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New York : Clarion Books, ©2004.
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An eleven-year-old boy named Robert voices typical-and not so typical-middle-grade concerns in this unique, memorable collection of hilarious poems. His musings cover the usual stuff, like pizza, homework, thank-you notes, and his annoying older sister. In addition, he speculates about professional wrestling for animals, wonders why no one makes scratch-and-sniff fart stickers, designs the ultimate roller coaster (complete with poisonous spiders), and deconstructs the origins of a new word, snarpy. A playful layout and ingenious graphics extend the wry humor that is sure to resonate with readers of all ages.
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LibraryThing member abbylibrarian
This collection of concrete poems stars Robert, a seventh-grade boy, as he goes through his school day, plays basketball and baseball, smashes the car with a concrete block, farts, gets a present from his aunt, and much, much more.
Thumbs up. Cool poems that are unusual enough for kids to want to
Thumbs up. Cool poems that are unusual enough for kids to want to
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look at them and relevant enough for kids to identify with. Show Less
LibraryThing member longwing
i loved it. my daughter loved it. my son loved it...so much fun.
LibraryThing member Olisia
Really funny and unique format to the poetry.The concrete style adds a lot of character. The poems are very relatable.
LibraryThing member ilovezeppe
Wonderful poetry book that children can easily relate to. Design is a biggie for this book, no two pages are remotely similar. Book is put together well and is aesthetically pleasing. Trials and tribulations of Rob's family...
LibraryThing member ljspear
The concrete poems in this book would appeal to older kids, because of the themes for the poems and the creative presentation. The poems aren’t overflowing with figurative language. They don’t rhyme. Most of them read like conversational prose, but they are very entertaining.
LibraryThing member suri19639
John Grandits has done a great job as his book of abstract poems hypnotize me to follow the text. I enjoy his interesting ways of presenting his poems that make me want to follow the way his text fills up the page in a weird pattern. Although I'm not much of a poetry book reader, Grandits has done
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a good job of keeping me hooked through most of his books. Show Less
LibraryThing member Mrslabraden
I love this book. The concrete poems are some of the best I've seen.
LibraryThing member ftbooklover
I love this book. The concrete poems are some of the best I've seen.