Love it. Very good. Get this from a library! as well as courseware for college students. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. "Prelutsky has done it again. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Now We Are Six followed, becoming a modern classic in its own right. The silly names of the animals are fun for him to try and sound out, so not only is it fun for me to read to him, but he also is learning about words as he reads it to me, without even realizing it. Check out these wonderful and insightful posts from our editors, Search for your favorite author and through the power of IBM Watson. The first of A.A. Milne's four world-famous books for children, When We Were Very Young introduced Christopher Robin to innumerable friends and has probably been read more widely than any other book of verse for children published in our time. *A clutch of spinachickens, fussing in the yard. Allows an imaginitive response by readers. Jack Prelutsky books have become a special bond between my 6 year old son and I. Sorry, but we can't respond to individual comments.If you need immediate assistance, please contact Customer Care. The best part about this book is how creative Jack Prelutsky is with his poems. Read it aloud, read it together: this is a catalog of effervescent silliness and will undoubtedly inspire young poets and artists alike. No monthly commitment. I rediscovered it when I chose my multicultural text set topic (journeys) and I am so happy I did. And when these veteran collaborators send two young explorers (traveling on a yellow scooter, propelled by wheels and the wind) through the pages of their original and surprising picture book, the result is a journey that is thrilling and dangerous and funny and mischievous and memorable and heart-stoppingly beautiful. “It’s the author’s joyous sense of the absurd that propels the reader from page to page.”—Horn Book (starred review). Costs may vary based on destination. On September 28, 2006, Jack Prelutsky was named the nation’s first Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. Shop now. So if you find a current lower price from an online retailer on an identical, in-stock product, tell us and we'll match it. The broadest selection of online bookstores. The illustrations are drawn intricately, highlighting the details that portray a given creature and incorporate the meaning of the two words used to create it. "The total effect is both whimsical and fascinating, with rich language in the poems and unexpected objects in the pictures to return to over and over again. I've always been a fan of Prelutsky's poetry. Return to Miss Stretchberry's class with Jack, the reluctant poet, who over the course of a year encounters new and challenging things like metaphors, alliterations, onomatopoeia, and one mean fat black cat!