No More Homework, No More Tests

Just in time for school comes the funniest anthology of poems about school ever collected. Chosen by a panel of children, this compendium includes works from such authors as Bruce Lansky, Jack Prelutsky, Colin McNaughton, Carol Diggory Shields, Kalli Dakos and others.

About the author

Bruce Lansky has edited several poetry anthologies and silly song book anthologies. He has also created the popular GigglePoetry.com website for children, as well as the Girls to the Rescue and New Fangled Fairy Tales series.

Summary

No More Homework! No More Tests! includes the funniest poems about school ever collected in one book. These hilarious poems were written by a number of poets, including Shel Silverstein, Jack Prelutsky, David L. Harrison, Colin McNaughton, Carol Diggory Shields, Kalli Dakos, and Bruce Lansky. Sillier than a teacher with hiccups, funnier than toilet paper stuck to the bottom of the principal's shoe, it is certain to have readers laughing by the first page. This book puts the cool back in school and makes students WANT to write and read poetry.

Appropriate for Grades 1-6, and Ages 5-12.

Additional text

“Even the most reluctant readers will get caught up in the mix of fun…this collection is guaranteed to elicit laughs.” —Booklist

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Carpenter, Bruce Lansky, Lansky Bruce
• Assisted by: Stephen Carpenter (Illustration), Bruce Lansky (Editor)
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster N.Y.
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 1 to 5
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.1997
• EAN: 9780671577025
• ISBN: 978-0-671-57702-5
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 197 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 107 g
• Series: Giggle Poetry
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; English, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Literary Criticism & Collections, Educational: English Literature, Educational: First / native language: Literature studies