Lunch Money
And Other Poems About School
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · August 1, 1998
Here are twenty-four hilarious poems about school, where all kinds of unexpected things happen.
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- Who it’s for
- School becomes comic material in twenty-four witty poems about the oddities of the school day.
- Themes
- School life, Humor
- Pacing
- Fast
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Here are twenty-four hilarious poems about school, where all kinds of unexpected things happen. From an unusual pledge of allegiance and jungle gym gossip to recess rules and the rules of addition, Carol Diggory Shields captures the experiences of schoolgoers with wit and verve. This rollicking collection is sure to keep readers laughing until summer vacation. ?A frisky collection....Kids will greet Athe poems? with enthusiasm.? ?
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School Library JournalCarol Diggory Shields and Paul Meisel also collaborated on I Am Really a Princess (Dutton and Puffin) and I Wish My Brother Was a Dog (Dutton). Carol Diggory Shields lives in Salinas, California. Paul Meisel lives in Newtown, Connecticut.
Schoolyard in Verse
School becomes comic material in twenty-four witty poems about the oddities of the school day.
Come here for
- Unusual pledges, jungle gym gossip, and recess rules
- Playful takes on school routines and addition
Expect
- A rollicking collection with wit and verve
- Poems made for a good laugh
Where it sits
| Money | 68% |
|---|---|
| Poetry | 66% |
| School Stories | 42% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Poetry
- Funny Poems
- School & Education
- Authors
- Carol Diggory Shields
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- August 1, 1998
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- School life · Humor
- Reading lane
- Poetry