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    Something Big Has Been Here
    Something Big Has Been Here
    Something Big Has Been Here
    Audiobook48 minutes

    Something Big Has Been Here

    Written by Jack Prelutsky

    Narrated by Jack Prelutsky

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    The long-awaited companion to the bestselling The New Kid on the Block. ""A wealth of funny new verse from a favorite poet. Prelutsky's comic muse is at its best here. Another winner.""—Kirkus Reviews. ""Prelutsky has done it again.""—School Library Journal

    Something big is right here!

    It is this book of wonderful, funny new poems by beloved children's poet Jack Prelutsky. If you've read The New Kid on the Block, you have some idea of the treat ahead. And if you haven't, all you have to do is start reading!

    Here are four vain and ancient tortoises, a rat of culture, Super Samson Simpson, a meat loaf that defies an ax, five flying hotdogs—and many, many more people, animals, and things that are destined to become part of the lives of everyone who loves to laugh.

    Say them, chant them, learn them by heart, or just read them—Jack Prelutsky's poems are incomparable.


    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateApr 10, 2007
    ISBN9780061448935
    Something Big Has Been Here
    Author

    Jack Prelutsky

    Jack Prelutsky is the best-selling author of more than fifty books of poetry, including The New Kid on the Block, illustrated by James Stevenson, and Stardines Swim High Across the Sky, illustrated by Carin Berger. Jack Prelutsky lives in Washington State.

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    • 5/5
      This is one of those poetry books that I keep in the front of my classroom and is so dog eared that I may have to replace it soon! You can pick up this book and read any of the wonderful poems in it and children of all ages will be laughing and happy to hear such funny poems. Jack Prelutsky has such an imagination to sprout such tales of silly goofy subjects, I am glad to have found him early in my teaching career.
    • 4/5
      Summary:This poetry book has a bunch of different poems that are great for kids. One of the ones I enjoyed was Mosquitoes, Mosquitoes. This poem was about how pestering mosquitoes to be and that you just want them to stop bothering you. Another poem in this book was called my Woolen Sweater Itches Me. This poem was about an itchy sweater and how much it itched. The best part of the poem was the ending where it said "think about how sheep must feel." This last part really gets kids thinking.Personal Reaction:I really liked this book of poems because they were a lot of fun. Mosquitoes, Mosquitoes was a great poem because I could really relate to mosquitoes always pestering me. I also could relate to wearing a sweater that itched when I was little.Classroom Extension:1. In the classroom, the teacher could have their students make up their own poems and then share them with their classmates.2. In the classroom, the teacher could have their students share what their favorite poem is and share as to why it was their favorite.
    • 3/5
      Summary:This collection of poems are random and funny. They talk about different things kids do such as, eat like a pig and be told to eat their vegetables. My favorite poem in this book was As Soon As Fred Gets Out Of Bed. It spoke about Fred wearing his underwear on his head and toes.Personal Reaction: This was a long book of poems children could relate too. I liked it.Extension Ideas: I would have my students write their own poem.I would have my students pick their favorite poem and draw a picture for it.
    • 5/5
      If you like Shel Silverstein you will like Jack Perlutsky. Something Big has Been Here is full of fun and silly poems that are imaginative an animated. The poems are not only engaging, but they are short making it easy to turn the page and continue reading until the end. The illustrations are simply drawings down with a pencil and shading, but it allows just enough detail to help picture the poem in your mind. This is a great collection of poems that will engage children and help them grow to love poetry.