{"product_id":"just-wondering-40-poems-for-smart-kids-you-9780999594506","title":"Just Wondering: 40 Poems for Smart Kids (You)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy do crabs walk sideways? Does hammering cinnamon sticks cause hunger? Can geometry\u003cbr\u003e carry you to outer space? Why's there a hideout built into a restaurant wall? What should you do\u003cbr\u003e if a baseball bat flies toward your head? What can you hear in a totally silent room?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJust Wondering--40 Poems for Smart Kids (You)\u003c\/em\u003e is for students ages 9-12 who enjoy thinking.\u003cbr\u003e Some of the poems are serious, some light. Some rhyme, and some don't. All forty assume that\u003cbr\u003e kids think widely and intelligently. Vivid, witty illustrations accompany every poem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poems' topics include DNA pasta, ice-skating ancestors, acrobatic raisins, messy rooms, \u003cbr\u003e poison ivy, wingless flying, talking silverware, things that never happened, rooftop lookouts, and\u003cbr\u003e many others, from these categories: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePeople I (Might) Know\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eScience, Math, and Food\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOutdoor Adventures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMy Room\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThinking and Wondering\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd for kids who hate poetry, there's a final poem, \"A Poem Is a Horrid Thing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJust Wondering--40 Poems for Smart Kids (You)\u003c\/em\u003e is lively, challenging, and fun for smart kids\u003cbr\u003e everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Suzanne Werkema\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Suzanne Werkema\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.17d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780999594506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWerkema, Suzanne:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Suzanne Werkema grew up in a small Michigan town where children had time to play. She holds a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in music history. For many years Suzanne lived in Michigan and Pennsylvania, where she raised a family, performed historical music, tutored adult English-language learners, developed websites for small nonprofits, created stained-glass panels, traveled widely, and wrote for kids and adults. Her books include The Slithering Mist (fiction for ages 4-8), Upside-Down Jellies-28 Animal Poems (for ages 8-12), and Just Wondering-40 Poems for Smart Kids (You) (for ages 9-12). Suzanne and her husband live beside a lake in Tennessee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Suzanne Werkema","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40620231164019,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":11.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_02ebc752-73c0-4eaf-93be-c58d1f0dc30f.jpg?v=1670511253","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/just-wondering-40-poems-for-smart-kids-you-9780999594506","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}