The New Kid on the Block
Author: Jack Prelutsky
Illustrator: James Stevenson
Grade Level: 1-3
Genre: Poetry
Awards: Garden State Children's Book Award (New Jersey), ALA Notable Children's Book
Summary: This collection of poetry shows the humorous and entertaining works of Jack Prelutsky. Similar to Shel Silverstein, Prelutsky includes a lot of humor in his poems. He has a habit of leaving a surprise ending to many of his poems. In his poem "New Kid on the Block," the writer is describing a new kid in school who is a mean bully to everyone. At the end, the writer reveals that the bully is a girl. "I'm Thankful" also has a humorous surprise ending. After describing all these random, broken objects this child is thankful for, he ends by saying he is thankful for everything except liver. "Homework! Oh, Homework!" is a cute poem about how badly homework stinks. The poet concludes that homework simply stinks.
Evaluation: I loved this collection of poems. Jack Prelutsky reminded me a lot of Shel Silverstein. Prelutsky uses a lot of humor in his poems, humor that middle school students will love! The fact that I enjoyed it so much gives me the idea that my students too will enjoy it. I plan on using this one soon.
This collection of poems is appropriate for first through third grade. Most of the messages being conveyed are important (and told in a humorous way!).
This collection would tie along well with a unit on poetry. I have found that there are a lot of funny students in my classes. Exposing them to work like this will help them see ways they can appropriately incorporate their humor in the classroom (in a way that's productive and meaningful).
Summary: This collection of poetry shows the humorous and entertaining works of Jack Prelutsky. Similar to Shel Silverstein, Prelutsky includes a lot of humor in his poems. He has a habit of leaving a surprise ending to many of his poems. In his poem "New Kid on the Block," the writer is describing a new kid in school who is a mean bully to everyone. At the end, the writer reveals that the bully is a girl. "I'm Thankful" also has a humorous surprise ending. After describing all these random, broken objects this child is thankful for, he ends by saying he is thankful for everything except liver. "Homework! Oh, Homework!" is a cute poem about how badly homework stinks. The poet concludes that homework simply stinks.
Evaluation: I loved this collection of poems. Jack Prelutsky reminded me a lot of Shel Silverstein. Prelutsky uses a lot of humor in his poems, humor that middle school students will love! The fact that I enjoyed it so much gives me the idea that my students too will enjoy it. I plan on using this one soon.
This collection of poems is appropriate for first through third grade. Most of the messages being conveyed are important (and told in a humorous way!).
This collection would tie along well with a unit on poetry. I have found that there are a lot of funny students in my classes. Exposing them to work like this will help them see ways they can appropriately incorporate their humor in the classroom (in a way that's productive and meaningful).
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