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102 voters
The New Kid on the Block
Open this book to any page to beging your exploration. Here are poems about things that you may never have thought about before. You'll be introduced to jellyfish stew, a bouncing mouse, a ridiculous dog, and a boneless chicken. You'll learn why you shouldn't argue with a shark, eat a dinosaur, or have an alligator for a pet. You'll meet the world's worst singer and the gr...more
Hardcover, 160 pages
Published
August 20th 1984
by Greenwillow Books
(first published 1984)
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This book of poetry is written for Nursery/Primary readers.
Jack Prelutsky's book has dozens and dozens of fun, silly poems and includes outline drawing artwork by James Stevenson. The length of the poems makes for an easy read.
I liked the lighthearted nature of the poems and the silliness can be an asset, especially for children who don't like to sit and read. I think every child will recognize a little bit of themselves in at least one poem! The subjects vary, but there are lessons to be learn...more
Jack Prelutsky's book has dozens and dozens of fun, silly poems and includes outline drawing artwork by James Stevenson. The length of the poems makes for an easy read.
I liked the lighthearted nature of the poems and the silliness can be an asset, especially for children who don't like to sit and read. I think every child will recognize a little bit of themselves in at least one poem! The subjects vary, but there are lessons to be learn...more
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1. Genre: Junior Book/Poetry
2. Summary: Enjoy this collection of silly poems written by popular writer, Jack Prelutsky. Read about odd circumstances, people, and things that one can’t typically find in their reading, including such things as the following: strange neighbors, a horrible singer, yubbazubbies, scarecrows who are frightened by crows, and mirrors holding men hostage.
3. Critique:
a. One of the greatest strengths of this book is the use of black and white illustrations to accompany and...more
2. Summary: Enjoy this collection of silly poems written by popular writer, Jack Prelutsky. Read about odd circumstances, people, and things that one can’t typically find in their reading, including such things as the following: strange neighbors, a horrible singer, yubbazubbies, scarecrows who are frightened by crows, and mirrors holding men hostage.
3. Critique:
a. One of the greatest strengths of this book is the use of black and white illustrations to accompany and...more
Genre: Poetry
Awards:
Age Group: Nursery - Primary
Summary: This book is a collection of over 100 silly poems. With titles like "My Brother's Head Should Be Replaced" and "Baloney Belly Billy" these poems are short, easy to read, and funny.
Evaluation: I gave this book two out of five stars. I believe I was biased, having been a huge fan of Shel Silverstein as a child. To me, this book seemed like a cheap knockoff.
Each of the over 100 narrative poems utilize a rhyming technique. The author uses mad...more
Awards:
Age Group: Nursery - Primary
Summary: This book is a collection of over 100 silly poems. With titles like "My Brother's Head Should Be Replaced" and "Baloney Belly Billy" these poems are short, easy to read, and funny.
Evaluation: I gave this book two out of five stars. I believe I was biased, having been a huge fan of Shel Silverstein as a child. To me, this book seemed like a cheap knockoff.
Each of the over 100 narrative poems utilize a rhyming technique. The author uses mad...more
Children’s Literature
Crystal Rodriguez
Title: The New Kid on the Block Poetry: Primary
Author: Jack Prelutsky
Illustrator: James Stevenson
Place of Publication: New York, New York
Date: 1984 Pages: 159
Oh this is such a fun book! I remember reading it or having it read to me as a child. In fact, starting tomorrow, I plan to read a poem each day at circle time to my classroom. I know they would laugh and laugh! The poem I plan to read tomorrow is “Bleezer’s Ice Cream.” This book appeals to a wide age...more
Crystal Rodriguez
Title: The New Kid on the Block Poetry: Primary
Author: Jack Prelutsky
Illustrator: James Stevenson
Place of Publication: New York, New York
Date: 1984 Pages: 159
Oh this is such a fun book! I remember reading it or having it read to me as a child. In fact, starting tomorrow, I plan to read a poem each day at circle time to my classroom. I know they would laugh and laugh! The poem I plan to read tomorrow is “Bleezer’s Ice Cream.” This book appeals to a wide age...more
Nov 20, 2012
Charles Kim
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Grade/interest level: 3rd
Reading level: 3.7
Genre: Poetry
Main Characters: Various
Setting: Various
POV: Various
The New Kid on the Block is a collection of poems about the neighborhood that the new kid on the block is being exposed to now. There are many different characters that are talked about. Each poem talks about a different aspect of the block whether it be the girl that lives around the corner or the homeless man who walks around or the group of kids who ride their bikes around the block. Th...more
Reading level: 3.7
Genre: Poetry
Main Characters: Various
Setting: Various
POV: Various
The New Kid on the Block is a collection of poems about the neighborhood that the new kid on the block is being exposed to now. There are many different characters that are talked about. Each poem talks about a different aspect of the block whether it be the girl that lives around the corner or the homeless man who walks around or the group of kids who ride their bikes around the block. Th...more
1. Poetry
2. Jack Prelutsky and James Stevenson pair up to create poems that have creative drawings that pair with it. The poems are ones which provide humor to the reader. The reader will be able to relate to the poems finding comfort in their silly words.
