Brod Bagert

Entertaining, Instructional, and ComprehensiveMy brain is like a great white shark always hunting knowledge in the dark. So shout it--CURIOSITY Yes that is how you measure me. from "My Curious Brain"Young minds will shift into overdrive as they encounter the history, philosophy, and principles of scientific inquiry--all irresistibly packed in this poignant yet comical collection of dramatic poems, monologues, and short plays. Calling on the time-honored principle that children remember "90% of what they do in dramatic presentation," Maybe You is the first book in the long-awaited Brod Bagert's heART of Science series, providing parents, teachers, and young learners with a comprehensive compendium of dramatic content literature, both entertaining and instructional. In "On the Field with the Pros," Tamara experiences the thrill of conducting her own research to debunk the myth of the Egyptian crocodile bird. In "New Brain Magic," Caroline and Javier explore the elements of critical thinking as they collaborate to concoct a magic potion "to turn normal brains into brilliant scientific wonders." And in "Real Monsters," a child discovers the revelatory power of scientific instruments when observing dust mites and maggots, through a microscope, and concludes that real monsters do indeed exist, "but they're very, very small." The essence of curiosity, the joy of critical thinking, the power of the scientific method, the tools of science, the relationship between technology and scientific discovery, publication and peer review, the progression of scientific knowledge with each generation "standing on the shoulders of Giants," it's all here. The collection concludes with "Knowledge in Motion," which describes the progression from Newton's revolutionary Laws of Motion to Einstein's even more revolutionary Theory of Special Relativity and drives to an empowering conclusion: So you see how our knowledge keeps inching along. It seems perfect today, but tomorrow it's wrong. And who will be next to propose something new? First Newton, then Einstein, and next... Maybe you? from "Knowledge in Motion"

Weather or Climate? Entertaining, Instructional, and ComprehensiveWeather or climate? Climate or weather? Not quite the same but so close together. Climate or weather? Weather or climate? The difference is simply the way that you time it.from "Whether It's Weather" Grounded in the principle that children remember "90% of what they do in dramatic presentation," Weather or Climate? is the fourth book in the Brod Bagert's HeART of Scienceseries--a comprehensive collection of dramatic content literature. This poignant yet comical collection of dramatic poems, monologues, and short plays stimulates powerful insights into the mechanisms of everyday weather and the realities of long-term climate. At the outset, the Sun, too busy to appear in person, submits an affidavit in which he declares himself the BOSS--"I expand the gases of your atmosphere and make the wind. I transform water from liquid to gas as the engine of your water cycle. I drive the currents of your oceans." There's an understandably anxious electron who narrates her journey from part of an H2O molecule in a cumulonimbus ice crystal, to part of a "swarm" of free electrons that eventually form themselves into a lightning strike. There's a clap-along chant that visits each step of the water cycle and ends with the memory anchoring "ACCUMULATION EVAPORATION CONDENSATION PRECIPITATION H2O H2O H2O GETS NO VACATION "With scientific accuracy and knee-slapping fun, Weather or Climate? transforms the detachment of theoretical concepts into the immediacy of imagined personal experience. The journey concludes with the voice of a person determined to accept responsibility for the future because "... planet Earth's my home. I like it here a lot. Perfect? Not at all. But it's the only home I've got."

