Ebook {Epub PDF} If I Were in Charge of the World and Other Worries by Judith Viorst

 · If I were in charge of the world I'd cancel oatmeal, Monday mornings, Allergy shots, and also Sara Steinberg. If I were in charge of the world There'd be brighter nights lights, Healthier hamsters, and Basketball baskets forty eight inches lower. If I were in charge of the world You wouldn't have lonely. You wouldn't have clean. You wouldn't have bedtimes. From If I Were in Charge of the World and Other Worries, published by Macmillan, Used with permission. Used with permission. Born in Newark, New Jersey, in , Judith Viorst is the author of many works of poetry and prose both for children and adults. If I Were in Charge of the World and Other Worries: Poems for Children and Their Parents: Author: Judith Viorst: Illustrated by: Lynne Cherry: Edition: illustrated: Publisher: Atheneum Books for /5(3).

If I Were in Charge of the World and Other Worries: Poems for Children and their Parents, is a collection of short poems by Judith Viorst. The topics touch on the fears and uncertainties that children will relate to such as the difficulty of apologizing and wanting to fit in with peers. If I were in charge of the world and other worries: poems for children and their parents Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Share to Twitter. Share to Facebook. Viorst, Judith; Cherry, Lynne, ill. Publication date Topics Children's poetry, American, American poetry Publisher New York: Aladdin Books. 3. If I Were in Charge of the World and Other Worries: Poems for Children and their Parents. October 1, , Aladdin. Paperback in English. aaaa. Borrow Listen. Download for print-disabled. Libraries near you: WorldCat.

First, I start by reading and analyzing the poem “If I Were in Charge of the World” by Judith Viorst together with my students (link follows). Then, I have my students use a similar format to write their own poems about being in charge of the world. I have included a free template below. The final results are always priceless. Basketball baskets forty eight inches lower. If I were in charge of the world. You wouldn't have lonely. You wouldn't have clean. You wouldn't have bedtimes. Or "Don't punch your sister." You wouldn't even have sisters. If I were in charge of the world. A chocolate sundae with whipped cream and nuts would be a vegetable. From If I Were in Charge of the World and Other Worries, published by Macmillan, Used with permission. Used with permission. Born in Newark, New Jersey, in , Judith Viorst is the author of many works of poetry and prose both for children and adults.