Children’s / Teenage: Poetry / poems
Little, Brown & Company The Canyons Edge
Book Synopsis Hatchet meets Long Way Down in this heartfelt and gripping novel in verse about a young girl's struggle for survival after a climbing trip with her father goes terribly wrong. One year after a random shooting changed their family forever, Nora and her father are exploring a slot canyon deep in the Arizona desert, hoping it will help them find peace. Nora longs for things to go back to normal, like they were when her mother was still alive, while her father keeps them isolated in fear of other people. But when they reach the bottom of the canyon, the unthinkable happens: A flash flood rips across their path, sweeping away Nora's father and all of their supplies. Suddenly, Nora finds herself lost and alone in the desert, facing dehydration, deadly snakes, venomous scorpions, and, worst of all, the Beast who has terrorized her dreams for the past year. If Nora is going to save herself and her father, she must conquer her fears, def
£8.48
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Nothing Burns as Bright as You
Book SynopsisFive starred reviews!Now in paperback, from New York Times bestselling author Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You is an impassioned stand-alone tale of queer love, grief, and the complexity of female friendship.Two girls.Trade Review“A tautly written, fast-moving novel…that captures the unbalanced experience of an all-consuming love.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Tight and energetic, effective and deeply affecting… An uncommon exploration of girlhood and its messier relationships.” — Booklist (starred review) "The rich language describing the way the two love each other is magnificent... A beautiful, emotionally charged novel." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "All of Woodfolk’s choices—every line break, indentation, and italicization... Even the blank space on the page helps to carry this piece to its full potential as a feverishly gripping, immersive, and emotional ride that will stick with readers for a long time... A masterfully crafted love letter to tumultuous, young, queer love and its lessons." — School Library Journal (starred review) “An emotional inferno and Woodfolk’s best book yet.” — BookPage (starred review) “Prepare yourself, because this stunning novel is packed with an emotional intensity that's sure to touch your heart.” — Popsugar "Unapologetically shows the more challenging elements of falling—and staying—in love… This book has completely transformed the way I think about what it means to love unconditionally." — Nic Stone, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Odd One Out "Nothing Burns as Bright as You is a beautiful exploration of first love with the emotional resonance that only an Ashley Woodfolk novel can bring. Exquisite from beginning to end." — Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Hate U Give "Nothing Burns as Bright as You is utterly captivating, brimming with passion and heartbreak and the beautiful complexity of the human heart." — Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Sun Is Also a Star and Instructions for Dancing "Wildly ambitious, fearlessly honest, and crackling with the top volume feelings of messy first love. Ashley Woodfolk is a virtuoso. Consider my breath fully taken." — Becky Albertalli, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and Leah on the Offbeat "This highly original story is both heart-wrenching and hopeful. Ashley Woodfolk takes chances with form that make this verse novel captivating. Her skill as a writer has never burned so bright. Pure fire!" — Kwame Alexander, New York Times best-selling author "There is something sacred in the way Woodfolk bears witness to the scariest, most vulnerable parts of an untamable heart. A fierce, wrenching, deeply honest look at first love—I invite Ashley Woodfolk to break my heart with a book like this anytime." — Leah Johnson, author of the Stonewall Honor book You Should See Me in a Crown "A loving ode to the queer twin flame relationships of our adolescence that smolder quietly in so many of us. These characters, like Woodfolk’s dazzling and soulful lyrical prose, are both limitless and full of complexity. An exhilarating and quixotic read." — Junauda Petrus, author of the Coretta Scott King Honor book The Stars and the Blackness Between Them "Nothing Burns as Bright as You consumed me like a flame. The interspersed timelines will keep readers breathless as the love between these girls splatters raw on the page, the poetry absolute perfection. A novel to at once devour and savor." — Kip Wilson, author of White Rose
£8.54
Random House Children's Books The Carnival of the Animals With CD Audio
Book SynopsisA great way to introduce children to classical music.America’s first Children's Poet Laureate has written all-new verses to accompany the composer Camille Saint-Saëns’s The Carnival of the Animals, and the illustrator of the Harry Potter books has turned these rollicking rhymes into a picture-book fun fest. Included is a CD of the music and of Jack Prelutsky reading the verses. A note to parents and teachers by Judith Bachleitner, head of the music department at the prestigious Rudolf Steiner School in New York City, suggests ways preschoolers can act out the music—tromp like an elephant, hop like a kangaroo, glide like a swan—or, for older children, be creatively inspired by this joyful work.
