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A Pizza the Size of the Sun
A Pizza the Size of the Sun | Jack Prelutsky
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From the gifted creators of the outrageously popular "The New Kid on the Block" and "Something Big Has Been Here" comes yet another wondrously rich, varied, clever--and always funny--collection of poems destined to become favorites. A host of Prelutsky-Stevenson oddballs and characters people the pages of this zany book, which also includes a backwards poem and a poem that never ends. Full color.
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ed669621

“I'm making a pizza the size of the sun, / a pizza that's sure to weigh more than a ton.“

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ed669621

This book can be used in my classroom to inspire students to explore language creatively and appreciate rhyme and rhythm. Reading these poems aloud can help build fluency and expression, making poetry accessible and fun for students.

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ed669621
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A Pizza the Size of the Sun is a humorous poetry collection by Jack Prelutsky, published in 1996. This collection of poetry entertains young readers with playful and imaginative poems filled with clever wordplay and vivid imagery. The book belongs to the children's poetry genre and received the Children's Choice Award in 1997.

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Eggs
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This was a favorite in our young family, and as parents, my daughters read it to their children.
🍕 ❤️ ☀️

#AboutABook

#LightHearted

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TheSpineView

AnnCrystal Now I'm hungry for some pizza 🍕😉👍💝. 3mo
TheSpineView ❤️🍕❤️👍🤩 3mo
Leftcoastzen That‘s great!🍕 2mo
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Eggs @AnnCrystal IKR!?! 2mo
Eggs @TheSpineView ☀️💛🍕 2mo
Eggs @Leftcoastzen 🤩🥰 2mo
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Gracehake

“ I‘m topping my pizza with mountains of cheese, with acres of peppers, pimentos, and peas”

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Gracehake

It incorporates many different elements of poetry, exposing kids to a wide variety of things. The rhythm is east to follow and the poems are lighthearted and fun which would make it a great introduction

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Gracehake
Pickpick

This book has poems on pizza. It is very entertaining and fun to imagine the things that the author is saying in the poem. This would be great for younger children learning to work with poetry. It w corporates many different elements and it is very creative.

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rileydenney

“I did a nutty somersault and landed with a thump. I struggled to my feet again and tumbled on my rump.”

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rileydenney

I like that this book has little illustrations around it because it makes the book more interesting for young readers

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rileydenney
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Mehso-so

This book has a variety of poems and includes rhymes and patterns. There are also little pictures around the poems that go along with each title.

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Jhill24

Fun reads. Different poems, about all different things children explore

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Jhill24
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Cute book! Uses different themes within poetry. Also different lengths.

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MerlinTheSlightlyAwkward
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Because we all need this kind of encouragement.
#happynewyear #love #dance #breaktime #funny #2022 #liveoutloud #ThinkPositiveBePositive

Nute Wonderful advice! I‘ll remember to do this in the coming week and thereafter. Please thank your daughter for this reminder to slow down and enjoy life!💕 3y
MemoirsForMe Best advice ever! Please tell her she‘s got me dancing right now! 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 3y
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MerlinTheSlightlyAwkward @Nute @UwannaPublishme This was a screenshot steal from another creator on Twitter! Credit to the account @tag at the top of the image. Their daughter‘s wise words seem well worth re-sharing (and I love finding something we can all agree on) 🎊💃🏻❤️ 3y
Nute Girl, I see that as plain as day now!🥴HaHaHa!😂 3y
MemoirsForMe That‘s what happens when you read too fast. 🤪🤦🏻‍♀️😂Well, thank you for posting this. You still got me up and dancing. 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 3y
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Eggs
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A backwards poem, a poem that ever ends, and scores of others that will be changed, read, and loved by readers of every age. #nonsense poetry #septembersenses @Eggs

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OriginalCyn620 Love it! ❤️ 5y
Eggs Thanks ❣️ My kids loved his books @OriginalCyn620 (edited) 5y
runswithscissors007 My kids too. I still have many burned in my brain.💗 5y
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taylorscalfaro
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This was another extremely fun example of poetry. It had rhymes that flowed naturally and were easy to follow, and it had images that enhanced the silliness of the poems. Children will definitely engage with these poems.

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taylorscalfaro

I would use this in a future classroom because the short, concise, and silly poems will get the children really interested in learning about poetry.

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taylorscalfaro

“My fish is gone, I flush my fish“

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agreco1925

“My fish is gone,
I flush my fish“

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agreco1925

I would use this in my classroom because the different types of styles. Students can use this as an inspiration for their writing.

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agreco1925
Pickpick

This is a fun collection of poetry that kids will enjoy. The various different styles of poems will keep the students engaged. Students will be able to relate to this poetry and that will keep them engaged.

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Clairedannemiller

“My pizza is sure to be one of a kind, my pizza will leave other pizza behind.“

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Clairedannemiller

This book would be great for 2nd and 3rd graders. They would love the rhyming and it would help them get familiar with how to rhyme what. I would read this to younger classes but I think its great for older classes because they could read it on their own.

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Clairedannemiller
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This is a poetry book. This book uses a lot of rhyming throughout the story. Each word rhymes at the end of each sentence. For example the words sun and ton. This poems rhyming sounds natural.

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megansimon

“The oven is hot, I believe it will take a year and a half for my pizza to bake.”

