Something Sure Smells Around Here
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–11 · 2015 · Est. 9 min read

Something Sure Smells Around Here

By Brian P. Cleary, Andy Rowland (Illustrator)

Part of the Poetry Adventures series

Discover the humor in five-line rhymes that promise endless laughs.

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32 pages· 1,001 words· Est. 9 min read
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Dive into the world of limericks, where humor meets poetry in five-line rhymes. Explore the clever and funny verses that promise to make you laugh out loud. With each page, learn the art of crafting your own witty limericks. Will you master the playful twist of words and create your own comedic masterpiece? Uncover the secrets of these delightful poems and let your creativity flow.

From the publisher

What do you get when you combine a poem and a joke? A limerick! These five-line rhyming poems are funny, silly, and sly. Award-winning author Brian P. Cleary explains how limericks work–and shows how these little poems can trigger big laughs. Something Sure Smells Around Here is packed with hilarious poems to make you chuckle and chortle. And when you’ve finished reading, you can try your hand at writing your own limericks!

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
32
Words
1,001
Reading age
7–11
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
740L
Themes & topics
Books about writingBooks about humorBooks about animalsBooks about schoolBooks about wordplay
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4.7
F&P level
~R
Publication
Published
January 1, 2015
First published
April 1, 2015
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781467760355

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