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The Poetry Foundation recently named American poet Jack Prelutsky as the nation's first children's poet laureate (桂冠诗人). The group created the award as a way to increase children’s love of poetry.
As children's poet laureate, Jack Prelutsky will give two public readings in the next two years. He will also advise the Poetry Foundation about children's literature and take part in projects concerning children and poetry.
Jack Prelutsky has been writing poetry for children for almost forty years. He has written more than thirty-five books of poems. His first book was called /4 Gopher in the Garden. It was published in 1967. His latest is called Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant and Other Poems.
Prelutsky is well known for creating new words by combining two words to creat a new kind of creature. For example, he combined "radish" with "shark" to get "radishark", "Lion" and  "broccoli" became  "broccolion", He also created "umbrellaphant", a mixture of the words "umbrella" and "elephant".
Jack Prelutsky says that children like his poems because he writes about things they care about. Poetry researchers say that Jack Prelutsky's poems recognize children's feeling. An example of this is the poem My Sister Is a Werewolf which is about how it feels to be different.
Jack Prelutsky also writes poems about American holidays. His poem It's Halloween is a very famous one about the holiday celebrated at the end of October.
Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A.Poems with New Words Grow Popular
B.First Children's Poet Laureate Named
C.Children's Love for Poetry Increased
D.Jack Prelutsky Awarded Nationwide

What is Jack Prelutsky famous for?

A.Creating new words in his poems.
B.His productivity.
C.His long time of writing.
D.His poems about American holidays.

Children are in favour of his poems because ______ .

A.they are easy to understand
B.the poet is famous
C.children like reading new words
D.the poet understands their feelings

Put the following items in right order according to the passage.
a. two public readings
b. A Gopher in the Garden
c. Behold the Bold Unbrellaphant and Other Poems
d. My Sister Is a Werewolf

A.b-c-d-a B.d-a-c-b
C.b-d-c-a D.a-b-c-d
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