

Paperback: 64 pages
Publisher: Aladdin; Repackage edition (August 1, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0689821328
ISBN-13: 978-0689821325
Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.3 x 7.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #1,075,480 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #318 in Books > Children's Books > Literature & Fiction > Poetry > Humorous #5290 in Books > Children's Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Friendship, Social Skills & School Life > School #27213 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference
Age Range: 7 - 10 years
Grade Level: 2 - 5

I gotcha I caught ya I locked ya forever in my Poetry Zone So goes the first poem in this fun collection of school poetry by Kalli Dakos. These poems are memorable, catchy and fun to say aloud. As a teacher, I have used poems from this collection and "If You're not here, Please Raise Your Hand." for reciitng, discussion, and introducing poetry writing. The topics (like raising your hand, anticipating recess, doing well on a test) are relevant, sometimes serious and sometimes silly, but always kid-like. My students like these books so much that they have worn my copies out. Time to buy replacements!
This is such a cute book that contains humorous poems and short narrative rhyming plays about school. The book is ideal for elementary school students. I use the high interest subjects to motivate my reading intervention students. They get a quick out of the funny outcomes. My favorite of course is Eric is Allergic to Girls.
I'm so glad had this in hardcover! I've had my little paperback copy for years, and it's so bedraggled and yellowed with the pages falling out that that I have to clip it together with a clip! I'm going to transfer all my notations about poetic devices that I've scribbled on the pages to my brand-new, pristine copy. I'm sure that by the end of my teaching career this copy will be in the same condition because my students want to hear these poems over and over.
Inside this book, you will find a poem that is excellent for use during Oral Reading competitions in Elememtary school.
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