Age-appropriate joke books for upper elementary school readers

Geared toward the language arts curriculum and part of Enslow's spring 2013 list, Funnier Bone Jokes is a series of 48 page titles, with each title corresponding to a different holiday. All six titles in this series are available in library and paperback editions, as well as a multi-user eBook and as a library/eBook combo.

Each title defines the words joke, limerick, and tongue twister, and includes fun facts geared toward that particular title's subject. Readers also get helpful hints for designing their own cards. Other holidays featured in this series are April Fool's Day, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, Christmas, and Halloween. This series continues in the same fun way that Enslow's Funny Bone Jokes were written. That series was published in 2011.

These titles are available through your preferred vendor, your local independent bookstore, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble.

Happy Limerick Day!

A fun limerick from our Brainless Birthday Jokes to Tickle Your Funny Bone Book by Felicia Lowenstein Niven.

Available in library binding, paperback, and as an eBook!

Want to write a limerick of your own? It's easy. Here's how:

A limerick is a funny, rhyming poem that is five lines long. Lines 1,2, and 5 rhyme. Lines 3 and 4 are usually shorter and rhyme with each other.

Want to write a limerick of your own? It's easy. Here's how:

 First, brainstorm some rhyming words. Write them down on a piece of paper. Next, number lines on a piece of paper from 1 to 5. Write lines 1 and 2 so that the last word in line 2 rhymes with the last word in line 1.

Example:
1. There once was a man from France.
2. His friends thought he liked to dance.

Then write lines 3 and 4 so that the last word in line 4 rhymes with the last word in line 3.

Example:
3. But that was not true
4. And what no one knew

Finally, write line 5 so the last word rhymes with lines 1 and 2.

Example:
5. Was he really had ants in his pants.

Limericks are fun to write on your own or with a group of people!

Great Holiday Jokes for Kids!

With the holiday season fast approaching, and it's time for kids to learn some jokes for the holidays!  Here are a few great jokes from Enslow Publishers' bestselling book Ha-Ha Holiday Jokes to Tickle Your Funny Bone by award-winning author Felicia Lowenstein Niven:

Halloween
Question: "What's in a ghosts's nose?"
Answer: "BOOgers!"

Thanksgiving
Question: "What's the key to a great Thanksgiving?
Answer: "A tur-key, of course!"

Hanukkah
Question: "What did one candle say to the other candle?" Answer: "Let's go out tonight!"

Kwanzaa
"Knock, Knock!"
"Who's there?"
"Mayer."
"Mayer who?"
"Mayer Kwanzaa be filled with peace and unity!"

Christmas
Question: "Which of Santa's reindeer has bad manners?" Answer: "Rude-olph!"

If you still can't get enough goofy holiday jokes, be sure to check out Ha-Ha Holiday Jokes to Tickle Your Funny Bone! It's filled with hilarious jokes, ridiculous riddles, and fascinating facts about holidays from New Year's Day to New Year's Eve, and every holiday in-between!

It's Adopt a Shelter Cat Month!

Hopefully lots of cats will be adopted this month!

978-0-7660-3191-3

Learning to Care for a Cat, written by Felicia Lowenstein Niven, would be a great addition to a library collection, allowing families to read the book (before they adopt a new family member) in order to make sure that adopting a cat is the right move for them. Written for the elementary student, this title will allow elementary readers (and their families) understand what goes into caring for their new pet.

This 48 page title contains color photographs and has been approved by the American Humane Association. This library bound title is available to schools and public libraries for $17.95.

Fun Facts About 1990s Fashions

Paperback ISBN: 978-1-59845-282-2
Library-Bound ISBN: 978-0-7660-3827-1

Trying to understand another generation's fashions is -- how can we put it -- challenging. Take the 1990s as an example. Can you explain a hairstyle called the "Rachel"?

According to Enslow Publishers' new book, Fabulous Fashions of the 1990s, the Rachel "was a little curly and a little straight. It was shoulder length but had short pieces, too. It was golden brown and a bit blonde."

The hairstyle, made popular by its association with Friends star Jennifer Aniston, became part of the decade's fashion lexicon. Find out more out 90s fashions in author Felicia Lowenstein Niven's fun, factual 48-page book. The title, included in Enslow's "Fabulous Fashions of the Decades" series, is available in paperback for $7.95. A library-bound edition of Fabulous Fashions of the 1990s is available to schools and libraries for $17.95 (price reflects a 25% discount from Enslow's list price for the library-bound edition).

More Enslow Christmas Titles!

Which of Santa's reindeer has bad manners? Rude-olph!

ISBN: 978-0-7660-3542-3
Library Binding
Library price: $15.95
Grades 3–4

I don't know about you, but right around this time of the year I could use a good laugh. Ha-Ha Holiday Jokes to Tickle Your Funny Bone  from our Funny Bone Joke series is written with 3rd and 4th graders in mind, but adults will enjoy a chuckle from them as well. Besides Christmas, other holidays included are: New Year's Eve/Day, Valentines Day, St. Patrick's Day, Arbor Day/Earth Day, Easter and Passover, Patriotic Holidays, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. You can keep this title on display all year round!

