There's a Zoo in Room 22

There's A Zoo In Room 22 is a book of poems about the alphabet. When Miss Darling's students ask about getting a classroom pet, they are surprised to hear that they can have one for each letter of the alphabet. These students pick an animal to represent each letter and describe them to us. This book is very catchy and uses rhyme and alliteration to keep the readers hooked. Each poem is different but also is connected through the writing style. I thought that these traits helped me stay interested. I really enjoyed "Lunch-box Lemur" which is about their lemur who is also a raider of lunch-boxes.

I loved this. It was so adorable, very unlike the other poetry books I've read. I liked that each poem was related to the overall plot of the book. In a way they tell a story. This book would be good for studying poetry and rhyming words or even learning the alphabet or different kinds of animals. It was so cute.

Summary: The teacher as a pet that starts with every letter of the alphabet.

Personal Reactions: I love how they make every page rhyme with the name and animal.

Classroom Extension: have the kids make their own story with animals that start with each letter.

"There's a Zoo in Room 22" is about a teacher going through the alphabet with her students and picking a classroom pet for each letter they come to. For example, they pick pet names such as: Amanda Anaconda, Boring Beetle Bill, and Claude the Cat. They go through the whole alphabet learning about different animals and understanding the alphabet better while turning their classroom into a zoo. This book involves poetry and alliteration throughout the book as well. Each page contains the title, which is a pet name that uses alliteration, and a poem that describes the pet. This kind of format of the book teaches children about poetry, alliteration, animals, and the alphabet all at the same time. For these reasons, that is why I really show more enjoy this book. I would definitely read this book to my own students to make them better understand the alphabet and to introduce them to the elements of poetry and different animals, show less

This books goes through the alphabet. For each letter of the alphabet, the student of Room 22, have a different pet.

I liked this book of poems. This book could be used to teach new animals because in the book they name animals that some children may not be familiar with. That way they get to learn something new all while studying literature.

This book is composed of 26 poems that are all different components of the story as a whole. The story is about a teacher named Miss Darling who has 26 pets, all having names that begin with each letter of the alphabet. Examples include: Claude the Cat, Boring Beetle Bill, and Doug the Dog.

This book goes through the whole alphabet. All of the students are in room 22 and all of the students all have a different pet. The different poems describe the animals and I think this would be a good idea for students' to read so they can understand an animal better.