If You're Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand: Poems about School

by Kalli Dakos Narrated by Christina Moore, John McDonough, Jeff Woodman

Overview

This is a book for kids who wish they were jumping in leaf piles and climbing trees instead of learning their multiplication tables. It's for kids who worry that they'll never make it out of third grade, or that the other kids will make fun of them, or that their best will never be good enough. Messy desks, forgotten homework, embarrassing hiccups, favorite teachers-they're all here in these silly, sad, and funny poems. Kalli Dakos blends clever wit and insight with her experience as a former elementary reading specialist to make poetry fun and accessible to young children. The voices of three unique and talented narrators capture that school-related fun, fantasy, and fear that never truly ends for anyone who has ever lived the school experience.

Editorial Reviews

APR/MAY 99 - AudioFile

Former teacher Dakos knows what it's like to be in third grade, and, with wit and insight, she examines the fun and angst of going to school. Although most of the poems are humorous, a few, like "Name Calling," are serious and touching. The narrators, a woman and two men, read the poems with an enthusiasm that captures their music and rhythm. Unfortunately, there's no narrator attribution. And, although each narrator begins his/her poem by giving its title, the titles of the poems are not listed anywhere in the package. P.B.J. ©AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170671892
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	04/24/2009
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

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