£15.29
Dover Publications Inc. Looney Limericks
Book SynopsisDelightful collection of 60 limericks includes famous rhymes by such masters of the form as Gelett Burgess, Oliver Herford, and Edward Lear, as well as lesser-known works by these and other humourists, including the editor himself. Fun to read, easy to memorise and great to share with family and friends.
£5.32
Faber & Faber A March Calf
Book SynopsisRight from the start he is dressed in his best his blacks and his whites.Little Fauntleroy quiffed and glossy,A Sunday suit, a wedding natty get-up,Standing in dunged strawFor older readers than the first two volumes of Collected Animal Poems, animal life is seen afresh through the diversity and imaginative energy of this collected volume.
£9.50
Random House USA Inc This Is a Gift for You
Book SynopsisAstunning companion to the best-selling and beloved The Wonderful Things You Will Be, thispicturebook celebrates how we say I love you with gifts as heartfelt as a daisy, as magical as a dream, and as comforting as a place to belong.It is a poetic tribute to the simple joys of life and nature, and a reminder that the greatest gift we have is time spent together. The gift of quietand the gift of loud,your hand in my hand out in a crowd. New York Times bestselling authorEmily Winfield Martin joyously and thoughtfully shares the different ways of giving and loving. Like a beautifully wrapped gift, life's every day moments are precious:in both the little things and the big things, we can all find wonder. From a feather, to a hug, to a sunset, this book captures these gifts within its pages to remind readers how much they are loved, and how incredible this world we share is.Ameaningfulgift for any occasionor holiday, and a stand-out for birthdays, graduationsand other milestones,with itsloving and inspiring message: But this is a gift, here, just you and me.This Is a Gift for You is perfectfor little ones (and those who read to them!) who love The Wonderful Things You Will Be and are looking for more magic, inspiration, and unconditional love from the pen and paintbrush of Emily Winfield Martin.
£8.54
Penguin Putnam Inc New Baby Here I Come
Book SynopsisThere''s a new baby on the way! Kids can laugh and learn all about what to expect from a new sibling with this collection of sweet and funny poems from the author of the hugely popular Kindergarten, Here I Come!With a lovely little bundle of joy on the way, celebrate the new arrival to the family with some poems from best-selling author D. J. Steinberg! From watching Mommy''s tummy grow to witnessing the baby''s first steps, these clever and heartwarming poems – plus a page of stickers! – are sure to help prepare kids for what new experiences they can expect living with their new sibling.
£5.99
Penguin USA I Am the Swarm
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Penguin Putnam Inc What Do Puppies Love
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Random House USA Inc Where Do Race Cars Sleep at Night
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Little, Brown & Company Chester Van Chime Who Forgot How to Rhyme
Book Synopsis From the coauthor of the smash hit All My Friends Are Dead and the creator of the beloved Dory Fantasmagory chapter book series comes a hilarious read aloud about a boy who loses his gift for rhyme.There once was a youngster named Chester van Chime Who woke up one day and forgot how to rhyme.Chester loved rhyming, in poem or song.It always felt right, but today it felt...not right. VERY not right. Chester van Chime is usually the BEST at rhyming. He can normally tell you all about cats wearing hats and snails delivering mail, but today, something has changed. Today there's no dog on a log. No duck in a truck. Just a Pomeranian on a sideways tree and a waterfowl in a full-size pickup. What's a kid to do?! Filled with irresistible wordplay and whimsically silly illustrations, bestselling creators Avery Monsen and Abby Hanlon's read aloud tells the story of a boy who learns not to be stressed if he's not at his...tippy-top peak performance.Praise for Chester van Chime Who Forgot How to Rhyme: *'Your next Best Storytime Book…It’s a must-read, a hit, a guaranteed good time…Poor Chester van Chime may have lost the ability to rhyme, but young readers will lose themselves to giggles…”―Bookpage, starred review *'His rhyming groove returns as aural fits and starts turn to fluid, welcome rhyme, and the whole town celebrates. What starts out as a book about wordplay turns into an inventive and giggly antidote for the bad-day blues.'―Publisher's Weekly, starred review 'Monsen’s clever text offers both lexical fun and an important lesson: “This too shall pass.”…Hanlon’s busy gouache and colored pencil illustrations are full of attention-grabbing slapstick humor…Well-timed page turns will have kids shouting out the missing, but easily guessable, end rhymes…Get ready for wordplay that’s giggly and fun and lasts long after the story is [over].'―Kirkus “Hilarity crescendos as wordplay plummets, until Chester realizes we all have bad days.”―The New York Times An Amazon Best Books of the Month for March 2022 A Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award Recipient 2022-2023 An Amazon Best Books of the Year So Far for Ages 3-5 for 2022
