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    Everyone's the Smartest
    Everyone's the Smartest
    Everyone's the Smartest
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    Everyone's the Smartest

    By Contra, Richard O'Brien and Ulla Saar

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    School can be hard, fun and strange – sometimes all at once. It's full of your best friends and all the teachers as well as lots of kids you haven't met. Every day reveals more stories and challenges…
    Everyone's the Smartest is a collection of poems which tell strange new stories in familiar settings. From clever ducks who fly far away while children are stuck in school, to bathroom taps that are just one mistake away from turning the school into a great lake, this collection reminds its readers that there is wonder everywhere.
    Packed with extra features, including interviews with the author and illustrator, notes from the translators, fun facts about Estonia, and ideas to help you write your own poems.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Emma Press
    Release dateSep 20, 2018
    ISBN9781912915040
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      Everyone's the Smartest - Contra

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      EVERYONE’S THE SMARTEST

      First published in Great Britain in 2018 by the Emma Press

      Originally published in 2015 as Kõik on kõige targemad

      Text © Contra

      Illustrations © Ulla Saar

      English language translation © Charlotte Geater, Kätlin Kaldmaa & Richard O’Brien

      A CIP catalogue record of this book is available from the British Library

      Supported by the Estonian Ministry of Culture

      Printed in Latvia by Jelgavas tipogrāfija

      All rights reserved.

      ISBN 978-1-910139-99-8

      THE EMMA PRESS LTD

      Registered in England and Wales, no. 08587072

      Website: theemmapress.com

      Email: hello@theemmapress.com

      Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, UK

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      CONTENTS

      GOING TO SCHOOL (STEP, STEP, STOMP)

      The first day of school

      The first walk to school

      New school nightmare

      Waiting for the summer holiday

      Going to school (Step Step STOMP)

      Pine cones

      A man is not a fish

      My secret path

      Waiting nervously

      TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER

      The caretaker is scared of autumn

      The wondrous plant

      Fish and chips

      Healthy inside and out

      Klara and Sara

      Together We Are Stronger

      Ice skater’s lament

      Let’s keep a secret

      Fancy skis

      Snowball fight

      Scarf party

      Glove

      MODERN DAY PINOCCHIO

      The clever duck

      Restless Richard

      Modern day Pinocchio

      Hungry cat

      A question of funds

      An important guest

      Hurry up!

      Scratching lessons

      Fighting sleep

      Spring problems

      Sunbeams

      Future artists

      SIXTEEN CHESS PIECES

      It’s not easy to be a monkey

      Kristjan Palusalu

      Classmate fun

      Breaktime fun

      Mountaineers

      Alien railway

      Sixteen chess pieces

      Flooding at school

      TO READ AT THE SPEED OF A SQUIRREL

      Pink piggy

      A speedy snail

      Sports day: good news and bad news

      Exchange student

      First in the class!

      Bigger or smaller?

      Clever Dad

      A crucial cloth

      My pet

      My teacher is a squirrel

      EVERYONE’S THE SMARTEST

      A wilful poem

      How I Learned A and O

      Maths

      Math-smarts

      Music teacher

      Class orchestra

      Queen

      The smartest teacher

      Everyone’s the smartest

      About the poet and the illustrator

      About the translators

      BONUS BITS

      Interviews with Contra and Ulla

      Learn some Estonian

      Places in Estonia

      Write your own poem!

      Translation station

      About the Emma Press

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      The first day of school

      My shoes are brand-new

      and this snow-white shirt too!

      Now everybody: please make way –

      a superhero started school today

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