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Elephant Games
Welcome to the imaginative world of Brod Bagert where astronauts pack yo-yos in their space suits and elephants play games inside your ear. Some of the poems in this book are like little mirrors. When children read them, they may see themselves. Maybe they're the superstitious baseball player or the kid who is always in trouble. Maybe they're having a rough time in school or tired of people telling them "no." Whoever they are, they'll find poems that will make them laugh and think. With humorous illustrations by Tim Ellis, Brod Bagert's wonderful collection is fun to read and even more fun to read aloud and perform.
32 pages, Paperback
First published September 28, 1995
About the author
Brod Bagert
31 books4 followersBrod Bagert is the award-winning author of 21 books of poetry for children, young-adults, and adults. His work has received numerous awards including the International Reading Association’s prestigious Young Adults Choices award, the Association of Educational Publishers Distinguished Achievement Award, the Independent Publisher Gold Book Award, and Mom’s Choices Gold Medal. He tours some thirty weeks a year, and has visited Asia, Europe, South America, Africa and just about every nook and cranny of the good ole USA.
Born and raised in the City of New Orleans, Brod studied the classics in Latin and Greek, wrestled and boxed to vent adolescent angst, fell in love with and married his high-school sweetheart, practiced law, served in public office, and reared four children that are the joy of his life.
Brod started his career as a poet in the third grade with a poem for his mother. He wrote a few poems in high school, then picked up the pace in college because “GIRLS LOVE POETRY!” During his lawyer days, Brod wrote fewer and fewer poems. Then one of his children asked him to write a poem for her to perform in her school elocution program. That launched a flood of poems unabated to this very day. In 1992, Brod closed his twenty-one year law practice and became one of America’s very few full-time, professional poets.
Today Brod mesmerizes audiences with poetry, both his and those of the great authors of history, leaving participants with a new or reinvigorated love for poetry in the process.
Brod continues to live in New Orleans with Debby, his wife of more than 40 years, where they spend quality time with their four children, and a growing tribe of grandchildren.
Born and raised in the City of New Orleans, Brod studied the classics in Latin and Greek, wrestled and boxed to vent adolescent angst, fell in love with and married his high-school sweetheart, practiced law, served in public office, and reared four children that are the joy of his life.
Brod started his career as a poet in the third grade with a poem for his mother. He wrote a few poems in high school, then picked up the pace in college because “GIRLS LOVE POETRY!” During his lawyer days, Brod wrote fewer and fewer poems. Then one of his children asked him to write a poem for her to perform in her school elocution program. That launched a flood of poems unabated to this very day. In 1992, Brod closed his twenty-one year law practice and became one of America’s very few full-time, professional poets.
Today Brod mesmerizes audiences with poetry, both his and those of the great authors of history, leaving participants with a new or reinvigorated love for poetry in the process.
Brod continues to live in New Orleans with Debby, his wife of more than 40 years, where they spend quality time with their four children, and a growing tribe of grandchildren.
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November 24, 2016
1. No awards
2. First to second grade
3. A collection of poems by Brod Bagert. On each page, a colorful illustration brings a different playful poem to life. The poems tackle various subjects, like how a tadpole become a frog ("The Tadpole's Dream") to how it's important to say you're sorry when you are mean ("Eraser"), but also has ridiculous ones like how a kid has elephants living inside his ear("Elephant Games").
4. The poems in this book are cute and funny by turns. Kids will enjoy the funny ones and learn from the more learning-minded ones, such as "Eraser," and might even appreciate the sappy ones like "Jennifer's Secret" (although perhaps not until they're older). The poems are very much aimed at children, and it catches that level of humor and playfulness excellently.
5. Many of the poems would be excellent for a classroom community theme. The additional use as part of a poetry unit is, of course, also present.
2. First to second grade
3. A collection of poems by Brod Bagert. On each page, a colorful illustration brings a different playful poem to life. The poems tackle various subjects, like how a tadpole become a frog ("The Tadpole's Dream") to how it's important to say you're sorry when you are mean ("Eraser"), but also has ridiculous ones like how a kid has elephants living inside his ear("Elephant Games").
4. The poems in this book are cute and funny by turns. Kids will enjoy the funny ones and learn from the more learning-minded ones, such as "Eraser," and might even appreciate the sappy ones like "Jennifer's Secret" (although perhaps not until they're older). The poems are very much aimed at children, and it catches that level of humor and playfulness excellently.
5. Many of the poems would be excellent for a classroom community theme. The additional use as part of a poetry unit is, of course, also present.
September 16, 2013
Genre- Poems
Awards- None
Grade Level- 3-4
This book would be a great way to explain poetry to the students. Reading the short poems can give the children examples of how to write their own poems. A good follow up activity to use with this book would be to have the students write their own poems. At the beginning of the school year would be a great time to read this book with the students because after reading the book the students could write their poems based on themselves and their lives to share with their classmates to get to know one another.
Awards- None
Grade Level- 3-4
This book would be a great way to explain poetry to the students. Reading the short poems can give the children examples of how to write their own poems. A good follow up activity to use with this book would be to have the students write their own poems. At the beginning of the school year would be a great time to read this book with the students because after reading the book the students could write their poems based on themselves and their lives to share with their classmates to get to know one another.
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