Swamps of Sleethe: Poems From Beyond the Solar System (2010) by Jack Prelutsky is a book made up of nineteen Science Fiction poems, and it is about fictitious planets. These planets are not happy ones. They are scary with freezing climates, and bugs so big, they can eat you, water that shrinks you, and sadness that takes you over.
At the end of the book, it describes how the human race is cruel and greedy, brutal and unlawful.
These poems have high-level vocabulary, so this is best suited for higher level grades.
This book also has provided pronunciations for the words that students do not, and will not know.
About the Author:
Jack Prelutsky: He has written more than 50 poetry collections in his life time, some of which include Nightmares:Poems to trouble your sleep (1976), It's Halloween (1977). These among many others have been written by him in the last several years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Prelutsky
Class activities:
Because The vocabulary words are difficult in the book of poems, you can have your students unscramble the planet names that are anagrams of words and phrases that describe the planets.
Have students write a short poem that is similar about one of the eight planets in our own solar system, based on the real characteristics.
http://packjubileejackprelutsky.weebly.com/the-swamps-of-sleethe.html
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