Original poetry and artwork created by Fourth Grade students, inspired by Jack Prelutsky's book, Scranimals.

1. Inspired by
Jack Prelutsky’s
Scranimals

2. Octopod
by Isabel
When you’re in the water,
You may hear a tune.
You are hearing the Octopod.
Please do not go away soon!

3. Crabull
by Jack
Oh, Crabull!
How scary you are.
When people see you,
They run very far!

4. Piranhàpple
by Jonny
You do not want to be here, So get out of the water,
When the Piranhàpple is near. Unless you want to be its next prey!
He is not just a vegetarian,
He is also a carnivore.

5. Elerine
by Ashby
Behold the great Elerine
He weighs 400 pounds.
And you should watch out,
When he lifts up his snout,
Something bad is up and about!

6. Drumpet
by Remy
Be careful when you pick your dog,
It might be a Drumpet.
Oh, you will not hear ever again
If it will blow into your ear.

7. Octopuspider
by Justin
You don’t want to swim or play in the ocean,
Because the dreadful Octopuspider might appear.
It grabs its prey with its long eight legs, and it shreds its prey
With it’s long sharp claws and fangs.
And because it is poisonous,
You don’t want to go too close to it!

8. Penkey
by Chris
The Penkey slurps ink from oil mines.
If you’re near the Penkey,
It will squirt ink at you.
It’s also very shy.

9. Quailcicle
by Troy
The Quailcicle loves crab and spider rolls He usually says,
And spicy tuna. “I’m not cold and bold,
And he is meat. But
And when he eats his meat, I am numb and dumb.”
He is really not so neat.

10. Spagmon
by Canyon
Don’t try to salt a Spagmon
When it’s in a reef.
It may try to fight you
For its parmesan cheese.

11. Piranhapillar
by William
You don’t want to be around,
When Piranhapillar is around.
He might bite you or fight you,
Or even piran your hair!

12. T-gon
by Jonathan
The T-gon is huge and strong
He flies around all day long.
He sleeps in caves and eats tasty plants
And doesn’t do anything wrong.

13. iPamonkey
by Faith
Be a friendly sport, because the iPamonkey is here.
It is nice and friendly, so don’t be in fear.
It climbs on trees and reads you books.
Once you listen to its music, you will be hooked!

14. Staplegator
by Timber Jean
Staplegator, Staplegator,
Oh, how hungry you are for paper!
You’d better watch out
For the Staplegator!

15. Strawady Bug
by Alexandra
Strawady bug, oh Strawady bug, Again, you like to bask in the sun.
How much you love the sun. You like to eat aphids all day long.
Some people consider you lucky,
Even though you are quite dumb.
You don’t like to be friendly, Oh, Strawady bug, oh, Strawady bug,
You’re actually very shy. How sweet you can be!
You also can fly Especially when you’re ripe--
As high as the sky. Yummy!

16. We had a lot of fun
with this project!