Prelutsky, Jack. 1996. A pizza the size of the sun. New York: Scholastic. ISBN: 0-590-14963-6.
Introduction
Miss Misinformation has her facts all mixed up!
Miss Misinformation
I'm Miss Misinformation,
it's my gratifying task
to tell you all you need to know,
you only need to ask.
The seas are thick with elephants,
the skies are purple straw,
you measure with an octopus,
you hammer with a saw.
I'm filled with facts and figures
I gratuitously share.
The stars are silver footballs,
tangerines have curly hair.
Gorillas fly at midnight,
and a month has seven years,
tomatoes play the clarinet,
bananas have long ears.
I'm Miss Misinformation,
and there's nothing I don't know
The moon is chocolate pudding,
macaroni grows in snow.
A buffalo is smaller
than the average bumblebee--
if you think of any questions,
simply bring them here to me.
Extension
Have students write their own nonsense poems filled with misinformation.
Module 2 Poems: