Animal Chatter

By Patricia Hopkins

This is a poetry book that includes twenty-four short poems about animals. Each poem is four to five stanzas long. In most of the poems, the animals themselves are doing the talking. Most of the animals have a problem that needs to be solved. A humorous twist at the end of most of the poems solves the problem. The poems were created for memorization by first graders. After memorizing the poems, the children would create a suitable costume, stand before a microphone, and recite the poem to their parents and classmates for an end-of-the-year program. Animals included are zoo animals, farm animals, and even a spider and a fly. The book should appeal to younger children too.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jul 19, 2017
• ISBN: 9781546201212

Patricia Hopkins

Patricia Hopkins taught elementary education in Illinois for over thirty years. She holds a bachelor's degree in music education and a master's degree in elementary education. In 2007, Hopkins was selected as La Salle County's teacher of the year. Hopkins used her love of music in teaching the students in producing a drama to present to the students' parents and friends. Following the drama, students would recite animal poems. Each student would dress as the animal presented. Students would select the animal poem they wished to recite. At some point, rather than selecting poems from her archives, Hopkins started writing poems for her students to recite. A total of 110 poems are part of her collection. The poems are in a variety of styles. Thirty-two are humorous short poems like "Hey Bernie!" The others are more educational and more appropriate for a slightly older audience. "Hey Bernie!" is the first poem Hopkins has created for publication.

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Published by AuthorHouse 07/19/2017

ISBN: 978-1-5462-0120-5 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5462-0121-2 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2017911403

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Contents

A Change Of Diet

A Filthy Young Piggy