My Home in the Universe Entertaining, Instructional, and ComprehensiveLittle Dipper in the sky, Little Dipper, please don't cry. Small you are yet still you stay, and that is how I find my way.from "Little Dipper"Grounded in the principle that children remember "90% of what they do in dramatic presentation," My Home in the Universe is the third book in the Brod Bagert's HeART of Science series, providing parents, teachers, and young learners with a comprehensive compendium of dramatic content literature, both entertaining and instructional. This poignant yet comical collection of dramatic poems, monologues, and short plays creates a delightfully unique experience of the universe. Nerd-One Alvin Lofton captures the attention of young Roshanda Hale with a love poem about red giants, a super nova, and "cosmic furnaces ablaze in the boundless black of space." Ms. Mariana Moon, in an interview with talk show host Isaac Cosmos, reveals her feelings about living in the shadow of a lunar eclipse and the joy of payback when she gets to reciprocate during a solar eclipse--"little-ole me blocking out...that big ball of blazing hydrogen." Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton are likened to Fantastic Four superheroes for their brilliance and courage in bringing about the Copernican Revolution. From cosmic dust to hydrogen fusion, to the all-consuming gravity of black holes, My Home in the Universe transforms the detachment of theoretical concepts into the immediacy of imagined personal experience--accurate, emotional, and entertaining. The journey concludes with the voice of an unnamed star who declares that "in this ocean of eternal night, I make day. I burn to give this light away and in burning earn the right to say--I am a star."

Systematic Me Entertaining, Instructional, and ComprehensiveGlands and hormones, hormones and glands, constantly sending their bio-commands, adjusting my state on an hourly basis, keeping my body in homeostasis.from "My Noble Glands" The natural inquisitiveness of young minds will take flight as they meet, live and in person, the celebrities of the human body-the cells, organs, and systems that together maintain homeostasis. Grounded in the long-standing principle that children remember "90% of what they do in dramatic presentation," this poignant yet comical collection of dramatic poems, monologues, and plays makes the study of the human body a thing of joy. A cookie hilariously describes every step of its teeth-to-toilet journey through a human digestive system. A spunky child virus ignores its mother's horrific warnings with disastrous consequences as it runs face-to-face into the denizens of a human child's immune system. Peter and Paul Kidney, the famous PP Twins, reveal the truisms they learned in Excretory College as they describe their role in eliminating liquid waste from the body of rambunctious Alexander Pic. And Miss Medulla Oblongata, part of the brainstem of young Quanesha Jones, is interviewed by talk show host C. T. Scan to reveal how she and her sister brain regions prevent Quanesha from falling "flat on her face on that dance floor." From skin to skeleton to the electro-chemical function of neuron cells, Systematic Me transforms complexity into simplicity, the theoretical into the concrete, the detachment of abstract concepts into the immediacy of imagined personal experience--accurate, emotional, and entertaining.

Systematic Me Entertaining, Instructional, and ComprehensiveGlands and hormones, hormones and glands, constantly sending their bio-commands, adjusting my state on an hourly basis, keeping my body in homeostasis.from "My Noble Glands" The natural inquisitiveness of young minds will take flight as they meet, live and in person, the celebrities of the human body-the cells, organs, and systems that together maintain homeostasis. Grounded in the long-standing principle that children remember "90% of what they do in dramatic presentation," this poignant yet comical collection of dramatic poems, monologues, and plays makes the study of the human body a thing of joy. A cookie hilariously describes every step of its teeth-to-toilet journey through a human digestive system. A spunky child virus ignores its mother's horrific warnings with disastrous consequences as it runs face-to-face into the denizens of a human child's immune system. Peter and Paul Kidney, the famous PP Twins, reveal the truisms they learned in Excretory College as they describe their role in eliminating liquid waste from the body of rambunctious Alexander Pic. And Miss Medulla Oblongata, part of the brainstem of young Quanesha Jones, is interviewed by talk show host C. T. Scan to reveal how she and her sister brain regions prevent Quanesha from falling "flat on her face on that dance floor." From skin to skeleton to the electro-chemical function of neuron cells, Systematic Me transforms complexity into simplicity, the theoretical into the concrete, the detachment of abstract concepts into the immediacy of imagined personal experience--accurate, emotional, and entertaining.

