My Places POETRY A Reading A–Z Poetry Book My Places Word Count: 806 Written by Dina Anastasio • Illustrated by Len Epstein Visit www.readinga-z.com for thousands of books and materials www.readinga-z.com My Places Written by Dina Anastasio Illustrated by Len Epstein My Places A Reading A–Z Poetry Book © 2006 ProQuest Information and Learning Company Written by Dina Anastasio Illustrated by Len Epstein All rights reserved www.readinga-z.com www.readinga-z.com My Room Table of Contents My Room My House My Neighborhood My Town 10 My State 12 My Country 14 My Planet 16 My World 18 When I close my door and I’m all by myself, I look at the things that I put on my shelf A flashlight sits there, by a bowl that I made Sometimes I use it when I am afraid My favorite book is on top of the pile I take it down every once in a while Under my bed is a box filled with toys There’s a plane and a game, and a car that makes noise And way at the bottom there’s one robot shoe The other got lost since the robot was new This is my room There are things everywhere There’s a ball in the corner, and a coat on the chair But the thing I love best is up there on my bed It’s my big fat dog Charlie He sleeps by my head My House There are places and spaces all over my house There’s a bed for my cat and a hole for the mouse There are rooms where we sleep and a room where we eat One room is quite messy Another’s quite neat But there’s one little place that belongs just to me There’s no other spot that I’d rather be Deep in the closet, way in the back, I up a sheet and made sure it was black Now everyone thinks the black sheet is a wall They think there is nothing behind it at all But there is! There’s a space where I love to be My big fat dog Charlie likes to hide there with me My Neighborhood Close to my home there’s a playground and park I play there with friends until it gets dark There’s a store that sells ice cream, and a shop that sells toys There’s a restaurant with people who make lots of noise My neighborhood’s special, and I’ll tell you why I ride down the block, and my neighbors say “Hi.” N My Town My town’s in between, not too big, not too small The main street has stores and one building that’s tall There’s a school where I go, and another nearby My sister goes there When I’m big so will I It’s one of those towns with all kinds of places We have mansions and farms and shacks and green spaces But what makes it special are the people I meet, When I’m skating or skipping or crossing the street The butcher, the teacher, the mayor’s new wife I know everyone I’ve lived here all my life 10 My State Some states are cold Some states are hot Some states are both, but my state is not The trees don’t grow frosty Icy winds rarely blow I’ve never built forts that are made out of snow I don’t own warm boots I’ve never worn skis I’ve never had ice skates Our rivers don’t freeze 11 12 My Country I live in America It’s a big part of me I’m glad I live here There is so much to see There are oceans to swim in, and mountains to climb There are cities to visit if you have the time My country has farms and beautiful lakes Out in the desert you’ll see burrows and snakes I’ve never seen seals I’ve never heard moose Geese fly here in winter, so I’ve seen a goose I can’t see my breath when it blows from my mouth Can you guess where I live? Is it the north or the south? 13 14 My Planet I live on Earth The weather’s just right Not too close or too far from the sun’s red hot light Mercury’s next to the sun’s scorching glare It’s too hot for people I couldn’t live there Neptune’s the farthest It’s made up of air It’s too cold for people I couldn’t live there But the sunlight on Earth is just right for a tree It grows perfect willows, and maples, and me There are 50 states here My friend lives in Maine Some day I’ll see countries like England or Spain I’d like to see Mexico It’s not far from me And Greece is a country that I’d like to see When I’m bigger I think that I’ll pack up and roam But for now I’ll enjoy this place I call home 15 16 My World My world’s full of places There’s a house and a town, A room and a neighborhood with trees all around I live in these places I’m part of them all Planets and houses, some are big, some are small But there’s more to my world There’s the people I know There’s my sister and brother and the places we go There’s my father and mother and the friends at my school There’s TV and the movies and the town swimming pool This is my world It grows every day It just keeps on changing, in every which way 17 18 Write a poem about your favorite place 19 20 [...]...Write a poem about your favorite place 19 20 ... www.readinga-z.com My Room Table of Contents My Room My House My Neighborhood My Town 10 My State ... 12 My Country 14 My Planet 16 My World 18 When I close my door and I’m all by myself, I look at the things that I put on my. . .My Places Written by Dina Anastasio Illustrated by Len Epstein My Places A Reading A–Z Poetry Book © 2006 ProQuest Information and Learning Company