£14.39
William B Eerdmans Publishing Co Hidden City
Book SynopsisA poetic book highlighting everyday nature. The perfect blend of science and poetry,Hidden Citydemonstrates that nature can thrive anywhere, even in highly populated areas. In this graceful collection of poems, skyscrapers serve as perches for falcons, streetlights attract an insect buffet for hungry bats, and an overgrown urban lot offers shelter to both flora and fauna.Hidden Cityalso includes engaging supplementary materials, which provide scientific information about the animals and plants featured in the book.Coupled with beautiful collage illustrations, the poems inHidden Cityoffer readers the perfect reminder to notice and care about their environment.
£12.59
William B Eerdmans Publishing Co How the Sea Came to Be
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William B Eerdmans Publishing Co Nios
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William B Eerdmans Publishing Co Birdie
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£9.49
Holiday House Inc Girls and Boys Come Out to Play
Book SynopsisMother Goose herself invites kids to come out to play with all their favorite nursery rhyme characters in this popular Mother Goose rhyme.Girls and boys, come out to play,The moon doth shine as bright as day.Parents looking for bedtime stories with a fresh twist on a familiar nursery rhyme need look no further. Using the popular Girls and Boys Come Out to Play Mother Goose poem as a backdrop, illustrator Tracey Campbell Pearson spins an exciting visual narrative in which Mother Goose invites children on a city block to come out and play, taking them on a moonlit adventure in verse. Young readers will love pouring over Tracey''s richly detailed artwork full of diverse kids, animals, and beloved nursery rhyme characters, including Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, and Old King Cole. After the fun is over, Mother Goose leads everyone home to sleep snug in their beds.
£7.59
Plough Publishing House Poems to See By
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Comics artist Julian Peters performs a sleight-of-paintbrush, as it were, with an array of powerful verses in Poems to See By, a collection for readers ages 10 to adult. It is a wide and varied collection, both in visuals and text. Here are pieces by Carl Sandburg, Edna St. Vincent Millay and William Ernest Henley. Mr. Peters sets the aching lines of Robert Hayden’s 1962 poem "Those Winter Sundays" as if in the illustrated panels of a graphic novel....Other poems are illustrated with delicate watercolor panels or cartoon drawings in the style of Japanese manga....In a preface, Mr. Peters writes that his motivation for translating great poetry into the visual language of comics was "for love of beauty." In this he has undoubtedly succeeded; reading Poems to See By is a stirring experience." —The Wall Street Journal"By creating interesting juxtapositions of text, imagery, and illustration style, cartoonist Peters elevates each of the 24 visualizations of classic poems here into something much more interesting than mere translation. He highlights the timelessness of regretful longing by rendering William Butler Yeats’s "When You Are Old" as a manga about an elderly woman reflecting on her youth. In "Hope is the thing with feathers," he depicts a vibrantly colored bird watching over black-and-white depictions of a soldier huddled in a foxhole, an impoverished child in China, and an immigrant family entering a new land, lending a sense of universality to Emily Dickinson’s text. At the beginning of Robert Hayden’s "Those Winter Sundays," dark watercolors evoke a dreary cold morning, as the speaker comes to recognizes his father’s habit of waking early to stoke the furnace as an act of love, the palette warms considerably, provoking a visceral flair of emotion. Peters’s virtuosity as an illustrator and keen understanding of the texts included here results in a beautiful, memorable volume." —Library Journal"Poems to See By is a perfect fit not only for die-hard poetry fans and curious new readers—it’s also a fantastic teaching tool that any educator trying to get their students excited by poetry should pick up for their classroom.