The Gooch Machine: Poems for Children to Perform - Softcover

Bagert, Brod

9781590783153: The Gooch Machine: Poems for Children to Perform

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1590783158 ISBN 13: 9781590783153

Publisher: WordSong, 2004

Here is a collection of whimsical poems, where kids take on life with sincerity and humor. These poems are fun to read, but they are even more fun to perform. Brod Bagert's infectious energy and Tim Ellis's spirited illustrations will inspire you to act out these poems and bring them to life.

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About the Author:

Brod Bagert and Tim Ellis have collaborated on Let Me Be the Boss, Chicken Socks, and Elephant Games. Mr. Bagert lives in New Orleans. Mr. Ellis lives in Troy, Michigan.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 1-4. The subject matter of Bagert's 19 poems (grouchy teachers, homework, procrastination, etc.) has child appeal, but the quality of the writing varies a great deal. "Alien Eyes?" perfectly captures a youngster's questioning about the possible existence of other inhabitants in our universe: on the opposite page, however, is "Countdown Jitters," a juvenile description of space rocket takeoffs that falls flat. The author states in a brief introductory note that his poems are meant to be acted out, but even the most expressive voice and actions won't lift some of these poems above the mediocre. Detailed, highly colored watercolor-and-marker illustrations leave little to readers' imaginations and lack depth and subtlety. Some border on the grotesque. Compare these often-garish illustrations to the wonderful pen-and-ink drawings by James Stevenson in Jack Prelutsky's New Kid on the Block (1984) and Something Big Has Been Here (1990, both Greenwillow). These collections are for the same audience but consistently amuse while the illustrations allow readers to create their own mind images.?Barbara McGinn, Oak Hill Elementary School, Severna Park, MD
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