Topsy-Turvy

Topsy-Turvy
Author: Charles Bernstein
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2021-04-30
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 022678374X

In his most expansive and unruly collection to date, the acclaimed poet Charles Bernstein gathers poems, both tiny and grand, that speak to a world turned upside down. Our time of “covidity,” as Bernstein calls it in one of the book’s most poignantly disarming works, is characterized in equal measure by the turbulence of both the body politic and the individual. Likewise, in Topsy-Turvy, novel and traditional forms jostle against one another: horoscopes, shanties, and elegies rub up against gags, pastorals, and feints; translations, songs, screenplays, and slapstick tangle deftly with commentaries, conundrums, psalms, and prayers. Though Bernstein’s poems play with form, they incorporate a melancholy, even tragic, sensibility. This “cognitive dissidence,” as Bernstein calls it, is reflected in a lyrically explosive mix of pathos, comedy, and wit, though the reader is kept guessing which is which at almost every turn. Topsy-Turvy includes an ode to the New York City subway and a memorial for Harpers Ferry hero Shields Green, along with collaborations with artists Amy Sillman and Richard Tuttle. This collection is also full of other voices: Pessoa, Geeshie Wiley, Friedrich Rückert, and Rimbaud; Carlos Drummond, Virgil, and Brian Ferneyhough; and even Caudio Amberian, an imaginary first-century aphorist. Bernstein didn’t set out to write a book about the pandemic, but these poems, performances, and translations are oddly prescient, marking a path through dark times with a politically engaged form of aesthetic resistance: We must “Continue / on, as / before, as / after.” The audio version of Topsy-Turvy is performed by the author.

The Topsy-Turvy Bus

The Topsy-Turvy Bus
Author: Anita Fitch Pazner
Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing ®
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2022-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 172845199X

Reuse, recycle, renew, and rethink! Climb aboard the Topsy-Turvy Bus with Maddy and Jake as it travels around the country teaching communities the importance of taking care of the earth and creating a better, cleaner, healthier world. Based on a real Topsy-Turvy Bus created by Hazon, the largest Jewish environmental organization in North America.

Topsy Turvy

Topsy Turvy
Author:
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1987
Genre: German poetry
ISBN: 9780224024969

A Topsy-turvy Tale

A Topsy-turvy Tale
Author: Pat Jamieson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 28
Release: 1978
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780307118509

A sailing car, flying children, and talking cows are all part of a very topsy-turvy world.

Mr. Topsy-turvy

Mr. Topsy-turvy
Author: Roger Hargreaves
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2001-04-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0698178688

He's one wacky guy! He sees things a little differently from everyone else-backwards!

Topsy-Turvy Town

Topsy-Turvy Town
Author: Luc Melanson
Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2010
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0887769209

A little boy describes his favorite pretend place called Topsy-Turvy Town, where he shares his bath with a robot and it rains broccoli.

Topsy Turvy World

Topsy Turvy World
Author: Atak
Publisher: Nobrow Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9781909263048

A fantastical illustrated book where mice chase cats, penguins live in the jungle, cars fly and aeroplanes float!

Topsy-Turvy Inside-Out Knit Toys

Topsy-Turvy Inside-Out Knit Toys
Author: Susan B. Anderson
Publisher: Artisan Books
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2013-04-09
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1579654606

Susan B. Anderson's fifth book--her most enchanting yet--turns the spotlight on "reversibles": knitted projects that are two toys in one. This collection of a dozen delightful toys features a dog in a doghouse, a chrysalis with a fluttery surprise inside, a tiny hidden fairy, a vintage toy with a fabled theme to boot, pigs in a blanket, and much more. The adorable photographic sequences and the playful and energetic line drawings show how each finished reversible can be turned inside out to reveal its companion toy. Projects are arranged in order from simplest (fine for a beginner) to the most challenging. Finally, the book features tutorials from the author (a great knitting teacher), explaining special techniques: how to apply any applique, how to do the stem stitch, how to embroider "eyes" on the Bunny and Lamb, and 14 more. It all adds up to the best knitting book of the season.

An Alphabet Pet Parade in Topsy-Turvy Town, Population 26

An Alphabet Pet Parade in Topsy-Turvy Town, Population 26
Author: Judith E. Torres
Publisher: ASHA Press
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2021-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9781580411271

When Zoe Z. Zany's grandpa, Yulee Y. Young, gives permission for Zoe to get a pet, she attends the Topsy-Turvy Town Alphabet Pet Parade and is smitten with a mischievous black and white critter creating an increasing amount of chaos. Zoe is sure this animal is her dream pet, so she hops on her bike and a wild chase ensues, scattering the unusual townspeople and their unconventional pets all over Topsy-Turvy Town.Literacy expert Judith E. Torres, MA, CCC-SLP has created this captivating alphabet book inspired by the annual Pet Parade in Santa Fe. Children will love exploring the detail in the illustrations and hunting for Zoe's new pet. The book can be used by parents, speech-language pathologists, and educators to teach language and literacy concepts such as phonemic awareness, letter names and sounds, opposites, animal vocabulary, verbs, pronouns, and story prediction. The story is supplemented with further discussion materials, including a glossary of animals and educational prompts.