…[It]harnesses the power of lush visuals, timeless poetry, and the magical alchemy that arises when words and pictures come together to create a reading experience that’s truly unique—one which might even change the way you see poetry for good." —The Good Men Project"By turns whimsical, chilling, and profound, Peters has created a wonderful anthology of classic poems new and old, as well as an inspiring exploration of the wide range of visual possibilities available when bringing poetry into the comics medium. After each graphic version, the poem appears in its original form, so the reader can also experience the poetry in words alone, and compare their own mental images and associations with Peters' choices. Peters particularly excels at adapting weighty subjects, using his art to allude to historical events and styles, such as African textiles and folk art in "Caged Bird", or propaganda films, posters, and black & white photojournalism in "Conscientious Objector." But he also nods to classic American comic strips, film noir, manga, and more." —Gareth Hinds, creator of critically-acclaimed graphic novels, The Iliad and The Odyssey"Comic artist Peters adopts a distinct visual style for each poem in this English-language collection, then imagines a complex narrative to accompany it. For William Ernest Henley's "Invictus" ("I am the master of my fate:/ I am the captain of my soul"), he creates a blocky, black-and-white sequence about a dramatic prison break. For Langston Hughes's "Juke Box Love Song" ("Dance with you till day—/Dance with you, my sweet brown Harlem girl"), tender watercolor portraits illuminate glowing city lights. Some of the black-and-white action of Wordsworth's "The World Is Too Much With Us" unfolds on a smartphone screen, while Tess Gallagher's "Choices" evokes nature's green in scribbly landscapes." —Publishers Weekly"Poetry and comics. It sounds like an uncomfortable union of arts, joining the spiritual desolation of T.S. Eliot or the restlessness of Arthur Rimbaud with the text balloons and exclamation points that have traditionally filled a newspaper's "fun pages." But the forms merge beautifully in the work of Julian Peters…. Peters's work is a great argument for the commonalities between poetry and comic books. The lines of poetry and his comic panels hang together with an unexpected ease, as if their forward rhythms are in synch. Both the words and the images unroll across the page, visually, with the panels sometimes matching the line breaks or stanza breaks. Poetry, unlike most prose, can involve leaps of thought from line to line, which jibes with the way comics leap from panel to panel." —Matthew Gilbert, Boston Globe"The selections . . . encompass a range of moods and media, from a twinkly black-and-white manga version of W.B. Yeats' "When You Are Old" to poignant watercolor scenes illustrating Robert Hayden's "Those Winter Sundays." The text is easy to follow, even when incorporated into the art, and the poems are reprinted at the end of each piece. . . . Fresh angles aplenty for poetic encounters." —Kirkus Reviews"Peters gives 24 classic poems the graphic novel treatment. Entries are grouped into six themes, and the artwork varies in technique and texture. While Peters adopts a manga style for William Butler Yeats's "When You Are Old," he uses charcoal for Emily Dickinson's Hope is the thing with feathers" and a crayon's waxy patchiness for Tess Gallagher's "Choices." Most of the others have a watercolor aesthetic. After presenting a comic interpretation of a poem, Peters lists the full text. Within the comics, words frequently exist in the margins of the panels, sitting just above the imagery. In places where the text exists within a panel, the words occasionally follow the form of the verse, never quite becoming a concrete poem yet still changing direction, as in Maya Angelou's "Caged Bird," which has a quilt-inspired look. Sometimes, but not always, the imagery provides context about the meaning of the verse, which those who struggle with poetry will appreciate." —School Library Journal"Julian Peters sees with his heart, and it’s clear in these loving, deliberate works. “The truth is, I did it all for love of beauty,” he says in his preface, and it is this love of beauty, this curiosity of spirit, and appreciation for the work he covers, that makes Poems to See By both moving and meditative." — Montreal Review of BooksTable of Contents“Hope” Is the Thing with Feathers, by Emily Dickinson Invictus, by William Ernest Henley Caged Bird, by Maya Angelou may my heart always be open, by e. e. cummings Somewhere or Other, by Christina Rossetti Those Winter Sundays, by Robert Hayden In a Station of the Metro, by Ezra Pound When You Are Old, by W. B. Yeats Juke Box Love Song, by Langston Hughes Musée des Beaux Arts, by W. H. Auden The Given Note, by Seamus Heaney The Darkling Thrush, by Thomas Hardy Choices, by Tess Gallagher. The Force That through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower, by Dylan Thomas Buffalo Dusk, by Carl Sandburg The World Is Too Much with Us, by William Wordsworth Ozymandias, by Percy Bysshe Shelley There Have Come Soft Rains, by John Philip Johnson Birches, by Robert Frost Spring and Fall, by Gerard Manley Hopkins Before the Battle, by Siegfried Sassoon Annabel Lee, by Edgar Allan Poe Because I Could Not Stop for Death, by Emily Dickinson Conscientious Objector, by Edna St. Vincent Millay
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Caboodle Books Limited Dont Put Dave in the Microwave
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Caboodle Books Limited Deep in the Green Wood
Book SynopsisAge range 9 to 12In Wes Magee's book of enchanting poems you'll find tempting treats and spooky scenes. You can explore an abandoned mansion, meet Mr Grimm, hear the mysterious Howler of the Purple Planet, and, of course, discover who lives ….. Deep in the Green Wood!
