If you have ever tried to convince your mum and dad that the F on your school report stands for 'fabulous', this hilarious collection of school poems is just for you. It covers a wild and wacky range of school topics, such as falling asleep in class, getting the back seat of the school bus, smelly gym shoes and the dog who ate your homework. A selection of poets has converged on the pages of this book to deliver the very best in school poetry. The poems themselves were hand-picked by panels of schoolchildren. 45 hilarious poems about school that cover everything from teasing to testing and rules to homework. Poets featured include Shel Silverstein, Jack Prelutsky, Judith Vorst and Bruce Lansky himself.

 

There are 80 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Meadowbrook Press, U. S. .

Editor Bruce Lansky works with schools and bookshops to test his poems on thousands of pre-school and primary age schoolchildren to discover the ones they like the best. public domain in law, legal availability for public use, free of charge, of materials, processes, devices, skills, and plans that are not protected by copyright or patent, including those on which copyright or patent has lapsed. source: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright (c) 2001-05 Columbia University Press. Stephen Carpenter has illustrated many books, including Olive You!, Jingle Jokes, The Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel Board Book and the picture book The Three Billy Goats Gruff. He lives with his wife and son in Shawnee Mission, Kansas.