The D-poems of Jeremy Bloom: A Collection of Poems About School, Homework, and Life (Sort Of)
Grade 5-8-- A collection of poetry held together loosely by a narrative (broken into five sections) involving Jeremy's year in poetry class. He gets off on the wrong foot by calling his teacher, Ms. Terranova, Ms. Pterodactyl. Whether incidents such as this one or the quality of his writing leads to his continuing "D" in class is left for readers to decide. The events are quite silly, such as sending the teacher an unpleasant present, and setting off a stink bomb when she is in the rest room. The poems are about school, growing up, how to get an allowance raise, how to stay up late. Some rhyme and some do not; some are funny and others are just plain goofy. These selections should appeal to older readers looking for a writer to continue the humor they found in Shel Silverstein's work. The book might also serve as an introduction to the genre, to help children understand that they can write about their lives and concerns, and that poems don't always have to rhyme. --Margaret C. Howell, West Springfield Elementary School, VACopyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.