3. a: One of the greatest strengths in this series of poems is its ability to provide comedic relief. The reader is provided with a creative outlook on life and how various situations are handled.
b: What is great about this book is how the t...more
2. Jack Prelutsky and James Stevenson pair up to create poems that have creative drawings that pair with it. The poems are ones which provide humor to the reader. The reader will be able to relate to the poems finding comfort in their silly words.
3. a: One of the greatest strengths in this series of poems is its ability to provide comedic relief. The reader is provided with a creative outlook on life and how various situations are handled.
b: What is great about this book is how the t...more
The New Kid on the Block is a themed collection intended for students in grades K-6 and contains over 100 hilarious poems about strange creatures and people in no particular order or sequence. Poems describe anything from jellyfish stew to a bouncing mouse, and a boneless chicken. Included are humorous illustrations and an index of titles, first lines, and other books written by the author.
This is a must read and possibly even own for all poetry lovers. All the poems written within this book ev...more
This is a must read and possibly even own for all poetry lovers. All the poems written within this book ev...more
The New Kid on the Block by Jack Prelutsky is a book filled with poems that you would not imagine of. The book is filled with poems about jellyfish stew, a bouncing mouse, a boneless chicken, and a ridiculous dog. You’ll learn you shouldn’t argue with a shark, why you shouldn’t eat a dinosaur. Most importantly, we learn why you shouldn’t have an alligator as a pet. I thought the book could have had a lot more picture and definitely should have used color. The pictures were only sketches with bla...more
I read The New Kid on the Block by Jack Prelutsky.
SUMMARY: These poems are very outrageous and had subjects that would usually be impossible to come across.Some poems are as normal as "I Have an Itch" and others are as outrageous have characters like grumpp the garbage dump.
CRITIQUE: The images were very unique and fresh. There was an image to go along with each poem to build a child imagination on the humor the author was trying to portray. It also had a positive stretch. These poem focus on...more
SUMMARY: These poems are very outrageous and had subjects that would usually be impossible to come across.Some poems are as normal as "I Have an Itch" and others are as outrageous have characters like grumpp the garbage dump.
CRITIQUE: The images were very unique and fresh. There was an image to go along with each poem to build a child imagination on the humor the author was trying to portray. It also had a positive stretch. These poem focus on...more
I liked this book because it is a collection of various children's poems that are fun and silly. Some of the poems are entertaining and silly and some of them children could relate too. My two favorite poems in this book were Homework! Oh, Homework! and Bleezer's Ice Cream.
Homework! Oh, Homework! is my favorite poem in this book I like it because it is a silly poem listing all the things this kid would rather do than do their homework. For example; take a bath with a man eating shark.
I like Ble...more
Homework! Oh, Homework! is my favorite poem in this book I like it because it is a silly poem listing all the things this kid would rather do than do their homework. For example; take a bath with a man eating shark.
I like Ble...more
Oct 09, 2012
Erin Mccall
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The New Kid on the Block combines poems of one theme: a neighborhood, and delves so thoroughly into the theme that Prelutsky includes Bleezer’s Ice Cream Shop’s flavor list (all of which were hilariously disgusting to me as a child, especially when my mother would get her toungue tied by the alliterative rhymes- Checkerberry Cheddar Chew/ Chicken Cherry Honeydew (p.48)) My Mother Says I’m Sickening and An Alleycat with One Life Left. But that doesn’t keep Prelutsky from adding real character to...more
Genre: Junior Book - Poetry
Summary: This book contains a wonderful compilation of poems by Jack Prelutsky. The poems are kid friendly and can easily grasp a student's attention. A love for poetry can be easily created after reading just a few of these poems.
Critique:
(a)This book finds its strength in the illustrations found in the book!
(b)The illustrations are so enjoyable! They really add to the poems. At first glance on a new page you know what to expect before you even read the poem. The s...more
Summary: This book contains a wonderful compilation of poems by Jack Prelutsky. The poems are kid friendly and can easily grasp a student's attention. A love for poetry can be easily created after reading just a few of these poems.
Critique:
(a)This book finds its strength in the illustrations found in the book!
(b)The illustrations are so enjoyable! They really add to the poems. At first glance on a new page you know what to expect before you even read the poem. The s...more
Name: Prelutsky, Jack. The New Kid on the Block.
Rating: 4 Stars I thought the poems were entertaining and clever. Great book to intoduce a student to poetry. Prelutsky writes about topics that are relevent to the audience that would be interested in the book.