My Home in the Universe Entertaining, Instructional, and ComprehensiveLittle Dipper in the sky, Little Dipper, please don't cry. Small you are yet still you stay, and that is how I find my way.from "Little Dipper"Grounded in the principle that children remember "90% of what they do in dramatic presentation," My Home in the Universe is the third book in the Brod Bagert's HeART of Science series, providing parents, teachers, and young learners with a comprehensive compendium of dramatic content literature, both entertaining and instructional. This poignant yet comical collection of dramatic poems, monologues, and short plays creates a delightfully unique experience of the universe. Nerd-One Alvin Lofton captures the attention of young Roshanda Hale with a love poem about red giants, a super nova, and "cosmic furnaces ablaze in the boundless black of space." Ms. Mariana Moon, in an interview with talk show host Isaac Cosmos, reveals her feelings about living in the shadow of a lunar eclipse and the joy of payback when she gets to reciprocate during a solar eclipse--"little-ole me blocking out...that big ball of blazing hydrogen." Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton are likened to Fantastic Four superheroes for their brilliance and courage in bringing about the Copernican Revolution. From cosmic dust to hydrogen fusion, to the all-consuming gravity of black holes, My Home in the Universe transforms the detachment of theoretical concepts into the immediacy of imagined personal experience--accurate, emotional, and entertaining. The journey concludes with the voice of an unnamed star who declares that "in this ocean of eternal night, I make day. I burn to give this light away and in burning earn the right to say--I am a star."

Maybe You Entertaining, Instructional, and ComprehensiveMy brain is like a great white shark always hunting knowledge in the dark. So shout it--CURIOSITY Yes that is how you measure me. from "My Curious Brain"Young minds will shift into overdrive as they encounter the history, philosophy, and principles of scientific inquiry--all irresistibly packed in this poignant yet comical collection of dramatic poems, monologues, and short plays. Calling on the time-honored principle that children remember "90% of what they do in dramatic presentation," Maybe You is the first book in the long-awaited Brod Bagert's HeART of Science series, providing parents, teachers, and young learners with a comprehensive compendium of dramatic content literature, both entertaining and instructional. In "On the Field with the Pros," Tamara experiences the thrill of conducting her own research to debunk the myth of the Egyptian crocodile bird. In "New Brain Magic," Caroline and Javier explore the elements of critical thinking as they collaborate to concoct a magic potion "to turn normal brains into brilliant scientific wonders." And in "Real Monsters," a child discovers the revelatory power of scientific instruments when observing dust mites and maggots, through a microscope, and concludes that real monsters do indeed exist, "but they're very, very small." The essence of curiosity, the joy of critical thinking, the power of the scientific method, the tools of science, the relationship between technology and scientific discovery, publication and peer review, the progression of scientific knowledge with each generation "standing on the shoulders of Giants," it's all here. The collection concludes with "Knowledge in Motion," which describes the progression from Newton's revolutionary Laws of Motion to Einstein's even more revolutionary Theory of Special Relativity and drives to an empowering conclusion: So you see how our knowledge keeps inching along. It seems perfect today, but tomorrow it's wrong. And who will be next to propose something new? First Newton, then Einstein, and next... Maybe you? from "Knowledge in Motion"

Weather or Climate? Entertaining, Instructional, and ComprehensiveWeather or climate? Climate or weather? Not quite the same but so close together. Climate or weather? Weather or climate? The difference is simply the way that you time it.from "Whether It's Weather" Grounded in the principle that children remember "90% of what they do in dramatic presentation," Weather or Climate? is the fourth book in the Brod Bagert's HeART of Science series--a comprehensive collection of dramatic content literature. This poignant yet comical collection of dramatic poems, monologues, and short plays stimulates powerful insights into the mechanisms of everyday weather and the realities of long-term climate. At the outset, the Sun, too busy to appear in person, submits an affidavit in which he declares himself the BOSS--"I expand the gases of your atmosphere and make the wind. I transform water from liquid to gas as the engine of your water cycle. I drive the currents of your oceans." There's an understandably anxious electron who narrates her journey from part of an H2O molecule in a cumulonimbus ice crystal, to part of a "swarm" of free electrons that eventually form themselves into a lightning strike. There's a clap-along chant that visits each step of the water cycle and ends with the memory anchoring "ACCUMULATION EVAPORATION CONDENSATION PRECIPITATION H2O H2O H2O GETS NO VACATION "With scientific accuracy and knee-slapping fun, Weather or Climate? transforms the detachment of theoretical concepts into the immediacy of imagined personal experience. The journey concludes with the voice of a person determined to accept responsibility for the future because "... planet Earth's my home. I like it here a lot. Perfect? Not at all. But it's the only home I've got."

