Poet laureate of the preposterous, Jack Preslutsky has a new partner in rhyme -- Petra Mathers -- and the result is a stupendous spree of twenty-eight exuberant poems. In this collection there are tongue-twisting (but real) places to visit, such as Tuscaloosa and Winnemucca. There are remarkable sights, such as an elephant perched in a sycamore tree. And there are unforgettable characters, including Granny Gooding, Sarah Small, and Barnaby Boone, all of whose poems are guaranteed to make you smile. Young, sweet, and simply silly, you can bet your boots that this book will have everyone seeing red - suspenders, that is!
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"Frogs are all over my classroom, so I was immediately drawn to this particular jack prelutsky book of poems. My students often choose this book for a nightly read at home assignment. I use this book for an introduction to different types of poetry at the beginning of my poetry unit." — Abbey (4 out of 5 stars)
"Frogs are all over my classroom, so I was immediately drawn to this particular jack prelutsky book of poems. My students often choose this book for a nightly read at home assignment. I use this book for an introduction to different types of poetry at the beginning of my poetry unit."
" What the Five-Year-Old thought: "Perfect. The penguins were the funniest. Actually, the bears were the coolest, where they ate too many pies. You can tell because one has a green face." "
" I am doing an author study slash poetry cafe and station exploration with the kids at my school for National Poetry month. This is one of the books I am using for this activity. I enjoy Jack Prelutsky's poems because they are easy to read and understand and also fun! "
" This book travel to different places around the US. This is a great book to do with kids as you are teaching geography. This has a special place for me because it does have Winnemucca, NV. "
" I love this book! I used to read it all the time when I was littler. Now my brother reads it, too. "
" a collections of stories, and poems with many featuring particular cities or geographic areas within the united states. "
" I was always more of a Shel Silverstein fan as a kid, and it's taken me a while to get to liking Prelutsky's work. I did enjoy this one more than I expected. I think it was due to its shorter format and watercolor illustrations. "
" I am listening to this book on CD. "
" The book was very funny and easy to read. The pictures were fun to look at and Jack Prelutsky is great at relating poems to kids "
" While I did not enjoy all of the poems, the geographical poems will connect nicely with my focus in social studies. "
" The poems are kinda long for us, but there are some gems in here. And the illustrations are fabulous. "
" A collection of silly poems by master Jack Prelutsky...filled with humor and reflection. Many of the short poems contain references to places all over the United States. Brightly colored illustrations accompany the easily readable, easily memorizable pieces. "
" I listened to this on CD. This was read by the author, Jack Pretlusky. I thought I would have enjoyed this more than I did. There was just a lot going on. I was so distracted. I wonder what my kids would think. I am curious if they would enjoy it more or share my sentiments. hmmm... "
" Not as much as his other ones. "
Jack Prelutsky was the nation’s first Children’s Poet Laureate. He has filled more than fifty books of verse with his inventive wordplay, including the national bestsellers Scranimals and The New Kid on the Block. He lives in Washington State.
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