The Camel

Introduction

Encourage children to be creative and use their imaginations with this poem. Describe to children your vision of an imaginary scary animal.

The camels altogether scary

With features haggard, harsh, and hairy.

It has a long and crooked neck

And giant feet to help it trek

Across the hot, dry desert sands

And over Asian prairie lands.

Upon its back a hairy hump

Arises like a beastly bump.

But do not fear the dreary camel.

It's not a monster-

It's a mammal.

                                        Douglas Florian                                                   

Extension

Invite children to share their ideas or visions of what an imaginary scary animal looks like. Allow them to create a clay model of this imaginary scary animal.