This anthology is a collection of the early works of international speaker and award-winning poet Brod Bagert. Classic poems from If Only I Could Fly, Let Me Be the Boss, The Gooch Machine, Chicken Socks, and Elephant Games come to life for a whole new generation of readers. Funny, thoughtful, and thoroughly entertaining Perfect Children creates the opportunity for parent and child to join in laughter as they grow in a deeper understanding of themselves and each other. The poems, a rare combination of entertainment and life-lessons, are brought to life in the line drawings of beloved illustrator, author, and rock-musician Mike Artell.

This anthology is a collection of the early works of international speaker and award-winning poet Brod Bagert. Classic poems from If Only I Could Fly, Let Me Be the Boss, The Gooch Machine, Chicken Socks, and Elephant Games come to life for a whole new generation of readers. Funny, thoughtful, and thoroughly entertaining Perfect Children creates the opportunity for parent and child to join in laughter as they grow in a deeper understanding of themselves and each other. The poems, a rare combination of entertainment and life-lessons, are brought to life in the line drawings of beloved illustrator, author, and rock-musician Mike Artell.

Like the surge of tidal flood waters that come right before a hurricane, angry feelings about the Steven Gilleys of the world began to rise inside me, and that's when it happened. The sound of an angry voice, the universal voice of the sixth-grade girl fed up with the pestilence of male immaturity, began to form in my head. I sat down and wrote my first poem. Open Christina's scrapbook and enter a world where girls rule and boys drool, where hormones rage, and where poetry captures the impassioned, lovesick, humiliated, and hilarious voice of the middle school student. College-bound Christina Curtis scrapbooks her years in middle school as a memeber of the Digital Poets, a group of students who find their voices through verse. Weaving her own narrative into the poems of her peers, Christina tells the story of her friendship with Steven Gilley, the obnoxious girl-teasing, and "unbearably immature" boy who incites her to write her first poem. But Steven holds a secret that makes him wise beyond his years, leaving Christina to wonder if there isn't more to this "unbearable" boy than meets the eye. From best friends and crushes, to underarm hair, and an all-out battle-of-the-sexes poetry war, the varied voices of the Digital Poets reflect both the humor and angst of middle school students coming of age in the Hormone Jungle. Featuring color art by actual middle school students.

Support reading comprehension through analyzing poems written in engaging student voices for poetic devices, word choice, and meaning. Coauthored by renowned fluency expert Timothy Rasinski, this resource allows students to read, perform, and explore poetry and its elements while also learning to write their own original poetry. With research-based activities and lessons focused on developing reading comprehension, students will become completely immersed in language and reading. The included Audio CD allows students to hear the poems read fluently and with expression.

Support reading comprehension through analyzing poems written in engaging student voices for poetic devices, word choice, and meaning. Coauthored by renowned fluency expert Timothy Rasinski, this resource allows students to read, perform, and explore poetry and its elements while also learning to write their own original poetry. With research-based activities and lessons focused on developing reading comprehension, students will become completely immersed in language and reading. The included Audio CD allows students to hear the poems read fluently and with expression.

Support reading comprehension through analyzing poems written in engaging student voices for poetic devices, word choice, and meaning. Coauthored by renowned fluency expert Timothy Rasinski, this resource allows students to read, perform, and explore poetry and its elements while also learning to write their own original poetry. With research-based activities and lessons focused on developing reading comprehension, students will become completely immersed in language and reading. The included Audio CD allows students to hear the poems read fluently and with expression.