Just Wondering: 40 Poems for Smart Kids (You)

Why do crabs walk sideways? Does hammering cinnamon sticks cause hunger? Can geometry carry you to outer space? Whys there a hideout built into a restaurant wall? What should you do if a baseball bat flies toward your head? What can you hear in a totally silent room?Just Wondering--40 Poems for Smart Kids (You) is for students ages 9-12 who enjoy thinking. Some of the poems are serious some light. Some rhyme and some dont. All forty assume that kids think widely and intelligently. Vivid witty illustrations accompany every poem.The poems topics include DNA pasta ice-skating ancestors acrobatic raisins messy rooms poison ivy wingless flying talking silverware things that never happened rooftop lookouts and many others from these categories: People I (Might) KnowScience Math and FoodOutdoor AdventuresMy RoomThinking and WonderingAnd for kids who hate poetry theres a final poem A Poem Is a Horrid Thing.Just Wondering--40 Poems for Smart Kids (You) is lively challenging and fun for smart kids everywhere.