I wonder wonder who who that that man man is
The one with the white teeth and
big smile.
He's very tall and funny,
He writes poetry wonderfully,
And he always gets nervous.
He's a scatterbrain like me
And he wears great big round glasses.
He's got curly hair and a big
face
(No, he isn't Santa Clans)
He is about 40, he looks about 35
And he acts about 18.
Oh now I remember—it's Mr. Koch.
—Eliza Bailey, Age 12
When the funny man with the big round glasses comes bouncing into the classroom at Manhattan's P.S. 61, the...
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