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Vanishing Trick Ros Asquith

Name: Vanishing Trick By Ros Asquith
SKU: 9781847805393
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Vanishing Trick by Ros Asquith

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Summary

How to be Batman, the Year Six Disco, the school bully, being alone, best mates, being a dragon... or vanishing - FWOOF! Funny, clever and thought-provoking, these poems are brilliant for reading at school or at home. With witty illustrations by the author, this is an exciting and distinctive debut collection.

Vanishing Trick Summary

Vanishing Trick: Poems by Ros Asquith by Ros Asquith

Life is dull for a dragon.

For a dragon, time drags on.

Frighten kid, eat princess,

Breathe fire, cause distress.

Day after deadly day, the same.

Eat, scare, sleep, flame.

How to be Batman, the Year Six Disco, the school bully, being alone, best mates, being a dragon or vanishing - FWOOF! Funny, clever and thought-provoking,these poems are brilliant for reading at school or at home.

With witty illustrations by the author, this is an exciting and distinctive debut poetry collection.

Vanishing Trick Reviews

'Really very good indeed...'

Andrea Reece

'The collection is quirky and funny and offers a lot to think about'

'Really very good indeed...'

Andrea Reece

'The collection is quirky and funny and offers a lot to think about'

"Asquith pens whimsical poems that respect children of every ilk....The few poems about poetry itself are particularly rich in wordplay."

* Booklist *

"This book encapsulates the life of a middle schooler through rhyme and verse.... the works in this collection will surely find a place in the hearts of those who endeavor to read them."

* School Library Connection, Highly Recommended *

"An additional purchase for large collections looking to expand their poetry selection."

* School Library Journal *

About Ros Asquith

ROS ASQUITH has been a Guardian cartoonist for 20 years, and has written and illustrated over 70 books for young people, including the bestseller The Great Big Book of Families, with Mary Hoffman, the Teenage Worrier series, Letters from an Alien Schoolboy-which was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize- and her debut picture story book It's Not Fairy. Ros lives in north London with her husband and two sons. For more information about Ros, visit her website: www.rosasquith.co.uk

Additional information

Sku

GOR008829241

ISBN 13

9781847805393

ISBN 10

1847805396

Title

Vanishing Trick: Poems by Ros Asquith by Ros Asquith

Author

Ros Asquith

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd

Year published

2015-08-06

Number of pages

112

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us