Miss Misinformation

Jack Prelutsky


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:

Module One: The Poetry Environment Module Two: Major Poets
Module Three: Poetry Performance Module Four: Poetry Across The Curriculum
Module Five: Multicultural Poetry Module Six: Responding To Poetry
Author Study: Janet Wong

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