ISBN: 978-0-7660-2776-3
Library Binding
Library Price: $23.95
Grades 5–up

For a little bit older students, Celebrate Christmas from our Celebrate Holidays series for grades 5–up is a great title.

Over the past few centuries, Christmas has evolved into one of the most popular and well-known holidays. But few people are familiar with its past. Long before Christmas focused on Santa Claus, the giving and receiving of gifts, and even the celebration of Jesus’ birth, it was a pagan holiday that observed the changing of the seasons. Learn how Christmas was born and how it grew into the holiday we know today.

It's Adopt a Shelter Dog month

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Written by Felicia Lowenstein Niven, and part of the Beginning Pet Care with American Humane series, Learning to Care for a Dog will introduce the reader to what goes into caring for a dog. Learn what supplies you will need to purchase before bringing your new friend home. This 48-page elementary title talks about rescue dogs, the history of the dog, health and exercise, problems and challenges, and more.

978-0-7660-2754-1

Linda Bozzo has also written an elementary title for teaching young children how to care for a new dog. This 32-page book, part of the My First Pet Library from the American Humane Association series, also discusses shelter dogs and helps young readers determine what breed of dog is right for them. This title also includes information on keeping your new pet healthy, clean, and happy.

Fashion-Savvy Throughout the Decades

Fabulous Fashions of the 1980s
ISBN:  978-0-7660-3554-6

Whether we realize it or not, we think of fashion everyday-from the clothes we put on, to the colors we choose, to our hairstyles and accessories-it all relates to fashion! Enslow’s brand new series Fabulous Fashions of the Decades by Felicia Lowenstein Niven is a fun and dazzling way to experience the prominent styles throughout the years. This series for middle school and high school readers contains eight titles: Fabulous Fashions of the 1920s, Fabulous Fashions of the 1930s, Fabulous Fashions of the 1940s, Fabulous Fashions of the 1950s, Fabulous Fashions of the 1960s, Fabulous Fashions of the 1970s, Fabulous Fashions of the 1980s, and Fabulous Fashions of the 1990s.

     Each title highlights trends for both men and women featuring color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations. The reader experiences fashion through advertisements, magazine photos, and even how ordinary people wore the styles of the decade. The 1940's title mentions the start of the world’s first magazine for teens, Seventeen! The books also depict how history, new inventions, and pop culture shaped fads and the social reactions to those fads. It even fascinated a vintage clothes seller, Reware Vintage, who contributed a photo to the 1990’s title. All generations can share and delight in the styles presented throughout this chic series.

Fabulous Fashions of the Decades:  Interest Level-Grades 5-up
48 pages, $23.93 (each title)
Author:  Felicia Lowenstein Niven

Let's do some more limericks!

Here are some more limericks from the Funny Bone Jokes series!

From Sports Jokes to Tickle Your Funny Bone:

Harriet was hunting all day

hoping to find some big prey.

She was not pleased

when someone sneezed

and scared all the animals away.

From Ha-Ha Holiday Jokes to Tickle Your Funny Bone:

Independence Day brings celebration,
Hopefully you'll get the invitation.
Fireworks galore
Now guess what's in store?
Cheering throughout the whole nation!

From Animal Jokes to Tickle Your Funny Bone:

When I went out to my garden on Monday,
I caught a big snake that was gray.
I tried and I tried,
To keep him inside,
Yet he escaped and slithered away.

It's Limerick Day at Enslow!

Thought we would forward some limericks from Enslow's Funny Bone Jokes series.

From Gross Body Jokes to Tickle Your Funny Bone:

If you're pointing at me I suppose
it should only be done with your toes.
But pointing is rude
except at your food.
It's a rule that everyone knows.

From Weird Science Jokes to Tickle Your Funny Bone:

Here's a riddle for students you teach:
"What is soft to the touch, like a peach,
Colored beige, covers land,
Mostly made out of sand?"
All the kids will respond, "it's a beach!"

From Food Jokes to Tickle Your Funny Bone:

A mouse once said to a cat,
"It's chocolate that's making me fat."
So the cat fed him more
Until he was sure
The mouse looked more like a rat.


There are an additional 3 titles in this series.Written for elementary readers, these titles will keep your students laughing!

Friday Joke



What do you get if
you cross a centipede
and a parrot?

A walkie talkie!

 Our Weird Science Jokes to Tickle Your Funny Bone is part of a six-book series Funny Bone Jokes that include jokes, riddles, knock-knock jokes, tongue twister, limericks and lots of fun and interesting facts. These titles are perfect for comedians of all ages but they are written with 3rd and 4th graders in mind.

Happy Friday! Another joke from Enslow's Funny Bone Jokes series

Last week we started off the New Year with a joke from Ha-Ha Holiday Jokes to Tickle Your Funny Bone. Today it will be from Animal Jokes to Tickle Your Funny Bone.

