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Since I was a child ideas have flown into my brain and whizzed and buzzed around in there till I let them out. Crazy ideas about plastic kangaroos and soccer playing elephants, freaky aliens, and brussel sprout monsters. Somedays I just have to put pen to

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Humorous poems for children: 10 of 154
Have you ever been down to Bingoola land, and the swamps of Elfezall? Where down by the river of Zoobidiller, live the elephants who love to play ball.If you turn left at the tree of Pingoogalee, and head over the hill of Beebet, Then down in the valley of Wazzymajig, you'll find where our story is set.There every day the ele... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Children's stories: 56 of 396
RACHAEL SMITH'S REVENGERachael Smith had a little problem. Actually, it was a rather large problem. Her hair! Her hair was huge, crazy and out of control. It was like a big fluffy animal that lived on top of her head. It did what it wanted, when it wanted. If it wanted to be curly, it would be curly. If it wanted to be straig... More..
Education > Standardized Tests Scoring better on the IELTS: 1 of 6
IELTS, standing for the International English Language Testing System, is used to measure English ability in four main areas - listening, reading, speaking, and writing. There are two different types of paper - academic and general, and why you are taking the IELTS exam will define which paper you need to take. If you want to... More..
Travel > Asia Travel experiences: First impressions of Japan: 1 of 5
You think you know what to expect on your trip to Japan. You've prepared as well as you can, you've reserached on the internet and looked into all the places you're going to visit, you've studied the Lonley Planet and Rough Guides, and you've even learnt a few useful word and phrases - Konnichiwa (hello), arigato (thank you),... More..
Arts & Humanities > English Language English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers critiqued: 1 of 5
ESL teachers = Bad reputation.ESL (English as a second language) or EFL (English as a foreign language) teachers are often looked down on by the rest of the teaching world, and sometimes the world in general. In my experience, this is generally for one of several reasons.Firstly, because it is seen as a temporary job. As some... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Humorous: 97 of 478
Greedy Gran's Ginormous Gooseberry FlanYou've never met anyone like my nan,She's not like anyone else's gran,She eats and she eats lorry loads of flan.Mounds of pizza, and buckets of chips,Towers of cakes, and lakes full of dips,Mountains of burgers, and icebergs of whips.One day she decided to make gooseberry flan,So she sat... More..
Arts & Humanities > Languages (Other) Worst foreign language mistakes you have made while traveling outside your home country: 8 of 38
I JUST ATE MY GRANDMOTHERBlundering around in a language that you barely speak is bound to cause some hilarity, or should I say insanity - well in my case I guess it could be either.My first mistake occured after I had been in the country approximately two and a half hours. Walking into a convenience store I was astounded tha... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Fantasy poems for children: 13 of 42
Suzy, Suzy, little Suzy snot-monster, she was such an ick, such a yuck, such a grot-monster.It started in January with a bit of a whiff, some snot and some grot and one little sniff.One week later, she'd developed a wheeze, a cough and a splutter and a forty-a-day sneeze.And then with her nose, drip, drip, drip, like a tap, d... More..
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Children's fantasy: 17 of 47
PLANET MEEMOOSA AND THE PLASTIC KANGAROOCHAPTER ONE - BLUE GOOWith a loud splash, Becky landed on her bottom in blue goo. She tried to move, but it was like sticky blue sinking sand, and she was stuck. She wriggled her bottom, but the goo was just too sticky, and she couldn't move at all.She was so confused. One minute she'd ... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Skiing: 9 of 23
Just about as soon as I could walk my parents strapped on a pair of skis and pushed me down a hill. I'm glad they did. There are so many benefits of learning to ski as a child. For a start, walking around with a wet bottom from sitting in all that snow is much less embarrassing when you're four than when you're forty. Also cr... More..