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Stampede!: Poems to Celebrate the Wild Side of School
by
Laura Purdie Salas (Goodreads Author),
Steven Salerno
An inventive poetry collection that shows the wild side of first- and second-graders at school.
These 18 funny and imaginative poems observe students in their natural habitat and reveal their unusual behavior, crazy communication, and very healthy appetites. Whether they’re in the classroom, on the playground, or in the cafeteria, school brings out the animal in all of them...more
These 18 funny and imaginative poems observe students in their natural habitat and reveal their unusual behavior, crazy communication, and very healthy appetites. Whether they’re in the classroom, on the playground, or in the cafeteria, school brings out the animal in all of them...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
April 6th 2009
by Clarion Books
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Laura Purdie Salas does a wonderful job of bringing poetry to young students in a school setting. This anthology of poems manages to touch on some very real social issues children must deal with in and out of the classroom. In "New Mouse", the student is figuring her way around a new school with dead ends, hallways that all look the same and too many ways to get from one place to the next. In "P.U.", the boy is presenting during sharing time and passes gas to the shock of himself and the rest of...more
In preparation for a SKYPE interaction with Laura Purdie Salas in conjunction with WORLD READ ALOUD DAY, we are taking a look at her ealier title, STAMPEDE! POEMS TO CELEBRATE the WILD SIDE OF SCHOOL. Salas offers a youthful, joyful, look at the daily activities of school that tend to bring out the "animal" in students. From the bumblebees that swarm into the doors first thing in the morning to the grey stampede that rushes forth from the school with the last bell.
Pieces like "Picture Day" and...more
Pieces like "Picture Day" and...more
Ever think of your school as a zoo? Well with this book you will be thinking just that because where else would you find creatures that stampede like elephants, swarm like bees, swoop like sparrows, and swing like monkeys? Within this book are eighteen funny and inventive poems that observe students in their natural habitats and observe their wild behavior, strange communication skills and hungry appetites. It doesn’t matter where the students are they all have gone wild, no matter if it’s in th...more
I loved this book! I really enjoy reading poetry especially when it is funny and relatable. This book is perfect for grades kindergarden to third. It takes the everyday experiences in a school such as pictures day, recess, getting lost in the hall, and lunch time and relates it to a funny scenario when either the students or the teachers are acting like animals. It portrays the school as almost a wild zoo that a student needs to learn how to survive in. The pictures are so bright and colorful I...more
A children's poetry book
about an entire school year
From start to finish
the allegories quite dear
where else could you see
children all around
running and playing
situations abound?
From stampeding elephants
to swarming like bees
the kids swoop like sparrows
and swing like monkeys
A whirlwind of laughter
to hearts ever breaking
eighteen poems you'll remember
and keep your sides aching
Kids will see that
all their woes and fears
happen to everyone at some point
in their school careers
Adults will reminisce
of th...more
about an entire school year
From start to finish
the allegories quite dear
where else could you see
children all around
running and playing
situations abound?
From stampeding elephants
to swarming like bees
the kids swoop like sparrows
and swing like monkeys
A whirlwind of laughter
to hearts ever breaking
eighteen poems you'll remember
and keep your sides aching
Kids will see that
all their woes and fears
happen to everyone at some point
in their school careers
Adults will reminisce
of th...more
This is a whimsical book of rhyming poems about school. The poems are short, rhyming and fun and it was easy for us to read the whole book at one time.
The emotions conveyed in these poems are so real, I think our oldest identified with just about all of them. And the illustrations are terrific, too. We really enjoyed reading this book together.
The emotions conveyed in these poems are so real, I think our oldest identified with just about all of them. And the illustrations are terrific, too. We really enjoyed reading this book together.
The poetry in this book is full of great simile and metaphor and there's a nice acrostic poem in the middle. The animal comparisons are great for kids. It's great for teaching the concepts to this audience and the book is a lot of fun just to read in general.
Laura Purdie-Salas's poems rollick across the pages, combining two of my favorite topics, school and animals, into a fun-filled, romp of poetry. Full of sensitive and lovely images and word-music to my ears. Bravo!
Although my friend Laura wrote this book, I think it is a great book that can be used in introducing kids to the fun of poetry. I can imagine reading it aloud to children would bring smiles and outright laughter!
School starts Tuesday, so I had to read this little collection of poems for kids about school. The poems are a nice combination of funny and poignant. As always, I'd like to see what kids think of them.
A fun collection of poems comparing school students to animals. While it is not my favorite book of poems, children will enjoy the fun, colorful illustrations and clever metaphors. Would be a great book to read with 2nd-4th graders and may be a good lead in to having them write poems about themselves or different aspects of school.
Check my review out at www.kissthebook.blogspot.com
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Laura Purdie Salas is the author of more than 100 books for kids and teens, including BOOKSPEAK! POEMS ABOUT BOOKS (Clarion, 2011) and STAMPEDE! POEMS ABOUT THE WILD SIDE OF SCHOOL (Clarion, 2009). POEMS ABOUT FALL. She loves to introduce kids to poetry and help them find poems they can relate to, no matter what their age, mood, and personality. She has also written many nonfiction books.
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When I'm feeling
porcupine-y,
I get nasty,
I get whiny.
Stay away or
I might stick you.
My sharp words are
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When I'm feeling
porcupine-y,
I get nasty,
I get whiny.
Stay away or
I might stick you.
My sharp words are
quills to prick you.”
