March 9, 2012
I had a wonderful time with the kids at the Menands School yesterday. Each group I spoke with were terrific participants, well-prepared, asking and answering good questions. We had a lot of fun together.
These fifth graders prepared a presentation that included a music performance and an original poem! Here is a video of their performance; the words of their poem are below.
Science and nature he knows very well,
When he writes a book it surely will sell.
Lions and tigers, planets and trees,
Puppies and kittens and human disease.
Tornadoes and blizzards, earthquakes and rain,
He knows all about them, he uses his brain!
Past and present, old and new,
Unsolved mysteries he presents to you.
Read Seymour Simon whenever you can,
And when you do, you’ll become his fan.
Dogs are born both blind and deaf,
Police dogs stop all kinds of theft.
Bloodhounds, terriers, yorkies and shar pei
Are all kinds of dogs that love to play.
Writing nonfiction, advanced technician,
Animals, animals, animals!
Outer space and weather,
Science is his mission.
He is the dean, he is the man,
He can write about anything, yes he can!
He’s taught science, he’s taught writing,
Everything he writes is so exciting!
Funny books, lots of laughs,
Airplane books and tall giraffes.
Science is his main theory,
All those books must make him weary.
Rattlesnakes, hyenas and devil rays
make his book a fright,
And sharks, bats, grizzly bears
are animals that will bite.
Vultures and Gila Monsters
are an interesting lot
But spiders are creepy
and they’re hard to spot.
Writing nonfiction, advanced technician
Animals, animals, animals!
Outer space and weather,
Science is his mission.
Huge coastal storms known as hurricanes,
He knows all about them, he uses his brain.
The history of them, old and new.
And how they can form, he tells to you.
He knows how they start, he knows how they end,
Writing so much he started a trend.
*Fifth graders - I think I missed a word here or there. Someone write and help me correct these lyrics! And thank you again to Mrs. Ford, all the faculty and especially the kids at Menands School for a great day!
Posted by: Seymour Simon
