1.0ALSC Bloghttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blogDigital Content Task Forcehttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/author/digital-content-task-force/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="TFMPipgSlC"><a href="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2014/03/jack-prelutskys-new-poetry-app/">Jack Prelutsky’s new poetry app!</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2014/03/jack-prelutskys-new-poetry-app/embed/#?secret=TFMPipgSlC" width="600" height="338" title="“Jack Prelutsky’s new poetry app!” — ALSC Blog" data-secret="TFMPipgSlC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>   April is National Poetry Month! One of my favorite children’s poets, Jack Prelutsky has a new poetry app, The New Kid on the Block – interactive storybook of poems!  It’s based on his book, The New Kid on the Block and includes a collection of eighteen poems that will make you laugh out loud!  The app was created by Wanderful Interactive Storybooks and Living Books.  To begin your poetry adventure, click on either “Read to Me” or “Let Me Play.”   Scroll through the selection of poems, then pick a poem!  Jack Pretlusky will be your guide.  To select a poem, click on the arrows.  To play inside a poem, click “Let me play.” While you’re deciding, Jack Pretlusky will sing you a poem about an alligator.  This will make you smile. One of the key components in a good book app is the ability to clearly see and hear the words.  The New Kid on the Block app does this and...https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/poetry-jack-prelutsky-app-two-150x150.jpg