"A thousand halls,
a thousand ways,
I’m lost inside
this new-school maze."
Ah, the wild side of school! Where else would you find a swarm of bumblebees, stomachs that rumble like a bear after a long winter rest, all ducks in a row on their way to bathroom break, monkeys on the jungle gym and an elephant stampede in response to the final bell of the day? In eighteen wise and humorous poems, this fine poet describes a typical day at school and allows somewhat faded memories a spot for contemplation. Anyone who has been in school or spent time with school children will recognize the many episodes here described. A great addition to your collection of poems about school which might also include Hamsters, Shells and Spelling Bees (Harper, 2008), Swimming Upstream (Clarion, 2002) or Do Buses Eat Kids? (A+ Books, 2008).
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