Stampede! Poems to Celebrate the Wild Side of School by Laura Purdie Salas Illustrator: Steven SalernoBibliographic Citation: Salas, Laura Purdie. Stampede! Poems to Celebrate the Wild Side of School. Ill. by Steven Salerno. Boston: Clarion Books. 2009.
ISBN: 978-0-618-91488-3
Review: Laura Purdie Salas has written a collection of colorful school poetry with an undelying connection to animals. Students and teachers will love the rhyming words and patterns of each poem and how the students in the poem are related to an animal. The title of the book prepares you for the animalistic school characteristics of this book and the illustrations show how the author's interpretations of each poem/animal relate. It is an easy to read-aloud poetry share.
Turtleneck
I tuck my face into my sweater,
still as can be.
I should have studied, but I didn't.
PLEASE - don't call on me.
Introduction to Share: This poem would be great to share with the class and talk about many aspects for school: How to be prepared for class, Responsibilites as a student, The mood of the student hiding. You could also talk about how the teacher always seems to know which student did not do their homework or study like they should have. This is also a great lesson for animal adaptations: the turtle hides when it is frightened. How does this apply to a student in a classroom?
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