£5.99
Next Big Idea Publications Bessie Bibbs Ginormous Fibs
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Caboodle Books Limited Dragons are Back
Book SynopsisAges 9 to 12 years JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE SAFE THE DRAGONS ARE BACK!
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Austin Macauley Publishers The Day the Earth Grew Stronger
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Austin Macauley Publishers Teddys Holiday and the Goblins Tale
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£10.44
Austin Macauley Publishers Adrift in the Mind
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Austin Macauley Publishers In My Mind
£6.99
WW Norton & Co Abuela Dont Forget Me
Book SynopsisRex Ogle's companion to Free Lunch and Punching Bag weaves humour, heartbreak and hope into life-affirming poems that honor his grandmother's legacy
£13.49
Disney Book Publishing Inc. The Flower Girl
Book SynopsisWith soft, sweet illustrations and rhyming text, this picturebook covers all the excitement of a wedding, from morning preparations to reception celebrations-the perfect present for any young flower girl.
£10.99
Tommy Nelson What God Says About You
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Tommy Nelson My Beloved Child
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HarperCollins Publishers Opie Jones Talks to Animals
Book SynopsisDr Dolittle meets Kid Normal in a hilarious middle grade superhero series from comedian Nat Luurtsema. Perfect for fans of David Baddiel, My Brother is a Superhero and Lightning Girl10-year-old Opie Jones is Very Ordinary. In fact nothing remarkable has ever happened to her, if you don't count the cat that gives her funny looks from next door (which she doesn't). So she is naturally very surprised when she is recruited to join The Resistance a team of superheroes who can read minds, and have a dastardly brainwashing villain to defeat.HOWEVER it turns out Opie can't read human minds, she can read ANIMAL ones. The other members of the Resistance are very disappointed. And a whole world of animal chat and demands is opening up to her. She's still a superhero, just one on her hands and knees in the mud, chatting to a pedantic worm.But when the brainwashing villain is out to get Opie and her friends, it might just be that listening to all the creatures great and small is what makes Opie Jo
£6.99
Penguin Random House Children's UK Doctor Who The Angel of Redemption
Book Synopsis*Part of the six books for six decades collection*A poem of tragedy and beauty . . .The Weeping Angels are an ancient race of terrible power.With the ability to propel their victims backwards in time, their true form is a mystery - they turn to stone on sight. So they wander the universe, cursed never to see one another.But they see everything else: the whole course of time and space - even the journey of their deadliest enemy, the Doctor.In this extraordinary, epic poem, the Weeping Angels sing the story of the years they''ve battled the Doctor, and everything in between, as - like a Greek Chorus - they tell the world their tragic tale.
