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Imagine the brilliant colours and smells of fruits in a Caribbean market, the vast variety of tins and jars in a North American supermarket. Imagine how many kinds of street music there are, the different ways children play with swings and kites and boats. Imagine the different seasons. Then imagine things that are the same worldwide - land and trees and creatures being destroyed, wealth and poverty spreading. Imagine believing in good hope, a future when life will be better...

"Makes a terrific and enriching addition to any life-science course and a charming gateway into deeper discussions of the body." -- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL Have you ever wondered what some of your body parts do? How many times a year your heart beats? How big your small intestines are? Which of your muscles looks most like a slug? Certain to appeal to elementary-school children, these thirty-four humorous, anatomically accurate poems explore the workings of our bodies with great verve and enthusiasm -- and plenty of outrageous illustrations.

Days Like This is a book of celebration - whether it's the novelty of sleeping outdoors, the delight of picnicking on the beach, or the sheer joy of bouncing on the bed in the afternoon. These small poems, some familiar, some new, have been carefully selected by Simon James, the acclaimed author-illustrator of Leon And Bob, whose expressive line and watercolors portray an everyday world overflowing with wonder and possibility. With words and pictures given space to breathe, this is a collection of poems to read and revel in from ... read more

A collection of poems from the biggest names in the world of children's poetry specially commissioned for World Book Day. Features poems from Jackie Kay, Paul Cookson and Matthew Sweeney to name but a few.

Comic, lyrical, outrageous and serious poems all rub shoulders in this collection, which includes naughty children with nasty habits, cartoon heroes that come to life, lonely caretakers, unhappy ghosts, fantastical creatures with crazy names, giants, goblins, vampires and mermaids.

An illustrated collection of 50 funny poems by a master of the genre. This anthology of rhymes on a range of silly topics will have children (and adults) rolling with laughter. For example, "Coathanger". "I gave my love a coathanger. She flung it back at me. It acted like a boomerang, And hit her on the knee." All poems are illustrated in an absurdly appealing style.

"Here's a Little Poem" is a superb selection of over fifty poems by English and American authors, including Wendy Cope, Roger McGough, John Agard, Grace Nichols, Colin McNaughton, Jack Prelutsky, Langston Hughes, and many more. Affectionately describing the early experiences of young children, this is a warmly illustrated, imaginative world of first encounters.

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Michelle's poems feature everything redback spiders and sharks to koalas and sugar gliders. Ages 6+.

n the fifth book in the Visions in Poetry series, award-winning illustrator Stephane Jorisch explores the nonsense world created by Edward Lear.

An introduction to poetry old and new from many different parts of the world. From Africa and America to Russia and India, this poetical tour explores customs and beliefs of various cultures, offering exciting opportunities to compare the familiar with the unexpected.

Over 100 poems from 44 contributors make up this dynamic collection of poetry for Kiwi children. The initial premise was to give each poet a letter of the alphabet to work with but, as Jenny says in her introduction, poets can be 'notoriously difficult to control' and took liberal (and welcome) license on their directive. The result is a lively and diverse array of writing for children. from some of New Zealand's best and most interesting poets - including Cliff Fell, David Hill, Denis Welch, Jack Ross, James Brown, Kingi MacKinnon... read more

The Puffin Book of Modern Children's Verse is the definitive collection of modern children's poetry of our time. Enchanting, funny, exciting and poignant, there is every kind of poem for every kind mood. Discover the very best of children's poetry from the greats of the poetry world including, Allan Ahlberg, W. H. Auden, Charles Causley, Roald Dahl, T. S. Eliot, Thomas Hardy, Ted Hughes, Rudyard Kipling, Philip Larkin, Laurie Lee, Roger McGough, Spike Milligan, A. A. Milne, Wilfred Owen, Brian Patten, Sylvia Plath, Michael Rosen, I... read more

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Poet laureate of the preposterous, Jack Prelutsky brings us a stupendous spree of 28 exuberant poems in this collection. There are tongue-twisting and remarkable sights, such as an elephant perched in a sycamore tree and many more. Ages 5+.

This title is a classic tale of treason, treachery and treasure, sweeping across many centuries and different lands, from Scandinavia to Spain to the south-west of England. At its heart is the ship's skipper, Bruno, cursed to a life of eternal wandering in a moment of greed and betrayal.

This is a big fat book containing a whole alphabet of poets. It features 250 poems, each by a different poet - some very much alive and some not, some very well-known indeed and some not - all arranged alphabetically by a poet. It has lots of new poems in it and we have tried to feature less well-known gems by big names. A gorgeous book full of delights that you will want to dip into time and time again.

Two teen siblings run from foster life -- and find new expression as graffiti artists -- in a stark but hopeful poetic novel. For sixteen-year-old Sissy and her brother Boy, trash is a reminder of one too many sorry foster placements they've endured, a way of life they can't wait to escape. Now on the run in search of their big sister Raynell, ironically they are forced to rely on their trash-picking skills for sustenance and shelter. Reunited at last with Raynell in St. Louis, Boy and Sissy shed their old identities, reinvent the... read more

Here are over 65 daft poems about creatures of all shapes and sizes, smells and habits, aliens, giants, dinosaurs, monsters, babies and, of course, lots of boys and girls