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If Kids Ruled the School: Kids' Favorite Funny School Poems
If Kids Ruled the School contains 50 giggle-inducing poems about school, covering everything from homework and tests to school lunches and detention. The book contains poems by Jack Prelutsky, Bruce Lansky, Kenn Nesbitt, Brod Baggert, Linda Knaus, Ted Sheu and Dave Crawley. The poems have been tested (and enjoyed) by a panel of more than 1,000 elementary school children. iParenting Media Awards Back to School 2004 Poetry
If you've ever tried to convince Mom and Dad that the F on your report card stands for "fabulous," this hilarious collection of school poems is for you! In the tradition of the popular anthology No More Homework! No More Tests!, this book covers wild and wacky school topics, like bringing skunks to show-and-tell, falling asleep at your desk, and ripping your pants on the playground. The big-timers of children's poetry have converged on the pages of this book to deliver the very best in school poetry. Just ask the hundreds of elementary-school students who helped Bruce Lansky handpick these Each poem is guaranteed to make you giggle, grin, and/or guffaw!
If you've ever tried to convince Mom and Dad that the F on your report card stands for "fabulous," this hilarious collection of school poems is for you! In the tradition of the popular anthology No More Homework! No More Tests!, this book covers wild and wacky school topics, like bringing skunks to show-and-tell, falling asleep at your desk, and ripping your pants on the playground. The big-timers of children's poetry have converged on the pages of this book to deliver the very best in school poetry. Just ask the hundreds of elementary-school students who helped Bruce Lansky handpick these Each poem is guaranteed to make you giggle, grin, and/or guffaw!
80 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
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About the author
Bruce Lansky
198 books49 followersI was born on June 1, 1941. My first home was an apartment in Manhattan's Upper West Side, a neighborhood that overlooked the George Washington Bridge. Soon after kindergarten, my family moved to Scarsdale, which seemed to be “in the country.” In high school, I broke my ankle when I went out for the lacrosse team, so I wrote a sports column for the school newspaper. I don't think I showed any particular talent for writing then.
I went to St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland. I actually learned to read Greek (I didn't understand it, though). I transferred from St. John's to New York University, so I could study political science and economics. I graduated with a major in philosophy and a minor in English. My first job was a market researcher for a beer company in New Jersey. Over the next five years, I switched jobs several times: advertising copywriter, advertising account executive, and marketing manager at a candy company.
I married Vicki and we had a baby, Douglas. I wanted him to have a home surrounded by grass and trees and ball fields, so I accepted a job in Minnesota, and Doug got a baby sister, Dana. What rescued me from poverty was that my wife and some other mothers wrote a cookbook. We published it ourselves, and it was a huge hit. That's how I figured out that I wanted to be a publisher when I grew up. We built Meadowbrook Press, and I became an author of baby name books and humor books for adults.
Ten years ago, I wanted to put together a children's book of all the poems they loved best. To find these poems, I tested poems in elementary schools. As I was testing poems on children, I decided to write a few to see what the response would be. At first it wasn't that good, but as my writing improved, I added my poems to new books. To get them just right, I'd rewrite them over and over. I've now edited six poetry anthologies and filled three books with my own poems. Because I spent a lot of time reading and testing poems in classrooms, schools started inviting me to perform. I've now performed at hundreds of schools. My goal to put on the most entertaining, most educational, and most motivating assembly a school has ever had. My web site, http://www.gigglepoetry.com, helps kids discover the fun of reading and writing poetry.
Language arts are a very important part of what you learn in school. You can read great books that take you to far-away lands. You can write your own stories and make yourself the hero of exciting adventures. Even if it seems hard sometimes, don't give up. Keep practicing your reading and writing skills, and soon it will become easier. There are so many wonderful worlds to explore in books and poetry. Get your very own passport by learning to read and write the very best that you can.
I went to St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland. I actually learned to read Greek (I didn't understand it, though). I transferred from St. John's to New York University, so I could study political science and economics. I graduated with a major in philosophy and a minor in English. My first job was a market researcher for a beer company in New Jersey. Over the next five years, I switched jobs several times: advertising copywriter, advertising account executive, and marketing manager at a candy company.
I married Vicki and we had a baby, Douglas. I wanted him to have a home surrounded by grass and trees and ball fields, so I accepted a job in Minnesota, and Doug got a baby sister, Dana. What rescued me from poverty was that my wife and some other mothers wrote a cookbook. We published it ourselves, and it was a huge hit. That's how I figured out that I wanted to be a publisher when I grew up. We built Meadowbrook Press, and I became an author of baby name books and humor books for adults.