£11.69
Walker Books Ltd Animal Poems Give Me Instead of a Card
Book SynopsisWith a space inside to write your own message, this charming poetry-pamphlet is the perfect gift for any time of year.The wiggling tails of lambs in spring; the chirruping song of crickets in summer; first two or three, then ten ducks hurrying your way in winter, as if pulled by a string... Nicola Davies skillfully interweaves fact and fiction in nine keenly observant poems, which celebrate a child''s first animal encounters. Originally appearing in the award-winning collection A First Book of Nature, Hearld's richly-textured, nostalgic illustrations are the perfect accompaniment to her words, and are reproduced here in full colour. With a space inside the jacket for you to write your own message, this pocket-sized poetry pamphlet is the perfect present for any time of year and comes inside a packet including an envelope, ready for popping in the post!Nicola Davies is one of our finest writers for children about the natural world The Sund
£6.23
Scholastic Pet Poems
Book SynopsisThe anthologies in this series are updated and revised versions ofpreviously published titles, each with several brand new poemsin them. A matching Teacher Resource Book is also available and haslessons based on different poetry types, each focusing on a specificpoem from one of the anthologies.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Sun Time Snow Time
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Abrams Rhymoceros
Book Synopsis Rhymoceros is a fun and colorful, rhyming board book in the Grammar Zoo Book series. In Janik Coat’s much-anticipated follow-up to Hippopposites, a blue rhinoceros unabashedly demonstrates 16 pairs of rhyming words. His ability to appear “stinky” and “inky,” or “caring” and “daring,å” oftentimes lands him in compromising contexts. Fortunately, he doesn’t seem to mind. Surprising novelty features such as gold foil stamping and flocking enhance this unique, gifty, high-design-concept board book.“Like its predecessor, this is a wide-ranging, stylish, and witty introduction to a key concept.” —Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)“[T]here is plenty to enjoy in Coat’s straightforward approach . . . Charmingly simple.” —Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)The Grammar Zoo Trade ReviewA perfect complement to author and illustrator Janik Coat's first book Hippopposites, Rhymoceros is another engaging board book which is not only highly enjoyable to read, but incredibly instructive too.' Juniour Magazine
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Abrams Books for Young Readers Never Give a Baby a Library Card
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Amulet Books SaberTooth
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Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada Monster Zoo
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Hachette Children's Group Only on the Weekends
Book SynopsisMack never thought he''d find love, but now two boys want to be with him. Will he choose Karim or Finlay? And can true love last for ever? A must-read queer love story for fans of Sarah Crossan and Sex Education, written in verse by Dean Atta. Fifteen-year-old Mack is a hopeless romantic - he blames the films he''s grown up watching. He has liked Karim for as long as he can remember, and is ecstatic when Karim becomes his boyfriend - it feels like love. But when Mack''s dad gets a job on a film in Scotland, Mack has to move, and soon he discovers how painful love can be. It''s horrible being so far away from Karim, but the worst part is that Karim doesn''t make the effort to visit. Love shouldn''t be only on the weekends.Then, when Mack meets actor Finlay on a film set, he experiences something powerful, a feeling like love at first sight. How long until he tells Karim - and when will his old life and new life collide?Trade Reviewfull of tender truths on the joy and agony of first love * The Observer *
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Pan Macmillan The Magic Box
Book SynopsisA beautiful collection featuring all of Kit Wright’s finest poems. It includes poems from his bestselling and universally loved collections, Hot Dog, Rabbiting On, Cat Among the Pigeons and Great Snakes and many other treasures too. from The Magic Box I will put in the box the swish of a silk sari on a summer night, fire from the nostrils of a Chinese dragon, the tip of a tongue touching a tooth. I will put in the box a snowman with a rumbling belly, a sip of bluest water from Lake Lucerne, a leaping spark from an electric fish.
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Pan Macmillan 1066 and Before That History Poems
Book SynopsisA fantastic collection of history poems that conjure up the sights, sounds and smells of the past – both the great events and battles, and ordinary day-to-day activities.Perfect for young history fans, 1066 and Before That from Brian Moses and Roger Stevens ties in with the history curriculum for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. There are poems about prehistoric times, mammoths, the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt, Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, Alfred the Great, Normans, King Harold, William the Conqueror and the Battle of Hastings.
