You Must Be Joking!: Lots of Cool Jokes, Plus 17 1/2 Tips for Remembering, Telling, and Making Up Your Own Jokes
Grade 3-6--In his introduction, Brewer explains the value of laughter, points out that wordplay helps to "fire up the brain," and informs readers that telling jokes will allow them to practice their verbal abilities. He also includes some great tips on how to remember, deliver, and create your own quips. This section is a teacher's delight, since it provides inventive ways to improve both writing and speaking skills. The 200 laugh-out-loud jokes invite children to become comedians. The entries are organized into short thematic chapters covering aliens, monsters, computers, food, etc. The cartoon sketches scattered throughout the text add to the humor. A gem among joke books.--Cynde Suite, Bartow County Library System, Adairsville, GACopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.