Monday, August 2, 2010

Tap Dancing on the Roof by Linda Sue Park



A sijo, a traditional Korean verse form, has a fixed number of stressed syllables and a humorous or ironic twist at the end. Like haiku, sijo are brief and accessible, and the witty last line winds up each poem with a surprise. The verses in this book illuminate funny, unexpected, amazing aspects of the everyday--of breakfast, thunder and lightning, houseplants, tennis, freshly laundered socks.
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40 comments:

  1. Brooke KingAugust 28, 2010 at 9:57 AM

    I really liked this book! The poems are funny and short, but the language used dances out of your mouth when you read it. This is one of my favorites so far!****

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  2. Taylor/Mrs.HemingwaySeptember 8, 2010 at 10:49 AM

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    This book was so funny
    made me feel so warm inside reading these poems
    and made me laugh

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  3. MPE/DuncanSeptember 12, 2010 at 5:39 PM

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    I don't understand that type of poem, so I didn't really like the book. People who know a lot about poems would probably understand this book better than me. So I recommend that poem people read it.

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  4. MaddyC./DuncanSeptember 13, 2010 at 3:13 PM

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    I like the latin poetry format beacause the last sentence always has a odd but funny twist.:D

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  5. hunter/zillSeptember 15, 2010 at 10:38 AM

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    I do not like this book or poems at all so I dont understand it.

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  6. lexi/zillSeptember 15, 2010 at 10:49 AM

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    i thought it was a very cute book the pictures were so good i love it

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  7. kiana/zillSeptember 15, 2010 at 11:34 AM

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    this book was an adoribal book with ryhms that made me laugh and now my dad is now saying those sames ryhms

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  8. Caelia /DuncanSeptember 17, 2010 at 2:36 PM

    I liked how at end of each poem it has a funny twist

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  9. Ellen s. /dominguezSeptember 18, 2010 at 4:34 PM

    i ♥ed this book. My favorite poem was SCHOOL LUNCH.****

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  10. Mallory/HemingwayOctober 7, 2010 at 2:26 PM

    I did not really understand the book that well, but the pictures were good.

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  11. ashley j silasOctober 12, 2010 at 10:51 AM

    this was a great book my faves are school lunch and art class the pics look really weird but coll his eyes are so crazy

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  12. kara /mis.dyeOctober 14, 2010 at 6:39 PM

    I like this book . It was relly funny.****

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  13. Lauren F./Ms.NortonOctober 21, 2010 at 6:23 AM

    I liked this book because different culture of poems.**

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  14. Carson E./Ms.NortonNovember 4, 2010 at 8:01 AM

    I like the poem pockets because it`s no
    ordinary poem.

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  15. courtney/NortonNovember 4, 2010 at 8:04 AM

    I real liked this book very much!!!

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  16. Kylee c./NortonNovember 4, 2010 at 8:16 AM

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    i did not like it caus i did not like the poumes

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  17. Eliana / hemingway*****November 7, 2010 at 8:13 AM

    This confusing but yet funny book had lot of twists, crazy pictures,and well... tap dancing on the roof.

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  18. Joshua/HemingwayNovember 8, 2010 at 2:43 PM

    i kind of liked it all it was was poems put together to tell about life

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  19. Danica(Rodriguez)November 8, 2010 at 6:50 PM

    I like the book and it's twist's.

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  20. Eliana/HemingwayNovember 8, 2010 at 7:42 PM

    I found this book enjoyable.Because there were lots of crazy poems that made you think.

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  21. Hannah/mrs ZillNovember 9, 2010 at 8:41 AM

    it was a OK book the pictures were awesome but it was borring **

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  22. Kayla/ZillNovember 9, 2010 at 8:48 AM

    I really liked this book! It had short and funny poems.

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  23. Kayla/ZillNovember 9, 2010 at 8:51 AM

    I really liked this book because Mudshark knows everything and then a bird shows him of!

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  24. Ally/ZillNovember 9, 2010 at 11:31 AM

    I liked it my favorite poem is bedtime snack. I like how it had a twist, it made me laugh.

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  25. Bennett/duncanNovember 10, 2010 at 6:19 AM

    I wish they would stay on topic or at least have one poem about tap danceing on the roof

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  26. breanna b./hemingwayNovember 10, 2010 at 2:34 PM

    my favorite poem was days end.*****

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  27. chris.h/hemingwayNovember 11, 2010 at 5:07 AM

    I rank it a ***. I'm not a fan of poems but if you are read it.My favorite is school lunch or is it bedtime?

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  28. Lauren B / hemingwayNovember 11, 2010 at 1:14 PM

    This book kind of confused me but i like the meaning behind it!

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  29. Andrew/HemingwayNovember 15, 2010 at 4:52 PM

    I liked how the author described the different poems and how the poems talked about the events from day to night

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  30. marissa/zillNovember 17, 2010 at 11:25 AM

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    I didn't understand the book that well.

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  31. Drew/ZillNovember 23, 2010 at 8:45 AM

    This book had me off my feet and humming the rymes aloud. You will not regret reading this book, because it will have you tap dancing on the roof.

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  32. sydney b/hemingwayNovember 30, 2010 at 5:54 PM

    this was a funny book!I liked the book.

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  33. peyton/hemingwayDecember 7, 2010 at 3:06 PM

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    i realy dident understand this book i wouldent recemend it

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  34. Makayla /hemingwayJanuary 4, 2011 at 10:38 AM

    ** Tap dancing on the roof was a book that has many sijo poems that has a certain amount of syllables. You really had to pay attention. It's about when a boy has his whole day throughout school and his home. It's really crazy, funny,cool book.

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  35. hannah/fryeJanuary 9, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    i really liked this book because the poems were very discriptive i am really happy it is a blubonnet book.

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  36. tory(norton)January 10, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    this book was so cuite

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  37. Nina C./DuncanJanuary 26, 2011 at 6:24 PM

    I liked this book because it was about a type of poetry I didn't even know was poetry. It introduced me to something new that I really like. I rate this book "good".

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  38. MAXJanuary 28, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    this book is a great book about a kid and this book enspired me.

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  39. sydney b/hemingwayFebruary 24, 2011 at 8:44 AM

    I did not realy care for this book.my favorite poem is school lunch.

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  40. nadia/hemingwayMarch 3, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    this was an ok book even though i dont like poetry i enjoyed this book although it was a little confusing
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