Don't Read This Book, Whatever You Do!: More Poems About School
By Kalli Dakos and G. Brian Karas
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Kalli Dakos
Kalli Dakos is an elementary school reading specialist who has written many books,including Mrs. Cole on an Onion Roll, illustrated by JoAnn Adinolfi, and two illustrated by G. Brian Karas: Don't Read This Book, Whatever You Do! More Poems About School and the Children's Choice Award-winning book If You're Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand: Poems About School. Kalli visits schools all over the United States and Canada to talk to students. She also gives teacher workshops. She lives in Ottowa, Canada ,and Sterling, Virginia. You can learn more about Kalli at www.kallidakos.com.
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Don't Read This Book, Whatever You Do! - Kalli Dakos
DON’T READ THIS BOOK,
WHATEVER YOU DO!
MORE POEMS ABOUT SCHOOL
KALLI DAKOS
ILLUSTRATED BY
G. BRIAN KARAS
SIMON & SCHUSTER BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS
An imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division
1230 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
www.SimonandSchuster.com
Text copyright © 1993 by Kalli Dakos
Illustrations copyright © 1993 by G. Brian Karas
All rights reserved including the right of reproduction
in whole or in part in any form.
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers is a trademark of Simon & Schuster
First edition
Printed and bound in the United States of America
10 9 8 7 6 5 4
The text of this book is set in Sabon.
The illustrations are rendered in pencil on paper.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Dakos, Kalli.
Don’t read this book, whatever you do : more poems about school/Kalli Dakos ; illustrated by G. Brian Karas. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
Summary: Poems reflect life in lively classrooms and are based on the author’s experiences as an elementary school teacher.
ISBN 0-02-725582-4
eISBN-13: 978-1-4391-0782-9
1. Elementary schools—Juvenile poetry. 2. Children’s poetry, American. [1. Schools—Poetry. 2. American poetry.] I. Dakos, Kalli. II. Karas, G. Brian, ill. III. Title. PS3554.A414D66 1993 811’.54—dc20
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This book is for my mother,
Betty Sperdakos, and for
the students and teachers
who are my inspiration
—K.D.
For Sara and Evan
—G.B.K.
Contents
I Gotcha
If You’re Not Here, Then Where Are You?
Best Friends
The Star