At lunch, / I ate three cans / of alphabet soup. / An hour later / I had / thesaurus / throat / ever. Brian Cleary brings his trademark humor and wordplay to middle grade readers in this poetry collection. Featuring limericks, concrete poems, haiku, quatrains, acrostics, and much more, the book is in equal parts entertaining and educational. Spot illustrations accompany the poems, as do brief notes about poetic forms and poetic devices. An exceedingly...

Features a collection of concrete poems inspired by such objects as a football, clock, and fork.

Explains and demonstrates how to write two types of ancient Japanese poetry: haiku and lanterns.

"The plum on the drum is glum. With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of short vowel sounds with consonant blends and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"--

"The swine put twine on my spine. With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of long vowel sounds with consonant blends and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"--

"The thing on the wing can sing. With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of short vowel sounds with consonant digraphs and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"--

Can cats code? These cats sure can! The indefatigable CATegorical cats guide readers through the basics of coding languages and syntax with the help of author Brian P. Cleary and illustrator (and coding hobbyist) Martin Goneau.

Why create a loop? How can conditionals be helpful? Just ask a cat! Learn all about loops and conditionals in this guide for young readers. Illustrations featuring the CATegorical cats and fun rhyming verse by author Brian P. Cleary make this a memorable introduction to coding basics.

Brian Cleary's zany rhyming text introduces young readers to foods in the meat and beans group, including meat, poultry, eggs, fish, nuts, seeds, and dry beans. Cleary also introduces the health benefits of these foods and provides information on how many servings of fruits the USDA recommends.