Funny epitaph poems for various occupations, including underwear salesman (Our grief/Was brief), movie star, gravedigger and cafeteria lady. Humor, wordplay, puns and double meaning leaven this dark topic.

funny, punny poems with great illustrations ( )

Standard 4: Applying English Language Conventions
Overarching Idea: Students apply the conventions of standard English in oral, written and visual communication.
Guiding Question: How do we use the English language appropriately to speak and write?
Component Statements:
4.1 Students use knowledge of their language and culture to improve competency in English.
4.2 Students speak and write using standard language structures and diction appropriate to audience and task.
4.3 Students use standard English for composing and revising written text ( )

This is a morbidly funny book about "professional deaths" so-to-speak. The verses comically illustrate how a person in the given profession may fittingly die.

The poems are comical and the bright illustrations are fanciful and humorous as well; they complement each other well.