Summary: This book consists of short poems about issues chilren in elementry school would find relevant. Prelutsky writes about all topics from hating homework to flying. He uses characters that children would show intrest in such as animals...more
Rating: 4 Stars I thought the poems were entertaining and clever. Great book to intoduce a student to poetry. Prelutsky writes about topics that are relevent to the audience that would be interested in the book.
Summary: This book consists of short poems about issues chilren in elementry school would find relevant. Prelutsky writes about all topics from hating homework to flying. He uses characters that children would show intrest in such as animals...more
Grade Level: 3rd to 5th
Another great poetry book from Prelutsky. His poems are cheeky and funny, ideally suited for the child reader. Whether the students are reading them or having them be read to them, there is a lot of enjoyment in his style of writing and poetry.
Using a book like this in lesson plans allows the student to really explore and dissect their world and put into a funny context. Students can write poems based on some of his poems, except using their own information about things to...more
Another great poetry book from Prelutsky. His poems are cheeky and funny, ideally suited for the child reader. Whether the students are reading them or having them be read to them, there is a lot of enjoyment in his style of writing and poetry.
Using a book like this in lesson plans allows the student to really explore and dissect their world and put into a funny context. Students can write poems based on some of his poems, except using their own information about things to...more
The New Kid on the Block by Jack Prelutsky is another really great poetry book for children. I remember reading this book when I was a child and loving it. This book is a compilation of many poems in varying lengths. What is so wonderful about Jack Prelutsky’s poetry is that the poems really speak to young children. They are fun to read out loud, they flow really well, and they are also about really funny topics. I think that a lot of children would really enjoy reading his poems in this book. T...more
A collection of wild, wacky children poetry for everyone.
So…I don’t know. I remember thinking that to get through college I was going to suck it up and figure out how to enjoy poetry. And all of a sudden I loved it, I could see what the teachers finally were talking about. Sonnets, etc, amazing. And then there was this book. It’s not normally what I would ever pick up, and I had a hard time sloughing through some of these poems. Luckily these poems are simple, and even though they’re nonsense, t...more
So…I don’t know. I remember thinking that to get through college I was going to suck it up and figure out how to enjoy poetry. And all of a sudden I loved it, I could see what the teachers finally were talking about. Sonnets, etc, amazing. And then there was this book. It’s not normally what I would ever pick up, and I had a hard time sloughing through some of these poems. Luckily these poems are simple, and even though they’re nonsense, t...more
The New Kid on the Block
By: Jack Prelutsky
Genre: Poetry
This is an excellent book of poetry for all ages. The author does an excellent job covering topics from homework to cows and uses different poetry styles throughout the book.
Critique:
A. I enjoyed all the poems in this story. There are many things I could critique: from the level of reading, to the simple illustrations.
B. The author employs many different styles of poetry. Not all of the poems rhyme and some are short while others are long....more
By: Jack Prelutsky
Genre: Poetry
This is an excellent book of poetry for all ages. The author does an excellent job covering topics from homework to cows and uses different poetry styles throughout the book.
Critique:
A. I enjoyed all the poems in this story. There are many things I could critique: from the level of reading, to the simple illustrations.
B. The author employs many different styles of poetry. Not all of the poems rhyme and some are short while others are long....more
"The New Kid on the Block" features more than 100 poems. Prelutsky really uses his imagination writing about things we've thought about and things we'd never even imagined. The poems open readers up to the world and minds of children. Poems about greedy grannies, exploding Bloders, and hypothetical situations such as having your nose unfortunately situated between your toes are guaranteed to have you chuckling. It's full of surprises and the sketches are quick and easy, but still shows the true...more
This book of poems were full of creative ideas that really did not have a theme except creativity and different! The book was fun to read, for example, there is a poem that all the lines look like you are reading them through a mirror. The title is I Am Your Mirror Image. It was hard to read but I think this book would appeal to children. I think that it would give the children motivation to write their own poems and realize that they can write about anything that they want to. This book reminde...more
Jack Prelutsky always knows how to write fun and exciting poetry that always grabs kids attention. I picked The New Kid on the Block because not only do I remember loving it as a kid, but children today who are in school love it as well! From poems about turning your face into an adventure, to multiple silly animal poems, he always knows just what to write about! I do think that this book could use a lot more illustrations, and they definitely should remake it in color. If you have a vivid imagi...more
The New Kid on the Block is a book of Prelutsky’s poems that introduce something new (things that you may have never thought about before). Two of Prelutsky’s best poems are in this book; "Today is Very Boring" about a child who wakes up and thinks everything about the day is boring and "The New Kid on the Block" a poem about a new kid who moves the city. This book of poems is great for all ages, but children ages 5-12 will enjoy the poems the most. Teachers could read the poems to their class w...more
Jack Prelutsky shines in his collection of humorous and imaginative poems in this book. Prelutsky introduces the craziest ideas and concepts like a boneless chicken, going to a dragon's birthday party, eating crazy ice cream flavors such as Tapioca Smoked Bologna. Kids will love the humor and laugh out-loud. Teachers can use this for all ages as a fun read-aloud, introducing styles of poetry, fluency practice, reading with expression, and performance practice. This book will help children fall i...more
I had to buy this for my niece after I found myself starting a poem from the book and not remembering how to finish it. Imagine that - it's been at least 16 years since I had this book, yet I could still recite stanzas at will. How frustrating it was not to have all of them!
