Plum Gum and Other Chunk Poems

Plum Gum and Other Chunk Poemsis an entertaining book of poetry written by a teacher for the purpose ofbuilding fluency in young readers. Kids love to read the poems because they are funny and written fora child s sense of humor. Teachers love the poems because each one is written to emphasize aspecific phonics chunk. Parents love the poems because their children become betterreaders.Plum Gum and Other Chunk Poemsis a must have book for every school library, every reading teacher, everyparent who wants to help their child gain reading success, and every child whois discovering the joys of reading. Theclever illustrations add to the enjoyment and make it the perfect book foryoung readers. Adele TolleyWilson has captured the sounds and images of language in a playful andentertaining new poetry collection--I have witnessed requests from whole classesof young children to read Plum Gumpoems again and again . . . D. Ray Reutzel,Emma Eccles Jones Professor of Early Childhood Education