reading level: Grade 3

Poems suitable for reading by 8-9 year olds.

Be-were of Neighbor by Kenn Nesbitt
Be-were of Neighbor
He Flies Down the Hall
Benny’s Back Yard Barbershop
I Made a Hat by Kenn Nesbitt
I Made a Hat
I Tried to Catch a Snowflake
My Mother Was a Hippie by Kenn Nesbitt
My Mother Was a Hippie
My Tutor’s a Flutist
My Magic Hat is Marvelous
My Porcupine Is Feeling Fine
Learning Languages by Kenn Nesbitt
Learning Languages
We Give Each Other Cuckoo Clocks
Cara’s Parrot
Can't Sleep by Kenn Nesbitt
Can’t Sleep
Abrocat the Acrobat
Nimrod Nero, Superhero
I've Got a Secret by Kenn Nesbitt
I’ve Got a Secret
Einstein's Brain by Kenn Nesbitt
Einstein’s Brain
Slim Sam's Ship Shop by Kenn Nesbitt
Slim Sam’s Ship Shop
Has Anyone Seen My Chameleon?
Patricia Brought Her Parakeet by Kenn Nesbitt
Patricia Brought Her Parakeet
Gobble, Gobble Went the Turkey
I Am Running, Running, Running by Kenn Nesbitt
I Am Running, Running, Running
The Gorgon Sisters
Bouncing Brianna

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