Real Toads, Imaginary Gardens USB-YOUNG READING Boof’s search for her birth

Boof’s search for her birth mother—a Pennywhistle native—catapults the budding couple into a mystery that might be better left unsolved

She brought her Russian tastes

Olivia and Reagan must work together fast to uncover the truth

The Book of Joy

Diagrams and figures throughout to illustrate key points

Real Toads, Imaginary Gardens USB-YOUNG READING Boof’s search for her birthWhat makes reading a poem unlike reading anything else? In Real Toads, Imaginary Gardens, acclaimed poet and teacher Paisley Rekdal demonstrates how to observe the building blocks of a poem including its diction, form, imagery, and rhythm and construct an interpretation of its meaning. Using guided close readings and nearly 40 creative and critical "experiments," this book shows how a poem takes shape through the intersection of all its lyric