(NS) Maria's Reviews > What a Day It Was at School!

I have had this book of school poems on my shelf for my 2 years and haven't read it yet. After reading it I was mad at myself for not reading this book of poems on the first few weeks of school to my students. This is a great book about events happening at school. Jack Prelutsky is one of my favorite authors which has written many books. Some of the selection of the poems are fantasy and others are realistic poems. This author is always making me laugh by the choice of his words and the rhythms in his poetry.

These poems are great to read for a wonderful read-aloud. I know my kindergarten students will love to hear about " A Man named Mister Hoobybatch" the name itself would have my students laughing because it's so "unique" Another poem that I enjoyed reading was " My Backpack Weighs a Thousands Pounds" I was able to relate to this poem as a middle and high school student. I had so much stuff to carry in my backpack, wishing it would be lighter! I remembering having to "rest" before going up the stairs with my backpack. I was laughing and smiling and relating to my experience. I really enjoyed reading these poems and would highly recommend it to others.