Strathcona Elamentary School hosted a wonderful literary festival on April 6, 2003. The following poems are all group poems created by the children on that very special day. The World Through Books   The world has water that make up oceans and the world has food and land that make up countries. The world has libraries, the libraries have books, computers and videos and chairs and tables, helping us to get better at our reading. Books give us ideas and teach us about art. You can read quietly and be in a play a bout a book. They teach us about planets and peace and other countries, where it is daytime here and there it is night time. We all wish we had a world and the world has come to us through books. ~ composed by Division 11 Shells Shells are on the ocean shore and in the sand. They're hollow and on the beach, you can play with them pick them and hear them. They sound like the ocean they look like rolled up worms and snakes and a round white ball. Some creatures live inside the shells and they are are like treasures. Sometimes they are dirty, sometimes swirly. Some are weird and sticky and smelly, shiny, and slimy and gross. Shells are wonderful, pretty and old. ~ composed by Division 13 & 26 A Dragon's World   A dragon is a living fireplace that can roast your marshmallows. They can burn whole buildings and fly around the world in one second. A dragon can make popcorn at an overnight. Their stomachs can grow to be fourteen bears put together. Sometimes when they drink water they run out of fire and they grow so fat they grow out of their cages. And that's the end of the pages. ~ composed by Division 12 &14 The World The world is good it gives us homes and oxygen and places to rest, water, open spaces. There is lots of peace and we live in the world. We Are Canadian! We make lots of friends from different places around the world. We have delicious food, we have all the water we need, we get to go to school, we get homework, we get to make friends, we get to learn which is education, we get to drive a car when we are sixteen, we get to play with our families, to study, play games, write tests, improve things. We recycle, share, don't litter to keep our world clean. We can't live in a better place. We don't wan t a bad environment for the animals. If your place was covered with junk you couldn't get in the door. And don't pollute the water! Those are the reasons why the world is good. ~ composed by Division 10 Back to the Kids Page Home