A collection of twenty-three humorous poems about school including such titles as "Math my Way," "Clockwatching," and "School Daze Rap."

Six children aged from kindergarten to the fifth grade share their excitement for the new school year, from meeting new teachers and friends to preparing to leave in the morning. Ethan is nervous about starting Kindergarten. First grader Zach is worried about having to learn everything all over again. Katie finds out that ther second-grade teacher's name starts with "Mr." It turns out that Jackie isn't the only third grader who gets dropped off early...

"From suspicious hot lunches (yuck!), to pop quizzes (oh, no!), to recess and best friends (hooray!), everything you love--and love to hate--about school is front and center in this collection of eighteen poems by thirteen celebrated poets. One thing's for certain: there's no place like school!"--Amazon.com.

More than twenty limericks paint a humorous picture of life in elementary school.

Twenty poems about school from writers such as Jane Yolen, Alioce Schertle, and J. Patrick Lewis.

"A joyful, poetic celebration of kindergarten and first grade Poet Kay Winters has written a book of zippy poems centering on the triumphs and trials of those first school years. This cheery collection covers an astonishing range of activities from the anticipated--dashing to the bus and science class discoveries--to the completely unexpected--losing a permission slip and seeing a teacher outside the classroom. Patrice Barton's sweetly smudgy watercolor...

Poems for beginning readers celebrate reaching the milestone of the one-hundredth day of school.

An anthology of poems about school, plus "Toolbox tips" that help the reader understand poetry and how poems are written.