Lunch Money

And Other Poems About School

Carol Diggory Shields, Paul Meisel

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Puffin
01 August 1998

Here are twenty-four hilarious poems about school, where all kinds of unexpected things happen. From an unusual pledge of allegiance and jungle gym gossip to recess rules and the rules of addition, Carol Diggory Shields captures the experiences of schoolgoers with wit and verve. This rollicking collection is sure to keep readers laughing until summer vacation. ?

A frisky collection....

Kids will greet Athe poems? with enthusiasm.? ?

School Library JournalCarol Diggory Shields and Paul Meisel also collaborated on I Am Really a Princess (Dutton and Puffin) and I Wish My Brother Was a Dog (Dutton). Carol Diggory Shields lives in Salinas, California. Paul Meisel lives in Newtown, Connecticut.

By: Carol Diggory Shields
Illustrated by: Paul Meisel
Imprint: Puffin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 260mm, Width: 213mm, Spine: 3mm
Weight: 159g
ISBN: 9780140558906
ISBN 10: 014055890X
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 01 August 1998
Recommended Age: From 3 to 7 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , English as a second language , Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Carol Shields (1935-2003) is the author of The Stone Diaries, which won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and Canada's Governor General's Award. Her other novels and short-story collections include The Republic of Love, Happenstance, Swann, The Orange Fish, Various Miracles, The Box Garden, and Small Ceremonies (all available from Penguin).