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Book Has Poems for Star Wars Fans

by Reporter Julian Shatté-Rice, Montessori Day School

“I Wish I Had a Wookiee: And Other Poems for Our Galaxy” is a great book for children who loved the Star Wars series. This book of poetry features poems about things that actually happened in the movies. For example, it shows Jango’s and Boba Fett’s relationship in a way that’s similar to the films. It also features new concepts entirely, such as a poem called “Looking for Gungan City.” That poem is about a girl swimming to try and find the underwater city of Gungan, which did not happen in the Star Wars movies. Other poems are based on children pretending they are a character from the movies. One child, featured in “If I Were a Stormtrooper,” is a young boy pictured in a stormtrooper outfit. Another example is a poem called “To Be Like Anakin” with a little girl riding a bike, pretending it is Anakin’s pod-racer. In the poem, she wishes she could “be like Anakin, and learn to use the Force: I’d have a blue lightsaber that I made myself of course.” Some of the poems are supposed to be funny, while others are more serious. A funny poem is “The Jawas Took My Homework.” It is funny because the writer states she had a good reason for her homework not being completed. An example of a serious poem is “The Beasts Inside” where a small child is struggling with her feelings and uses creatures from the movies - the Acklay, Nexu, and Reek – to become mentally tougher. This book, written by Ian Doescher and illustrated by Tim Budgen, features 75 poems, spread over 128 pages. This book is very light reading, and not as dark as the movies. This book of poems inspires children to use their imagination more. For more infomation or to purchase a copy of the book, visit www.quirkbooks.com.

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