What do you call a crazy chicken? A cuckoo cluck.

Here's a fast fact about chickens: did you know that there are more chickens on earth than there are humans? China has the most people in the world and also the most chickens. There are more than 3 billion chickens in China! The United States has only 450 million chickens.

Why did I pick chickens to write about? I don't know. Just thought it would be interesting to see what kind of jokes can be written about chickens, I guess.

This joke book includes chapters on jokes about cats, dogs, birds, ocean animals, chickens, jungle animals, farm animals, snakes, insects, and bears. It also includes an activity to write your own joke book.

posted by Pam

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all!

Enslow's spring list includes a new series called Funny Bone Jokes. There are six titles in this series, covering animals, food, the body, holidays, sports, and science. Geared toward the elementary market, these jokes, limericks, fun facts, and tongue twisters will keep students entertained and wanting to read more.

Here's an example:

Yesterday always comes before today—or does it? Where is the place where yesterday follows today? Answer: In the dictionary

Thinking about getting a new pet for Christmas?

If you are considering a pet for someone for Christmas, make sure you include reading material for that particular pet.

Enslow has recently published a series, Beginning Pet Care with American Humane, on how to care for different types of pets. This series covers birds, cats, dogs, horses, fish, reptiles and amphibians, and small mammals. Written for the elementary reader, these titles are also reminders to adults of just what goes into caring for a new friend.

Today is National Reptile Day

There are more than eight thousand different kinds of reptiles. They can be less than an inch long or they can weigh a ton. When reptiles hatch, they look like miniature adults. Reptiles have dry skin and scales, while amphibians have moist skin and do not have scales.

These facts were pulled from Learning to Care for Reptiles and Amphibians, written by Felicia Lowenstein Niven.

Learning to Care for a Dog

Learning to Care for a Dog, by Felicia Lowenstein Niven has been published.

Do you want a dog? Lots of people like dogs. If you have decided that a dog is the right pet for you and your family, then this is the book for you. Learn about different types of dogs. Read about where to get a dog, what to have before you bring your new pet home, and more! American Humane helps you choose a pet dog.Other subjects in the Beginning Pet Care with American Humane series include birds, dogs, horses, small mammals, reptiles and fish!

48 pages, full color, Enslow Publishers, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7660-3190-6

http://www.enslow.com/displayitem.asp?type=1&item=3124

Learning to Care for Fish

Learning to Care for Fish, by Felicia Lowenstein Niven has been published.

Lots of people like fish. If you have decided that fish are the right pet for you and your family, then this is the book for you. Learn about different types of fish. Read about where to get fish, what to have before you bring your new pet home, and more! American Humane helps you choose a pet fish. Titles in the Beginning Pet Care with American Humane series include birds, dogs, cats, horses, small mammals, reptiles and fish!

48 pages, full color, Enslow Publishers, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7660-3193-7

http://www.enslow.com/displayitem.asp?type=1&item=3126

Learning to Care for Reptiles and Amphibians

Learning to Care for Reptiles and Amphibians, by Felicia Lowenstein Niven has been published.

Lots of people like reptiles and amphibians. If you have decided that a reptile or amphibian is the right pet for you and your family, then this is the book for you. Read about where to get a reptile or amphibian, what to have before you bring your new pet home, and more! American Humane helps you choose pet reptiles and amphibians. Titles in the Beginning Pet Care with American Humane series include birds, dogs, cats, horses, small mammals, reptiles and fish!

48 pages, full color, Enslow Publishers, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7660-3194-4

http://www.enslow.com/displayitem.asp?type=1&item=3127

Learning to Care for Small Mammals

Learning to Care for Small Mammals, by Felicia Lowenstein Niven has been published.

Lots of people like small mammals. If you have decided that a rabbit, guinea pig, gerbil, hamster, rat, mouse, or ferret is the right pet for you and your family, then this is the book for you. Read about where to get a small mammal, what to have before you bring your new pet home, and more! American Humane helps you choose a small mammal pet. Titles in the Beginning Pet Care with American Humane series include birds, dogs, cats, horses, small mammals, reptiles and fish!

48 pages, full color, Enslow Publishers, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7660-3195-1

http://www.enslow.com/displayitem.asp?type=1&item=3128

Learning to Care for a Horse

Learning to Care for a Horse, by Felicia Lowenstein Niven has been published.

Lots of people like horses. If you have decided that a horse is the right pet for you and your family, then this is the book for you. Learn about different types of horses. Read about where to get a horse, what to have before you bring your new pet home, and more! American Humane helps you chose a pet horse. Titles in the Beginning Pet Care with American Humane series include birds, dogs, cats, horses, small mammals, reptiles and fish!

48 pages, full color, Enslow Publishers, Inc.

ISBN-13:

978-0-7660-3196-8

http://www.enslow.com/displayitem.asp?type=1&item=3125