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Text copyright © 2006 by Anne BowenIllustrations copyright © 2006 by Barry Gott
All rights reserved. International copyright secured.No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmittedin any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without the prior written permission of Lerner Publishing Group, except for the inclusion ofbrief quotations in an acknowledged review.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bowen, Anne, 1952–What do teachers do (after you leave school)? / by Anne Bowen ; illustrations by Barry Gott.
p. cm.Summary: Rhyming text reveals the surprising ways that teachers behave when their
students are not at school.ISBN-13: 978-1-57505-922-8 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)ISBN-10: 1-57505-922-3 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
[1. Teachers—Fiction. 2. Schools—Fiction. 3. Stories in rhyme.] I. Gott, Barry, ill. II. Title.
PZ8.3.B6746Sho 2006[E]—dc22 2005033957
Manufactured in the United States of America1 2 3 4 5 6 – JR – 11 10 09 08 07 06
For the Gramercy Elementary teachers—A. B.
For Rose—B. G.
eISBN-10: 0-8225-7195-1eISBN-13: 978-0-8225-7195-7
“The day ’s over! Hooray!”
They change into jeans
and get ready to play.
They shout to their friends,
“The day ’s over! Hooray!”
BAM!
SLAM
! WHAM!
They pull on their skates
for a cruise down the halls.
They zip and they zoom
until one slips and falls.
When their tummies rumble,
it’s time for a treat,
so what kinds of snacks
do those teachers eat?
They munch on cold pizza
left over from lunch,
then wash it all down
with raspberry punch.
disgusting . . .
They fling pepperoni
with all of their might—
A gigantic, colossal, disgusting . . .
Some paint all their toenails
When everyone’s stuffed
and all fizzled out,
what do teachers do
while lounging about?
a bright, shiny red.
Some teachers read stories
to hamsters instead.
Some teachers play Scrabble,some dance in their socks,while others build towersfrom big plastic blocks.
Until . . .Until . . .
the naughtiest teacher
(he’s always the one) says,
“This is so boring!
Let’s have some
real fun.
“This is so boring!
Let’s have some
real fun.
I found these old beakersin room two-o-four.There’s all kinds of stuffon shelves by the door!”
I found these old beakersin room two-o-four.There’s all kinds of stuffon shelves by the door!”
“wahoo!”cry the teachers.
“Why, this is so cool—our own secret labright here in the school!”
“wahoo!”
They wear plastic goggles,
fill beakers with goop.
They grin wicked grins
while preparing slime soup.
o o o o o o o o o o p s !
splat
!
s p u t t e r !
s m at !
“Now keep a close lookout
in case you-know-who
discovers us in here
creating this stew!”
And then from the hallway,there comes a B-A-A-A-D sound.The teachers stand still.They k now they’ve been found.
IT’S PRINCIPAL BARBER!IT’S PRINCIPAL BARBER!
She opens the door,
as globs of thick slime
drip onto the floor.
fun!”
“Come in,” call the teachers,“and make your own goo.Just put on some goggles.Get ready to brew.”
but this looks like fun!”
“Oh, dear!” someone cries.
“Just look at the time!
We’d better work quickly
to clean up this slime.”
until they are through.
scrubbing and scraping,
washing and wiping,
clean
ing and shining,
spraying and drying. . .
dusting and sweeping,
The teachers are frantic.
There’s so much to do:
When the school bell rrrrinnnng
and the doors open wide,
what do teachers do
when YOU come inside?
s
They stand by their classrooms.
They simply can’t wait
to call to the students,
“Why, isn’t this great?
The school felt so empty.
It’s good to see you!
We missed you last night. . .