I Brought My Rat for Show-and-Tell and Other Funny School Poems

by Joan Horton

Overview

You don't bring your rat to show-and-tell.  You do mouth off to the class bully, but only when you're safe at home in bed.  These are just some of the lessons to be learned in this hilarious collection of school poems-guaranteed to tickle any kid's funny bone!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780448433646
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	02/09/2004
Series:	Penguin Young Readers Level 3 Series
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.21(d)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Joan Horton grew up in Glastonbury, Connecticut. She earned a BA and an MSW from the University of Connecticut. Before becoming a writer, she worked as a medical technologist and a social worker. Horton takes inspiration from Mother Goose.

Table of Contents

	I Brought My Rat for Show-and-Tell	6
	Cafeteria Food	10
	How to Do Your Homework	12
	Brenda	16
	The Classroom Party	17
	Mrs. Hall's Instructions for the Class Picture	18
	Thanksgiving Play	22
	Poetry Assignment	26
	Snow Day	27
	Christopher's Math Test	28
	What I Tell the Bully	30
	Harvey	32
	Homework Paper	36
	Valentine's Day	38
	Answer Please	40
	Principal's Intercom Announcement	42
	The Monster in Our Classroom	44
	Bubble Gum Rap	46

Editorial Reviews

K-Gr 3-Although the rhythm is sometimes slightly off, the content of these poems is right on target for beginning readers, hitting the funny bones of young children. Rat has 18 poems based on school experiences-the cafeteria, homework, class picture, and the like. Grasshopper Pie consists of five silly poems including one that tells the perils of being near a sneezing elephant. The rhyming words will help emerging readers in decoding, as will the colorful illustrations. Children may need help with words such as "frightening," "photographer," and "caught," but on the whole they will be able to master the books and share them with their classmates. Fun additions to easy-reader collections.-Anne Knickerbocker, formerly at Cedar Brook Elementary School, Houston, TX Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

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