After the Bell Rings: Poems About After-School Time - Hardcover

Shields, Carol Diggory

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9780803738058: After the Bell Rings: Poems About After-School Time

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803738056 ISBN 13: 9780803738058

Publisher: Dial Books, 2015

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Fresh, funny, and full of verve and variety, this clever book of 22 illustrated poems about school captures what kids love to do when class lets out.

“Finally....
     Finally....
        Finally....
     BRINNNNNG!
That wonderful bell begins to ring. “

Everyone knows that the best part of the school day is the moment it ends! After school, kids can hang out with their friends, play video games, attend music lessons, avoid chores, practice sports, do homework...well, maybe that last part isn't so great, but the rest is a blast!

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About the Author:

Carol Diggory Shields’s favorite afterschool activity was reading, reading, and more reading. She is currently a children's librarian and the author of many books. She lives in northern California.

Paul Meisel always loved to draw, but he also liked shooting hoops with his friends and trying to pitch a no-hitter in little league. He has illustrated more than 70 books, some of which he's also written. Paul won a 2012 ALSC Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor for his picture book See Me Run.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 2–5—In 22 colorfully illustrated poems, Shields captures multiple perspectives on the favorite part of many kids' school day—the end. The book opens with the anticipation of the dismissal bell from the perspective of the students and the teacher. Readers will connect with the familiar scenario of feeling "like the clock on the wall has stopped." From there, the poet explores some of kids' extracurricular activities. "Level 5" shows the realistic struggle between a desire to play video games and the obligation to do one's homework. Shields's lines will resonate with readers ("She put her hand on the warm TV. 'Guess what, kid? You're busted.'"). "Manga" is a cleverly written poem that will leave some children scratching their heads because of its right-to-left text flow. "Txt msgs" is a conversation poem written in text-speak. Shields even includes a verse about the dangers of saying "I'm bored," which leads to a never-ending chore list. The eye-catching artwork done in acrylic, gouache, and colored pencil is sure to appeal to many readers along with the humor, rhyme, and universal topics.—Andy Plemmons, David C. Barrow Elementary, Athens, GA

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