BIBLIOGRAPHY
Singer, Marilyn. 2008. FIRST FOOD FIGHT THIS FALL AND OTHER SCHOOL POEMS. New York: Sterling. ISBN 9781402741456
PLOT SUMMARY
Told through short poems by different students, this picture book poetry selection is quite humorous and should be a great addition to the beginning of the school year in an elementary classroom. Each verse is told about everyday life in school from the goings-on in the cafeteria, to the class field trip, class picture, and even the first snow. Children talk about thier favorite , and least favorite subjects in school and children can laugh with this 'class' all the way through their year.
Artwork by Sachiko Yoshikawa is rich, vibrant, colorful and quite delightful. Done in collage form and with mixed media, the colorful pages and so much charm and appeal to the poems that young children should thoroughly enjoy this book.
REVIEW EXCERPTS
School Library Journal-"...these poems resonate with mischievous good cheer."
Kirkus Reviews-"The interesting combination of identifiable poetic forms and Yoshikawa's amusing illustrations should make this a popular choice for classroom reading, as students recognize at least some of their own school experiences (though, one hopes, not food fights) in the poetry."
CONNECTIONS
Dakos, Kalli. 1995. IF YOU'RE NOT HERE, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ISBN 9780689801167
lansky, Bruce. 2004. IF KIDS RULED THE SCHOOL: MORE KIDS' FAVORITE FUNNY SCHOOL POEMS. ISBN 9780689032738
Shields, Carol Diggory. 1998. LUNCH MONEY AND OTHER POEMS ABOUT SCHOOL. ISBN 9780140558906
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