Scranimals audiobook

Prelutsky devises all manner of oddball animals by combining creatures with food or flora -- the very stupid Avocadodos, the awkward Spinachickens, the shy Pandaffodil and, my favorite, "the Detested Radishark":In the middle of the ocean,In the deep deep dark,Dwells a monstrous apparition,The detested RADISHARK.It's an underwater nightmareThat you hope you never meet,For it eats what it wants,And it always wants to eat.Its appalling, bulbous bodyIs astonishly red,And its fangs are sharp and gleamingIn its huge and horrid head,And the only thought it harborsIn its small but frightful mind,Is to catch you and to bite youOn your belly and behind.It is ruthless, it is brutal,It swims swiftly, it swims far,SO it's guaranteed to find youAlmost anywhere you are.If the RADISHARK is near you, Pray the beast is fast asleepIn the middle of the oceanIn the dark dark deep.Each poem is accompanied by charming illustrations by noted artist Peter Sis.

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2018-2019 K homeschool year. These poems captivated my son for months and inspired us to make a family book of our own scranimals. Not a huge fan of the illustrations myself, but the kids loved them.

This book of poems is really silly and funny, as is most of Jack Prelutsky’s poetry. What I found to be unique about this particular Jack Prelutsky anthology is that all of the poems focused on one theme - Scranimals. Each poem was written about a different fantastical animal that lives on “Scranimal Island.” As is typical with any Jack Prelutsky poetry, there are very distinct rhyme schemes and a great, creative use of vivid language and imagery. This would be an excellent book to use to model creative poetry writing. An interesting activity would be to read one of the poems to the students without showing them the illustrations, then have them draw what they visualize in their minds.

Scranimals is a great book for a 2nd to 4th grade read aloud, and a great way to introduce poetry to your students. Students will not only find the subject matter interesting as the author and illustrator have taken real animals and scrambled them with flowers, fruit, or other animals! They will also find the poetry and combination of illustrations ludicrously humorous with such animals as the "BANANACONDA" and the "BROCCOLION." I would personally like to include Scranimals in my classroom read aloud collection to teach students the different rhyme schemes which can be found in the book, such as ABAB, ABCB and AABB. I can even envision students in my class coming back to find this book during silent reading time, as it is a perfectly engaging read.I also believe that Scranimals is an interesting premise for any reader since it takes the idea of something students may find dull and uninteresting (I certainly didn't see the merit in poetry as a kid) but brings it to life in a way students can find silly, endearing, and interesting. Having the "bananaconda slip and slither out of its skin" is not only vivid imagery, but perfect prose as well as a great example of how to model your own poems as a young reader. The "Mangorilla" was certainly imaginative, and describing its actions with the "Orangutangerine" as "sparring" and "cavorting through the jungle" also gives readers an excellent vocabulary range, teaching them new words and demonstrating that this book is so well-rounded it can serve many purposes. I loved the beginning in which you as the reader are uncertain what is about to happen as the children adventurers begin by preparing for a trip to "Scranimal Island," a preparation which dives right into the first page with a poem. I would say that Scranimals is reminiscent of Dr. Seuss because of the silliness and rhyming, but it stands on its own as a great read and certainly its own premise. I don't believe it truly qualifies as a multicultural read, but I also don't believe this qualification is necessary as the main focus/stars of the book are the scrambled animals. The main characters were somewhat ambiguously drawn, but overall I found this book truly exceptional and look forward to adding it to my classroom. 4.5/5 stars!

This book is a very delightful read that will have you laughing at the text but also memorized by the illustration. This book is very easy and fun to follow along because it follows a rhyme scheme. This book is about an adventure on an island where you get to see and read about different sorts of animals. However, the catch is that these are not ordinary animals. These animals names are combined with either fruits, flowers, or other animals. For example, in this book you will get to read about the "Hippopotamushrooms" or the "parrotters." I enjoyed myself very much while reading this book. Jack Prelutsky does an excellent job of making the reader engaged in the adventure he takes us on. The rhymes he writes are very fun to red and it keeps the reader wanting to read more. The illustrations do an amazing job of bringing the text to life! Each page has its own distinct color scheme and it really makes each animal distinct. This is definitely a book I would recommend for a teacher or a parent, students and kids will really enjoy this read.