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megansimon

I loved how silly and fun this authors books are. I‘ll be sure to keep several of his poetry books in my classroom.

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megansimon
Pickpick

This book has clever and funny poems. It‘s sure to suck kids in with it‘s entertaining language and fun topics.

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cjbattiste

“The over is hot, I believe it will take a year and a half for my pizza to bake.”

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cjbattiste

Cute little illustrations too.

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cjbattiste
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A great book with quirky little poems. Some language might be more advanced so it would be good for older grades, but also great to just read once a day or so.

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Edenmonet
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A Pizza the Size of the Sun (P) by Jack Prelutsky and illustrations by James Stevenson would be a great book to do a Read Aloud (RA) with. This poetry book it filled with cute, quirky poems that would be a great book to read to your kids during a poetry unit in English. The vocabulary in these poems, such as I‘m Wrestling with an Octopus, can be advanced; however, it will help strengthen student‘s vocabulary skills. The UDL principle used is 2.1,

Edenmonet clarifying vocabulary and symbols. The ESOL strategy used is 14, simplify your speech by making it slower and redundant. The teacher can explain vocabulary to the ESOL students in better detail so they can understand. A good poetry lesson plan is: http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/poetry_collaborative.htm #LAE3414SP19 6y
Haleysantucci This book looks adorable! Definitely want to get it for my preschool kids!! I think it would be great to do a vocabulary lesson with young kids since the words you talked about are a little bit advanced. Thanks for the poetry lesson plan!! 6y
Edenmonet @Haleysantucci Thank you, it was a great book! I will definitely be using it in my future classroom 6y
DrSpalding Continue to use Prelutsky books in your classroom. This is an excellent anthology. 6y
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#QuotsyJune18 Day 3: Evidently, the poet Prelutsky is a master of #Repeat - rhyme, rhythm, repetition.

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LisaMart
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This wonderful P book is a collection of humorous poems by Jack Prelutsky & illustrations by James Stevenson. Includes advanced vocabulary, & multiple forms of play on words & text structure, for example, a poem written in a circle, & another you‘ll need a mirror to read. Great for IR, RA, PR, or if the technology is available, teachers can display the book through a projector for SR to teach rhyming, text structure, & vocabulary.

LisaMart UDL: 1.1, 2.1, 3.2, 4.2, 5.3, 7.2, 9.3 EL: 5, 8, 27
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Here is a link to lesson activities specifically for this book and includes an audio file of the author reading 2 of his poems:
http://readingtokids.org/Books/BookView.php?pag=3&bookID=00001186&pview=yes
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Laura.S @LisaMart this book looks so cute and fun! Anything with food on it catches my attention as It probably does with the students as well. There are so many UDL and EL strategy alignments that this book must be in my library! 7y
Jeffersleighann I want able to find many poetry books but I like that this book is about food because food 😂❤️ 7y
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Radams
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#ucflae3414f17 This is an awesome book of poems written by Jack Prelutsky that is a great addition to any elementary grade classroom library. The poems as well as the illustrations by James Stevenson are sure to have students laughing and having fun while reading. This book is a great way to introduce younger students to poetry. I think this book would be fun to do shared readings with the class in addition to giving students the option read

Radams Individually or with partners. Scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/writing-writers-poetry/ has a great lesson on poetry that can easily tie into reading Prelutsky‘s poems. UDL 6.1 ‘guide appropriate goal-setting‘ can used when reading the book with the class and explaining how to write poetry. EL 6 ‘continually monitor students‘ comprehension‘ can be applied during shared reading. 7y
DrSpalding You could use this in so many ways. Prelutsky is a favorite. 7y
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CourtneyR
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Written by Jack Prelutsky, this P book is hilarious for all ages. Some of these clever poems include Meet Miss Misinformation, Swami Gourami, and a poem that never ends. Jack Prelutsky would be a good AS, because of all his other P books. http://jackprelutsky.com/bio/ the url takes you to Jack Prelutsky website, that would be a good source for an AS. #UCFLAE3414F17

CourtneyR UDL 9.1 Promote expectations and believes that optimize motivation. EL 8. Use direct instruction: Modeling, explaining, scaffolding, name the strategy and show how to use it. #UCFLAE3414F17 7y
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Floribelg
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This P book are full of poems by Jack Prelutsky and drawings by James Stevenson. A Pizza the Size of the Sun is the first poem followed with a variety of poems of all shapes, sizes, and themes. From a poem about wrestling a octopus to Dan the Invisible Man who got a tan but you can't see. Each poem has a drawing that helps aid with imagery. Kids will relate to a lot of them and have fun reading them all. At least I did!

Floribelg I would use this book in an AS and I'll posting more books about this author keep an eye out for future posts. http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson1160/poetry_an... The link is a poetry analysis worksheet from Read Write Think perfect for student use and UDL 2.1 and 3.2 will clarify the structure of the poems and main ideas. Use ESOL 2 for students to work together to understand the meaning as a shared reading. 7y
Floribelg I was going to include a book called Lazy BlackBird and Other Verses by Jack Prelutsy which is another great P book but I wasn't able to review it. If you get a chance the CMC has the book and definitely recommend checking it out! #UCFLAE3414F17 (edited) 7y
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