May/June
About Ears
We use our ears
for hearing things
like drums and cuckoo clocks,
and chickadees,
and thunderstorms,
and bells, and clangs, and knocks.
- Vivian Gouled
Summer Safety
Keeping safe in summer
Means taking special care
When you’re near the water
And when your feet are bare.
Sun-block will protect your skin
From the burning sun.
But while you’re being careful,
Don’t forget to have some fun!
- Sharon Siegelman
Star
One lone star, far and high,
One lone star sits in the sky.
One lone star, diamond bright,
Gives its welcome to the night.
One lone star on velvet spread,
Gently hints it’s time for bed.
- Leland B. Jacobs
At the Library
It’s fun to look
for a special book
And then to sit
And look at it.
You turn the pages one by one
Until your special book is done
And then --
go find another one.
- Sharon Siegelman
Who Are They?
I know a beast
That’s hard to beat,
With just one toe
On each four feet.
I know a bird
That’s big and fleet,
With just two toes
On each two feet.
Who are they? (a horse, an ostrich)
- Aileen Fisher
Raindrops
Taste some raindrops
When you play
Outside on
A rainy day.
One, two, three drops
In a trickle
Give your tongue
A raindrop tickle.
- Carol Quinn
Listen
Busy little bees,
You flutter to and fro,
Visiting the flowers,
To help the garden grow.
When you’re busy working
I know that summer’s here
Because your buzz-buzz-buzzing sound
Is all that I can hear.
- Marie E. Cecchini
A Ziggedy Riddle
It’s black and white
And white and black
With ziggedy stripes
From front to back
All up and down
From head to toe
And around and around
That’s how they go
It lives on the plains
In a land that’s hot
And looks like a horse,
But, of course, it’s not.
What is it?
Answer: a zebra