The Poetry Book by Fiona Waters
A fresh,original anthology that children of 9-12 will find packed with poems to enjoy.Fiona Waters has ranged far and wide to come up with an extraordinary collection where old favourites are juxtaposed with unusual contemporary choices in a seemingly random way.Here are Shakespeare,Keats,W.B.Yeats,Hardy,Heaney and Cavafy alongside Benjamin Zephaniah,U.A.Fanthorpe,Shel Silverstein and Roger McGough.Here too are a Navajo hymn to sun,moon and stars,a Tagore poem,a Basho haiku and a poem about war by a 9th century Chinese poet-all of them opening up a whole world of language and imagination. A pleasing chunky format and generously designed pages,with lively small drawings and decorations throughout,make the book particularly attractive and approachable for children
Fiona Waters is well-known and admired in the children?s book world for her vast knowledge of poetry and of children?s reading tastes. An ex-children?s bookseller, she has for many years been responsible for choosing books to sell direct to children in schools. School Librarian called her ?one of the best anthologists there are? and her many collections have had long-running sales. Ailie Busby was trained in graphic design and illustration at Northampton and Cambrdge and started work as a freelance illustrator in London in 1995. In 1997 she moved to Newcastle and got married. She loves riding on the moors, painting, printmaking and collecting objects of interest in flea markets. This is her first major book.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781858811833 |
| ISBN 10 | 185881183X |
| Title | The Poetry Book |
| Author | Fiona Waters |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hachette Children's Group |
| Year published | 1996-10-07 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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