SHAME TO MISS POETRY COLLECTION 2_ A by Fine Anne

SHAME TO MISS POETRY COLLECTION 2_ A by Fine Anne

Aimed at junior readers, this collection offers a diverse mixture of classic poetry chosen by Anne Fine. Poets include W.H. Auden and Ted Hughes. It also includes poets from Afro-Caribbean backgrounds like Grace Nichols who are featured alongside other poets from non-European cultures.

Anne Fine was born in Leicester. She went to Wallisdean County Primary School in Fareham, Hampshire, and then to Northampton High School for Girls. She read Politics and History at the University of Warwick and then worked as an information officer for Oxfam before teaching (very briefly!) in a Scottish prison. She started her first book during a blizzard that stopped her getting to Edinburgh City Library and has been writing ever since. b> nne Fine is now a hugely popular and celebrated author. Among the many awards she has won are the Carnegie Medal (twice), the Whitbread Children's Novel Award (twice), the Guardian Children's Literature Award and a Smarties Prize. She has twice been voted Children's Writer of the Year at the British Book Awards and was the Children's Laureate for 2001-2003. She has written over forty books for young people, including Goggle-Eyes, Flour Babies, Bill's New Frock, The Tulip Touch and Madame Doubtfire. She has also written a number of titles for adult readers, and has edited three poetry collections. Anne Fine lives in County Durham and has two daughters and a large hairy dog called Harvey.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780552548687
ISBN 10	0552548685
Title	SHAME TO MISS POETRY COLLECTION 2_ A
Author	Fine Anne
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Random House Children's UK
Year published	2002-08-07
Number of pages	160
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.