Enter the world of Shel Silverstein: To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Shel Silverstein's most popular book, Where the Sidewalk Ends is now available in a special edition containing the classic hardcover book and a CD of highlights from his Grammy Award-winning album. This is a wonderful... read more
Where the Sidewalk Ends is a collection of poems by Shel Silverstein. This is a good collection to use for read alouds and familiarize 1st and 2nd graders with poetry or you could use it in 3rd, 4th or 5th grade as examples to teach students how to write poetry and give them examples of... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
“I'm being eaten by a boa constrictorand I don't like it one bit.”
“But just one thing, please, as we float through the breeze--Don't sneeze.”
“But all the magic I have knownI've had to make myself.”
“If you are a dreamer, come inIf you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, a hoper, a prayer, a magic bean-buyer,If you're a pretender, come sit by my fire, for we have some flax-golden tales to spin. Come in!Come in!”
“Ickle me, pickle me, tickle me too.Went for a ride in a flying shoe”
Invitation
Eighteen flavors
Melinda Mae
Sick
Ickle me, pickle me, tickle me too
Enter this deserted house
Jimmy Jet and his TV set
For sale
Warning
The Yipiyuk
Crocodile’s toothache
Stone telling
Ridiculous Rose
Boa constrictor
Peanut-butter sandwich
Listen to the mustn'ts
Hug o’war
Smart
Forgotten language
The farmer and the queen
The one who stayed
No difference
Wild boar
Thumbs
Sara Cynthia Sylvia Stout would not take the garbage out
My hobby
Early bird
Me-stew Captain Hook
With his mouth full of food
The flying festoon
The silver fish
The generals
The worst
Dreadful
My beard
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