Feg: Ridiculous Poems for Intelligent Children

by Robin Hirsch and Tri T. Ha

What is a Spoonerism? How many syllables are in a Haiku? What makes a palindrome a palindrome? The answers to these questions and many more are in this witty and wise collection, which invites readers... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316363448
• ISBN13: 9780316363440
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.6" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

One of the most fun poetry books in the world

We have bought this book several times because we keep lending it to people and then not getting it back. We got it when my daughter was 7 and she loved it then and still loves it now that she's 13. She has the whole thing memorize by now, but she still likes to read it. They have so much fun with words in this book. If you like words and poems, you'll love this book.

Great on all levels

The suggested age on this one is way off. I would say this could be: entertaining to the young ones.(3-6) great intro to styles of poetry (7-9) helpful in writing your own poetry (7-100) The bottom of each page has great insights, written as if the author was chatting with you;telling you where some of the ideas came from for the poem on that page. This is a great classroom tool as well as a fun reading book at home.

The wonderful world of words

Amusing and thought provoking. My 12 yo son and I read this together from the library, and he wouldn't take it back! Gramma bought it for him for his birthday. The authors use many different literary styles, and sneak in lots of education. We have memorized many of the selections. This also stimulated us to continue word play and to write some poetry of our own.

Open their minds ...and your own

*****Imagine a book that has a whole collection of fun games that ignite a child's love of language. Imagine a child getting excited about homonyms, and even vowels! (as in "Murder most vowel" - a game you'll want to play along with them). Imagine a compendium of playful ways to exercise your child?s language skills (and your own, by the way) through the mental calisthenics and verbal acrobatics presented in this highly imaginative book.This book will excite a child's mind, and thrill your own, as together you travel on an adventure of discovering the power that lies hidden beneath "ordinary" words. This book excites kids -- of ALL ages. If you don't have any kids whom you can read this with, then have no fear; just tell people it's for a "nephew" or "student" and buy the book for yourself.I myself am all ?grown up? so I have to read it on the sly when I'm not around actual children, but when I do I can?t wait to find some more ?kids? to share it with.Because it?s pure fun, and you don?t have any other book like it? yet.