children's books, has received critical acclaim for this collection of poems. Joyful Noise is an ALA Notable Children's Book, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and a Newbery Medal Winner. It won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction/Poetry, it was selected for The Horn Book Fanfare Honor List, and was designated a Notable Children's Trade Book in the Language Arts by the NCTE.
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"I loved how the poems were written to be read aloud by two voices. It gives the feeling of being with the "swarm" or group of insects as they move about their lives. Interesting perspectives between the different insects included in the book. Newbery Medal book. Reading orally with two people is like a dance of words."
— Shelley (4 out of 5 stars)
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“In resonant voices and striking use of language, this 1989 Newbery Medal-winner explores the various sounds and concerns of the insect world ”
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“Celebrate the insect world, from the short life of the mayfly to the love song of the book louse. Funny, sad, loud and quiet, each of these poems resounds with a booming, boisterous, joyful noise.”
— HarperCollins Publishers -
“A clear and fascinating guide to the insect world—from chrysalid butterflies to whirligig beetles—and an exultant celebration of life.”
— HarperCollins Publishers -
“A splendid collection of poems in many moods about the lives and dreams of insects.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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Winner of the 1989 Newbery Medal
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An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
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A 1988 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book
Joyful Noise Listener Reviews
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" I have loved sharing this book with my nine year old daughter - it has inspired her to write her own poems for two voices. The experience of reading poetry together is magical. "
— Laura, 2/17/2014 -
" (POETRY AND VERSE) I liked this poem book because it had all types of poems - happy, sad, funny, loud and quiet. A lot of them are meant to be read aloud, which is great for a classroom setting. It can be used to develop your cross-curriculum, and incorporated in both reading and language arts, as well as science. It would be good for students to connect the two and then write their very own insect poem. "
— Riley, 2/16/2014 -
" Creepiest children's book I've ever read... its icky and talks about the lives and loves of insects. Disgusting. Its only redeeming quality is that its written in the form of cascading poetry. "
— Aimee, 2/1/2014 -
" I'm just not that into poetry, but it was kind of cute. "
— Bonnie, 1/23/2014 -
" This book is an excellent resource to use to get reluctant students to read poetry and enjoy it. "
— Kelly, 1/17/2014 -
" I love these poems, and that they are not childish and sing songy. My high level third graders enjoy performing them together , as well as discussing the meaning behind them. "
— Jodi, 1/14/2014 -
" This is a great way to use poems in the classroom! "
— Andrea, 1/8/2014 -
" Lovely book of insect poetry. I really enjoyed it even though I read it to myself and not out loud like the read is instructed at the beginning. "
— Sue, 11/30/2013 -
" Absolutely GREAT! Loved it! My son loves to read this aloud with me! More beautiful and rhythmical than a song~! Adds pure pleasure to poetry!!!! Thumbs up! "
— Sami, 10/25/2013 -
" Novel approach to read-aloud poetry in a Readers-Theatre type style. I'm testing it out at Funky Minds next week. "
— Angela, 9/26/2013 -
" "Book Lice" (? I think that's its name...) is my favorite poem in here. All the poems are fun to read and none of them give me squirmies as a non-bug person. :) "
— Dory, 9/20/2013 -
" Reminded me of choral readings. Do schools still do those? "
— Tony, 8/27/2013 -
" I think this is a very clever book. Jon and I like to use the poems as a talent we can do together. Our favorite is Honeybees. "
— Charlotte, 7/28/2013 -
" I first read this in elementary school. I got to know the book of poetry from dance class. My favorite was "Grasshoppers". Rereading the collection I think "Grasshoppers" is but "Whirligig" comes a close second. "
— Stacey, 5/28/2013 -
" This book was fun. I've never heard of poems for multiple voices. It was a bit difficult to coordinate the timing, but with a little practice it got better. These poems were really clever and about insects/bugs. "
— Lindsay, 4/27/2013 -
" Read for my children's literature class. "
— Denise, 12/27/2012 -
" So fun to read poetry in two voices with students. "
— Ann, 12/1/2012 -
" This was a fun book to read with my almost 7 year old granddaughter and with my daughter-in-law. It made insects interesting and even personal. "
— Kathy, 9/24/2012 -
" Very unique, and fun to read aloud together. One of the most "different" Newbery titles. "
— elissa, 9/10/2012 -
" I really enjoyed these poems! I am curious to see how they would sound--considering they are meant for two VOICES. My favorites were Book Lice, Honeybee, and Cicada (although I thought that one would be more effective with more voices), but all of them were very interesting. "
— Thom, 8/18/2012 -
" Fun, lighthearted, yet symbolic poetry to be read by two. Jack Nilles introduced me to these poems, and I enjoyed reading them with my fiance Lauren. Joyful Noise is a great set of poems to introduce poetry performing newcomers to the joy of performance and poetry in general. "
— Eric, 6/20/2012 -
" Great for group work. Many of the poems are two part poems that the students can read together. "
— Shelby, 5/3/2012
About Paul Fleischman
Paul Fleischman has written more than twenty-five books for children and young adults. He received a Newbery Medal for Joyful Noise and a Newbery Honor for Graven Images. His novel Whirligig was named a Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, and Booklist. His Breakout was a finalist for the National Book Award.
About the Narrators
Barbara Caruso, winner of numerous Earphones Awards for narration, is an accomplished actress. A graduate of London’s prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she was a featured player in the Royal Shakespeare Company. She has played starring roles on Broadway and in theaters across the country. She won the Alexander Scourby Reader of the Year Award for her performances of young adult fiction and has more than one hundred audiobook narrations to her credit.
John McDonough, one of AudioFile magazine’s Golden Voices, has narrated dozens of audiobooks, and won eleven Earphones Awards. He is known for his narrations of children’s books, including Robert McCloskey’s Centerburg Tales and Albert Marrin’s Commander-in-Chief Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. Outside of his audiobook work, he has starred in a revival of Captain Kangaroo on the Fox Network.
Christina Moore is an actress and Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator. As an actress, she is best known for her roles in the television series That ’70s Show, Hawthorne, and 90210. She is a founding member of Bitches Funny, an all-female sketch group that has performed in New York City and Los Angeles.
Jeff Woodman is an actor and narrator. He is a winner of the prestigious Audie Award and a six-time finalist. He has received twenty Earphones Awards and was named the 2008 Best Voice in Fiction & Classics, as well as one of the Fifty Greatest Voices of the Century by AudioFile magazine. As an actor, he originated the title role in Tennessee Williams’ The Notebook of Trigorin and won the S. F. Critics’ Circle Award for his performance in An Ideal Husband. In addition to numerous theater credits on and off Broadway, his television work includes Sex and the City, Law & Order, and Cosby.