I Brought My Rat for Show-and-Tell: And Other Funny School Poems
By (Author) Joan Horton
Penguin Putnam Inc
Penguin Young Readers
9th February 2004
United States
Children
Non Fiction
Short stories
811.54
Paperback
48
Width 152mm, Height 229mm, Spine 5mm
119g
You don't bring your rat to show-and-tell. You do mouth off to the class bully, but only when you're safe at home in bed. These are just some of the lessons to be learned in this hilarious collection of school poems-guaranteed to tickle any kid's funny bone!
Joan Horton grew up in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Sheearned a BA and an MSW from the University of Connecticut. Before becoming a writer, she worked as a medical technologist and a social worker. Horton takes inspiration from Mother Goose.