How Do Dinosaurs Go To School?
By Jane Yolen Illustrated by Mark Teague
How does a dinosaur
go to school?
Does he walk?
Does he ride
in a busy car pool?
Does he drag his long tail?
Is he late for the bus?
Does he stomp all four feet?
Does he make a big fuss?
When he gets to the school
Does he play fight and punch?
Does he make a quick grab
for a classmate’s packed lunch?
Does he race up the stairs
right ahead of the bell?
Does he interrupt class
with his own show-and-tell?
Does a dinosaur yell?
And when in the classroom,
plonked down in his chair,
does a dinosaur fidget,
his tail in the air?
Does he growl during lessons
or roar out of turn?
Does he make it too hard
for the others to learn?
Does he stir up the classroom
by making a noise?
Does he tease all the girls?
Does he pick on the boys?
No…
A dinosaur carefully raises his hand.
He helps out his classmates
with projects they’ve planned.
At break time he plays
with a number of friends
and growls at the bullies
till bullying ends.
He tidies his desk,
then he leaps out the door.
Good work.
Good work,
little dinosaur.