Lawnmower

April 19th, 2008

Lawnmower
A Personification Poem By Willa, Leslie, Malik, Jimmy
The lawnmower chomps up grass
and gulps it down.
“I want more!”
“I have no food in my empty tummy!”
“I want more food!”
It has a long nose like an anteater
which it sniffs up long grass with.
“Vrrrooom, sniff, vrrrrooom, sniff!”
It runs really fast
down the front and back lawn.
Vroom, vroom- racing [...]

Musical Instruments from the Ishangi Family

March 22nd, 2008

By Malik, Christian, Elina
The Ishangi family dancers have lots of instruments to play. The drums have a strong beat. The little kids use the drum sticks to bang on the drums. The adults play hard and fast using drum sticks or their hands. They use animal skins and wood to make [...]

Winter

January 13th, 2008

Winter
By Malik
I see people walking their dogs.
The colors are white and black.
I see cats running in the morning and night.
I say, “Wow!”
I hear dogs barking at night
And people talking to their friends
I hear cars trying to drive down the hill
I say, “Wow!”
I taste pizza from the store.
It is cheesy and it warms [...]

My Dad’s House

December 10th, 2007

A Memoir By Malik
My dad and his girlfriend are going to be married. Then when they get married I am going to be a stepbrother and have a step-mom.
My step-mom and dad let me play the game “”Scarface” sometimes. I can play the game, and he lets me play the computer [...]