Zoomrimes: Poems About Things That Go

by Sylvia Cassedy, Michele Chessare (Illustrator)

Following the alphabet, twenty-six lyrical, witty poems celebrate motion--from the ark to the zeppelin. By the author of Roomrimes.

50 pages, Library Binding

First published April 1, 1993

About the author

An American author of picture books, poetry, and fiction, the Brooklyn-born creative-writing teacher began her career with a few minor picture books, such as Little Chameleon (1966), but is best known today for her poetry and novels. Roomrimes (1987) and the posthumously published Zoomrimes: Poems about Things That Go (1993) were praised for their perceptiveness, humor, and unusual variety of poetic forms.

Cassedy's three novels, Behind the Attic Wall (1983), M.E. and Morton (1987), and Lucie Babbidge's House (1989) are all intricate, leisurely paced novels about troubled or difficult protagonists who gain self-esteem through the intervention of possibly magical characters.

The author's incisive characterizations, carefully wrought prose, and ambiguous endings made her a critics’ favorite.

Cassedy's early death cut short an extraordinary writing career that had yet to peak, and fans can only wonder about—and mourn the loss of—the novels that were yet to be.

Reviews

[Keri Rohr · Rating 1 out of 5]

I did not like this poetry book at all. It is definitely more fit for upper grades such as 4-5. This book was very confusing to me. I didn’t get the concept of most of the poems and they weren’t very fun or enjoyable to read.

[Tessa Zimmerly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Genre: poetry
Grade: 4th-6th

It has a variety of poems. All of the poems are about thinks that go. Some of the things it mentions I would not have guess would be used in this book at first. Then it tells you why it was put in the book.

[Carly Bontrager · Rating 4 out of 5]

Poetry
4th-6th grade
I like the concept of taking each letter from the alphabet and writing a poem for the word created by each letter. I think this could be something done with a class. Some of the words that were used were not things that I would have used or guessed that they would use, but I think it makes the book unique.

[Sha-Quita Jordan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book contains twenty-six poems, all of which describe a means of transportation or something that travels, ranging from “Ark” to “Zeppelin.” I recommend this book because it is full of wordplay and it utilizes a wide range of poetic forms.