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What I Did on My Summer Vacation

Kids' Favorite Funny Summer Vacation Poems

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Contributors

Selected by Bruce Lansky

Illustrated by Stephen Carpenter

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Mar 3, 2009
Page Count
80 pages
Publisher
Running Press
ISBN-13
9781416970477

Price

$18.99

Price

$24.99 CAD

Format

  1. ebook

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  1. Trade Paperback $18.99 $24.99 CAD
  2. ebook $8.99 $11.99 CAD

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Summer days are here again! Here are over forty sidesplitting poems about summer vacation, covering everything from the much-anticipated last day of school to family road trips, wacky days at summer camp, learning how to swim, dizzying roller coaster rides, fun-filled days at the beach, and finally, the dreaded first day of the new school year.

These hilarious poems written by Bruce Lansky, Kenn Nesbitt, Robert Pottle, Eric Ode, and Neal Levin, and the rest of the all-star gang of Giggle Poets are sure to make you count the days until summer vacation begins!

Genre:

  • Children's Books
  • Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Poetry
  • Humorous

Series:

  • Giggle Poetry

Bruce Lansky is one of North America's leading children's poets. His poetry books include: If Kids Ruled the School, No More Homework! No More Tests!, Miles of Smiles, My Dog Ate My Homework, Kids Pick the Funniest Poems, and A Bad Case of the Giggles. Altogether, his poetry and songbooks have sold over 3.4 million copies! He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota when he is not visiting out-of-town schools to teach poetry workshops.

Stephen Carpenter is the illustrator who has helped sixteen "Giggle Poetry" books come alive with hilarious illustrations. He lives just outside Kansas City with his wife, Becki, and their sheepdog, Lulu.

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Giggle Poetry

Miles of Smiles
Miles of Smiles
A Bad Case of the Giggles
A Bad Case of the Giggles
If Kids Ruled the School
If Kids Ruled the School
Mary Had a Little Jam
Mary Had a Little Jam
When The Teacher Isn’t Looking
When The Teacher Isn’t Looking
My Teacher’s In Detention
My Teacher’s In Detention
No More Homework! No More Tests!
No More Homework! No More Tests!
Kids Pick The Funniest Poems
Kids Pick The Funniest Poems
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