Ten years ago, I wanted to put together a children's book of all the poems they loved best. To find these poems, I tested poems in elementary schools. As I was testing poems on children, I decided to write a few to see what the response would be. At first it wasn't that good, but as my writing improved, I added my poems to new books. To get them just right, I'd rewrite them over and over. I've now edited six poetry anthologies and filled three books with my own poems. Because I spent a lot of time reading and testing poems in classrooms, schools started inviting me to perform. I've now performed at hundreds of schools. My goal to put on the most entertaining, most educational, and most motivating assembly a school has ever had. My web site, http://www.gigglepoetry.com, helps kids discover the fun of reading and writing poetry.
Language arts are a very important part of what you learn in school. You can read great books that take you to far-away lands. You can write your own stories and make yourself the hero of exciting adventures. Even if it seems hard sometimes, don't give up. Keep practicing your reading and writing skills, and soon it will become easier. There are so many wonderful worlds to explore in books and poetry. Get your very own passport by learning to read and write the very best that you can.
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September 13, 2008
I WHISH IF I CAN RULE MY SCHOOL BUT I THINK IT WILL BE THE UNPERFIKET SCHOOL TO LEARN "LOOOL" OFF CORES IT WILL BE THE UNPERFIKET SCHOOL BUT I WILL TRY MY BEST TO MAKE IT THE COOLIST SCHOOL IN THE KSA I HOPE. HO CARES !! THIS IS MY SCHOOL AND I WELL DO WHAT EVER I WANT =d
November 18, 2017
I loved this book because it was super funny. The reading age would probably be 4th and up. Their are super funny poems like F's are ''Fabulous'' or Falling asleep in class or The Bus. Will there be a 2nd book? We will have to find out.
February 28, 2015
I really enjoyed the poetry in this book. While each poem is short and concise, these poems have potential for teaching, learning, and practicing reading learning standards. The thing that resonated with me the most was that many of these poems have vocabulary incorporated that would be great for students to extend their vocabulary. These poems lend themselves very well to inferencing and the illustrations help provide clues. In addition, I think the poems are great because many of them lead you to believe that the poem is from a student's perspective, but at the end there's a surprise to learn it's the perspective of a teacher or the principal. For example, Falling Asleep in School and Get Out of Bed are two poems that are actually from the perspective of a teacher and a principal, rather than a student.
These poems are great to utilize for fluency practice. I have found that students enjoy choral readings and partner readings with poetry. Poems about homework, cafeteria food, and riding on a school bus are definitely topics they can connect with. In addition to using these poems for fluency, I would use them in minilessons or guided practice with reading standards.
These poems are great to utilize for fluency practice. I have found that students enjoy choral readings and partner readings with poetry. Poems about homework, cafeteria food, and riding on a school bus are definitely topics they can connect with. In addition to using these poems for fluency, I would use them in minilessons or guided practice with reading standards.
April 3, 2012
Great for younger kids, this singsongy book of poetry has a number of funny poems about issues kids deal with every day, from the bus to gluing your teeth shut and ripping your pants at school and of course, dreaded homework. At times insightful such as the poem about so much testing there's little time for learning. A mix of relatably realistic and fantasy the black and white drawings inside add character and make it a perfect read aloud book
March 29, 2014
Great for Pre-k and older kids in Elementary school, this funny poem book of poetry is about issues kids deal with every day, from the bus to gluing your teeth shut and ripping your pants at school and of course, dreaded homework.
Poem: The Bus
Sixty Kids and one adult
you gotta love those odds
The perfect place for pulling pranks
and throwing paper wads.
Hank is standing on his head
Billy's playing ball
Peter wet his pants again
Tasha pushes Paul.
Poem: The Bus
Sixty Kids and one adult
you gotta love those odds
The perfect place for pulling pranks
and throwing paper wads.
Hank is standing on his head
Billy's playing ball
Peter wet his pants again
Tasha pushes Paul.
November 23, 2007
I learned that every child have personality ,what they like and don't like for the school .I also learned how to make poems . My rating was 5 stars because it is so funny and fabulouse .The observation of the children was so cool to me .NO HOMEWORKS ,NO MORE TESTS , MORE RECESS !
From : Renad Mohammed Attiah
From : Renad Mohammed Attiah
August 17, 2011
The poems were funny. I especially liked the one about the principal not wanting to go to school and the one about the teacher falling asleep in class. I think everyone could relate to one or two of the poems in this book. It was a fun read!
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March 4, 2011 I think this book was ok. It was a poem book and I wish it was true.
April 23, 2012
My kids and I just crack up listening to the poems In this book. I like to read them throughout our poetry unit to take the edge off of them working so hard on their own.
May 13, 2015
If your in a mood for laughter, this is the book for you. It's a book filled with really funny school poems that I thought applied a lot to my life. You can definitely relate to what the poems say.
March 25, 2016
This book contains 50 funny poems about school related things.
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