The Land of the Flibbertigibbets
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The Land of the Flibbertigibbets by John Foster
In the Land of the Flibbertigibbets is a collection of playful poems and versatile verses bound to entertain and capture the imagination of the young reader. From poems about a wizard’s dragon and a dinosaurs’ health spa, nonsense versions of nursery rhymes and fantastic football results, to a cautionary tale about a boy who is always sticking his tongue out. These new poems for children aged 7 to 12, include wordplay poems about anagrams and homonyms, a word-building poem about how to make a teacher, a chant about onomatopoeia and a poem about peculiar plurals. Haikus and clerihews, epitaphs and epigrams, kennings and lists make up this inventive collection.A collection of poems in which he moves expertly from puns and poetic lists to clerihews and concrete poem creationsIt’s clever stuff, entertaining and eclectic, and really is wizardish with words.
-- Wes MageeJohn Foster writes verse for children with understanding and with no trace of superiority. In their wisdom and enlightenment they are outstanding.
-- Junior BookshelfJohn Foster’s sharp eye has caught exactly how children view school, parents, siblings, friends and much more besides. His sharp ear has caught children’s language enabling him to write poems that speak directly to them.
-- Children’s Books of the Year
John Foster is the well-known anthologist of over 150 collections of poetry for children, including the best-selling Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar and the six books of poetry illustrated by Korky Paul – Dinosaur Poems, Fantastic Football poems etc. John also compiled the Glow-worms poetry books in the Oxford Reading Tree series. He is the author of twelve books of his own poetry for children, such as Four O’Clock Friday and The Poetry Chest – a collection of over 250 of his original poems and of two rhyming dictionaries – the Oxford First Rhyming Dictionary and the Oxford Junior Rhyming Dictiionary.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844712885 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844712885 |
| Title | The Land of the Flibbertigibbets |
| Author | John Foster |
| Series | Children's Poetry Library |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Salt Publishing |
| Year published | 2011-01-15 |
| Number of pages | 80 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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