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Overview"Side-splitting new poems from the creator of the #1 children's poetry website in the world Another side-splitting collection of poetry from beloved children's poet Kenn Nesbitt! Following up the bestselling collection, My Hippo Has the Hiccups, Kenn Nesbitt dares to go where no poet has gone before, creating a whole host of laugh-out-loud scenarios involving animals doing extreme sports. Kids love Kenn's clever word play and wonderful imagery. This collection also includes an audio CD of Kenn reading the poems in his inimitable style. And Ethan Long provides the perfect complement to Kenn's poetry with his brilliant line drawings. With poems like ""My Puppy Punched Me in the Eye"" and ""I Bought Our Cat a Jetpack,"" this collection shines bright with rhymes that are full of jokes, thrills, and surprises. Animals Doing Extreme Sports will keep kids laughing-and loving poetry." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ethan Long , Kenn NesbittPublisher: Sourcebooks, Inc Imprint: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.209kg ISBN: 9781402238338ISBN 10: 1402238339 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 01 May 2010 Recommended Age: From 7 to 12 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsThe Tighty Whitey Spider 1 My Dog Plays Invisible Frisbee 2 My Kitten Won't Stop Talking 3 Molly Has a Myna Bird 4 My Kiwi Is the Captain 6 Frog Ball 7 I Bought Our Cat a Jet Pack 8 I Have to Write a Poem 10 My Chicken's on the Internet 12 Snake Mistake 14 My Dog Is Not like Other Dogs 16 My Cat Goes Flying through the Air 17 A Rock Makes an Excellent Puppy 18 Don't Ever Ask a Centipede 20 Polar Bowling 21 Has Anyone Seen My Chameleon? 22 Ferret Soccer 24 I Like My Triangular Kitten 26 Today I Touched the Buffalobster 28 I Bought a New Tank for My Goldfish 30 The Elephants Bounced 31 If You Give a Mouse a Motorcycle 32 On Top of Mount Everest 35 An Ordinary Day 38 The Dancing Baboon of Djibouti 40 When Pigs Fly 42 My Hamster Has a Skateboard 44 While Lying on the Grass Today 46 Just a Slug 48 Banana Dan 50 Gabby's Baby Beagle 52 Gerbil, Gerbil, On the Run 54 Speedy Sid 56 My Turtle Is the Sporting Sort 57 Abrocat the Acrobat 58 Hippo Sandwich 60 Belinda Bell 61 Beavers in the Bathroom 62 Forty Purple Porpoises 64 Whenever Yaks Play Basketball 66 My Camel Fights 67 From the Ants in Our Petunia Bed 68 Toby the Snowboarding Doberman 70 At Hamster Sam's Rodeo 71 My Parrot Doesn't Care to Fly 72 When Rattlesnakes Wear Roller-Skates 74 The Weasel and the Whale 76 Get Me Out of the Fish Tank 81 We're Skydiving Elephants 82 Gordon's Garden 84 Cara's Parrot 86 My Dog Is Running Faster 88 Monkey Dream 90 Kitten Fight 92 I Saw a Sloth Play Soccer 93 An Elephant Followed Me Home 94 If You Happen to Hop 96 I Have an Amoeba 97Reviews...they'll be creeping and crawling to get their hands on this collection of zany rhymes. - Children's Book Review First of all, the main little critter is sporting nothing but his tighty whitey underwear. This alone had my kids giggling. - KC Books ...his new book, The Tighty Whitey Spider (with illustrations by Ethan Long) would make me a fan even if I wasn't already one. - Gotta Book The poems aren't dull and boring, they are full of action and fun...If all poetry was this exciting, I'd definitely read more! - Jenns Bookshelves Nesbitt's poems are funny and have a well, wacky off-beat kind of humor that really connects with kids (and their teachers and parents, I might add). - Lit for Kids Yes, they are funny and a little wacky - this book should have you chuckling with smiles. - Homeschool Buzz The Tighty Whitey Spider is exactly the kind of book my daughter would have loved when she was in elementary school. I can't think of a better way to help younger children develop an early appreciation for poetry than reading Nesbitt's poems. - The Mother Daughter Book Club Kenn Nesbitt combines animals and craziness into some wacky poems. - The Brain Lair So many of the poems are funny, but they are also very smart and full of little twists. I know kids will love the surprise endings. I think this really is a book that kids will want to read over and over again -- even those reluctant readers. - Booking Mama It's official: Kenn Nesbitt's poetry is kid- and parent-approved! His 'wacky animal poems' carry the common thread of silly critters in impossible situations - a recipe for laugh-out-loud page-turning fun. - She is too Fond of Books It's official: Kenn Nesbitt's poetry is kid- and parent-approved! His 'wacky animal poems' carry the common thread of silly critters in impossible situations a recipe for laugh-out-loud page-turning fun. So many of the poems are funny, but they are also very smart and full of little twists. I know kids will love the surprise endings. I think this really is a book that kids will want to read over and over again -- even those reluctant readers. The Tighty Whitey Spider is exactly the kind of book my daughter would have loved when she was in elementary school. I can't think of a better way to help younger children develop an early appreciation for poetry than reading Nesbitt's poems. Yes, they are funny and a little wacky - this book should have you chuckling with smiles. Nesbitt's poems are funny and have a well, wacky off-beat kind of humor that really connects with kids (and their teachers and parents, I might add). The poems aren't dull and boring, they are full of action and fun...If all poetry was this exciting, I'd definitely read more! ...his new book, The Tighty Whitey Spider (with illustrations by Ethan Long) would make me a fan even if I wasn't already one. First of all, the main little critter is sporting nothing but his tighty whitey underwear. This alone had my kids giggling. ...they'll be creeping and crawling to get their hands on this collection of zany rhymes. Kenn Nesbitt combines animals and craziness into some wacky poems. ...they'll be creeping and crawling to get their hands on this collection of zany rhymes. Author InformationKenn Nesbitt is the author of several collections of funny poetry for kids, including My Hippo Has the Hiccups, Revenge of the Lunch Ladies, When the Teacher Isn't Looking, and The Aliens Have Landed at Our School! Kenn travels the country, visiting over 60 schools each year, sharing his wacky brand of poetry with kids nationwide, and helping to create a new generation of poetry lovers. His website, Poetry4Kids, is the most popular children's poetry website on the Internet. Ehtna Long is a children's book author and illustrator whose titles include the extremely popular Tickle the Duck! and the hilarious sequel, Stop Kissing Me! Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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