I checked this out of the library out of pure nostalgia. My son absolutely loved this book for years when he was in elementary school. He used to like to invent his own animal/fruit-or-vegetable hybrids and draw pictures of them when he was around eight years old. We had a CD of the poems set to music as well. In 5th grade, when his class did a poetry recital, instead of reading a poem from a paper like the other students, he memorized "The Detested Radishark" and sang it. He's a senior in high school now and still remembers the tune. He favored us with a performance of it tonight and it really took me back, though his singing voice has gotten a lot deeper in the past seven years.I couldn't give a book that's given our whole family so much pleasure over the years anything less than five stars.

Used for assignment 8This book was very creative in combining names of animals and food or plants to create a brand new "Scranimal" that lived within this book. Each of the names was funny and provided a challenge to pronounce. The illustrations also combined the animal and other object to make it appear as if it was a real organism. The book takes you across the island and introduces you to the different animals and tells you about them through poetry. This book was a funny book that would provide some laughs if it were to be read to students. I would use this book as a way to boost creativity and imagination of students. It would also be a fun assignment for the students to create their own combination of animal and object. This book would probably be better for older students if they were reading by themselves because of the made up words of animals.

This book is a great way to introduce poetry to students. The appropriate age I would introduce this story would be, 1st-3rd grade. This book is about Scranimal Island where it introduced many different interesting animals. The illustrator took pictures of real animals and combined them into flowers and fruits. The narrator combined the different words to create funny names for the animals, for example, "Broccolion." The book also provides amazing examples of rhyme schemes. This is an excellent story that is engaging to the students and adds so humor by changing the names of animals. Students can laugh and engage in this "silly" book to increase their increase of reading. This is an interesting book that I would introduce to my future students to increase their knowledge of different rhymes and poetry.

Genre: Children's PoetryAges: K-4th gradeThis is such a clever book! I love the poetry and the creativity of the characters and the illustrations! The vocabulary was very, very difficult but what a great way to expand a child's vocabulary in a way that will stick with them. An elephant with tiny wings trying to fly is the definition of futility. The "bulbous body" (page 29) of the radishark is an image that one won't forget. The illustration of the pandaffodil is the picture of "languorous contentment"(page 36). The illustrations are so good and the context so clever, that many upper elementary students will be able to discern the meaning of these words without a dictionary.

You might think this is just a children's book, but I have used it for Comp I and high school creative writing classes. It is just a wonderful romp of a read for children, but can be used for higher thinking skills for upper level writers. I had my creative writing class combine a plant with an animal to give interesting characteristics. Many included it in their final portfolio with an illustration.

I loved this book! I thought it was super creative with the imaginary creatures that Prelutsky created in this book. Not only were the images original, but the poems that went along with the creatures were also super original and creative. I think that this book would be an awesome project that teachers can incorporate in their own classrooms by having students create their own creatures, draw them, write a poem or story about them, and then create a class book with it.

This was such a fun book! The Illustrations also were very interesting to the child I read the book to. This is a great poetry book to do a read-aloud with. This book really taps into the imagination by telling the story of creatures made up of combinations of vegetables, animal, fruit, and even plant. This makes it really fun to have the readers guess what the creature is made up of based on the name. I highly recommend this poem book.

Summary:This book is a compilation of poems about what you may see on Scranimal Island. The author makes imaginary animals by scrambling animals and plants like vegetables and flowers. There are animals such as Pandaffodils, Antelopetunias, and Broccolions. age appropriate:1st- 4th gradeReview: This book is silly and would be high interest for children. This book does a good job at introducing poetry to your students. These poems contain literally elements characteristic of poetry.

3rd-6th Grade Genre: Poetry This fun and lively book creates a wonderful understanding of rhyming poetry. It not only has interesting and fun illustrations by Peter Sís, but it also has a cool rhythm and flow to the story. As students read this, it will create a better understanding of rhyming poetry, but also that they are able to create their own style and storyline in their poetry.