A collection of verses by respected children's authors for use as choral speech within the junior school. The book contains some metric poetic examples and also lessons which follow the meter of spoken prose. Included in the suggestions are ideas for movement, instrumental accompaniements and proposals for related art, drama and listening activities.

• E. Farjeon: When Hannibal Crossed the Alps
• Anonymous: Old Woman on a Broom
• Proverbs: Try, Try Again
• Anonymous: John Cook
• J. Reeves: Giant Thunder
• R. Merrick: The Hag
• L. Sprague Mitchell: It is Raining
• Proverbs: Quarrels? No! Just Friendships
• H.G. Gale: The Icicle
• O. Nash: The Wendigo
• R. Pollock Hamm: Silting, Linting and Klee
• T. Hardy: Men who March Away
• E. Field: The Telephone
• A. Guiterman: Qwerty-u-i-op
• K. Chukovsky: Crocodile