Jack Prelutsky is one of the best children's poets out there. You MUST have this book - indoctrinate your kid in the joys of reading poetry aloud when they're young, and you'll never have to unteach them "poetry is boring" wh...more
Jack Prelutsky is one of the best children's poets out there. You MUST have this book - indoctrinate your kid in the joys of reading poetry aloud when they're young, and you'll never have to unteach them "poetry is boring" wh...more
When I opened this book up, The New Kid on the Block I had only read an I Can Read! It's Christmas! book with poems by Jack Prelutsky before. I knew that I enjoyed his poetry so I was curious what I would find in this book. After reading the first poem I had a smile on my face and I just had to call my dad to read it to him out loud. This is exactly the kind of thing he would have quoted to me during my childhood. The poems within these books are silly and really quite amusing. I did not realize...more
Oct 28, 2012
Dolly
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
parents reading with their children
I grew up reading Shel Silverstein's books like Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic. I never tired of these amusing poems, and I would reread the books often. I've introduced our girls to these books, too, and we've all come to love the whimsical poems and the humorous illustrations. Our oldest received this book of poems as a present from her third-grade teacher and she loves them just as much.
Advanced vocabulary and fun, rhyming poems highlight this book of poetry for children. M...more
Advanced vocabulary and fun, rhyming poems highlight this book of poetry for children. M...more
Have you ever considered the advantages to having your nose on your face? Or what life is like for a boneless chicken? Or lamented a night of homework? Then this book is for you! Jack Prelutsky’s collection 107 poems are silly, catchy, and classic. Readers bounce from poem to poem, carried along by James Stevenson’s squiggly illustrations. Though this is a fast read, Prelutsky’s odd characters, like the Underwater Wibblies and Drumpp the Grump, will keep you giggling.
These quirky poems will ente...more
These quirky poems will ente...more
i was lucky enough to have this sitting right alongside my shel silverstein. there are so many i remember but for the longest time i could actually recite this one, my favorite:
Bleezer's Ice Cream by Jack Prelutsky
I am Ebenezer Bleezer,
I run BLEEZER'S ICE CREAM STORE,
there are flavors in my freezer
you have never seen before,
twenty-eight divine creations
too delicious to resist,
why not do yourself a favor,
try the flavors on my list:
COCOA MOCHA MACARONI
TAPIOCA SMOKED BALONEY
CHECKERBERRY CHEDDAR CHE...more
Bleezer's Ice Cream by Jack Prelutsky
I am Ebenezer Bleezer,
I run BLEEZER'S ICE CREAM STORE,
there are flavors in my freezer
you have never seen before,
twenty-eight divine creations
too delicious to resist,
why not do yourself a favor,
try the flavors on my list:
COCOA MOCHA MACARONI
TAPIOCA SMOKED BALONEY
CHECKERBERRY CHEDDAR CHE...more
I bought this for my children and quickly realized, since I was so protective of it, that it was MY book! The first poem of the book is great and a hint of the fun to come! "Homework, oh homework, I hate you, you stink...." and my all-time favorite on page 149 (yes, I even have the page number memborized) "I am falling off a mountain, I am plummeting through space, you can see this does not please me by the frown upon my face..." Pure, unadulterated fun, highly recommended for all ages!
I wrote a review for this on Wednesday, but I don't see it on here. I'm not for sure what I did wrong. Hopefully this review shows up.
When I was in my level three internship, this was that my cooperating teacher read at the end of each day as the students waited to be called to leave. I began reading this book to the kids and they loved it.
Every year I pick up Jack Prelutsky and inevitably my students find that they are big fans of poetry, and I find out which students have not concept of rhyme....more
When I was in my level three internship, this was that my cooperating teacher read at the end of each day as the students waited to be called to leave. I began reading this book to the kids and they loved it.
Every year I pick up Jack Prelutsky and inevitably my students find that they are big fans of poetry, and I find out which students have not concept of rhyme....more
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Jack Prelutsky is an American poet. He attended New York public schools, and later the High School of Music and Art and Hunter College. Prelutsky, who has also worked as a busboy, furniture mover, folk singer, and cab driver, claims that he hated poetry in grade school because of the way it was taught. He is the author of more than 30 poetry collections including Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your...more
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Feb 21, 2013 08:06pm