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Why do crabs walk sideways? Does hammering cinnamon sticks cause hunger? Can geometry carry you to outer space? Why's 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 don't. All forty assume that kids think widely and intelligently. Vivid, witty illustrations accompany every poem. The poems' topics include DNA pasta, ice-skating ancestors,…mehr

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Why do crabs walk sideways? Does hammering cinnamon sticks cause hunger? Can geometry carry you to outer space? Why's 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 don't. 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) Know Science, Math, and Food Outdoor Adventures My Room Thinking and Wondering And for kids who hate poetry, there's 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.
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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), Just Wondering-40 Poems for Smart Kids (You) (for ages 9-12), and The Raider (fiction for ages 9-12). Suzanne and her husband live beside a lake in Tennessee.