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Union Square & Co. A Song for Gwendolyn Brooks
Book SynopsisGwendolyn Brooks crafted poems that captured the urban Black experience and the role of women in society. This book celebrates her life and work.Trade Review"In sturdy free verse, Duncan (Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop) celebrates the life of Gwendolyn Brooks, an African-American poet whose gifts emerged while she was very young. Brooks's parents allow her to skip chores to work on her writing, but, early on, a schoolteacher accuses the child of plagiarism. The young poet exonerates herself by writing a verse on the spot titled 'Forgive and Forget, ' whose lines speak of unjust treatment: 'If their taunts cut and hurt you, / They are sure to regret.' Throughout her life, Brooks stays loyal to her South Side Chicago roots--'63rd Street is a brown face muse./ Gwen types her poems in a crowded corner'--and, in 1950, becomes the first poet of color to win the Pulitzer Prize. Debut illustrator Gordon offers softly outlined images in warm, earth-toned pinks and browns, evoking sunset on the brick buildings of Chicago and suggesting emotions with shadowy swells of color. Duncan underlines the growth not only of Brooks's talent, but of her belief in herself and her craft, and her willingness to keep working: 'Gwen's confidence is a bud in spring./ Revised... revisions make poetry RING!' An author's note and other references are included." --Publishers Weekly "This brief biography of the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet features a handful of Brooks' own poems interspersed with original verse about the woman and her writing. The warm pink undertones of Brooks' glowing brown face on the book's cover fade to a muted brown and beige palette inside the book's pages. Simple scenes and images use thick blurred lines and blocks of color as a background to the text as it recounts her life chronologically, from age 8 in 1925 to her winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1950. The poems about Brooks are headed by Roman numerals, I through IX. At first, she is 'unsure, ' watching and listening to the sounds and behaviors of the people in her neighborhood, writing poems in her journal and burying those that disappoint her. When her teacher accuses her of plagiarism, her mother has her write a poem in front of the teacher to prove her brilliance (the poem is included). Her parents believe in her and leave her 'free to sit and think. Her process is lovingly described: 'She learns to labor for the love of words' through draft after draft. She befriends other poets and studies older poets. 'She found her light. // And-- / A furious flower / GREW!' The combination of biography and Brooks' own poems makes for a strong, useful, and beautiful text. . . . A solid introduction to a brilliant writer. (author's note, timeline, suggested reading, bibliography)."--Kirkus "Part paean and part biography, Duncan introduces young readers to the early years and work of poet Gwendolyn Brooks, leading up to her 1950 Pulitzer Prize--the first awarded to a Black writer. Each numbered section is heralded with 'SING a song for Gwendolyn Brooks, ' the first line of a couplet or triplet that sets the theme for a developmental period or episode in her life. Duncan's own spare, cantabile verse (interspersed with several selections of Brooks' own poetry) cuts to the heart of Brooks' experience growing up in the 1920s Chicago South Side . . . As readers learn, the observant wallflower has talent and complete parental support (and later, her husband's support as well) for her single-minded ambition to become a poet; by high school she's been published, and she hones her skills in writers' groups: 'Her words are psalms from a South Side Street./ They are polished and poised like English silver.' Duncan's closing remarks and timeline summarize Brooks' lifetime accomplishments, noting her commitment to mentorship and community support. Economical black line and rounded shape vignettes in browns, mauves, and pinks enhance the individual reader's experience, but the read-aloud audience will find that Duncan's text does not require embellishment. ." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "In her smoke-filled neighborhood in Chicago's South Side, eight-year-old Gwendolyn Brooks wonders if the pink flowers outside her home can grow without sunlight. The flower metaphor continues in this picture-book biography of the award-winning poet. Duncan's own blues-style free verse recounts young Gwendolyn beginning to write snappy rhymes in dime-store journals. Even as a teacher accuses her of plagiarism and she doubts herself, her parents believe in her gift for poetry. When Gwendolyn gains confidence, she studies influential poets, 'paints poems with paintbrush words, ' and eventually becomes the first black American to win the Pulitzer Prize. Cared for by her family, Gwendolyn found her light, and like 'a furious flower, ' she grew. Loosely drawn, digitally enhanced artwork, rendered in pinks, mauves, and oranges, reinforces the flower imagery. Samples of Brooks' poems throughout give children a true sense of the poet's rhythm and appeal, while an author's note provides more details about her life. This book makes a terrific companion to Brooks' body of work, especially her much-loved Bronzeville Boys and Girls (2007)." --Booklist
£12.34
Pan Macmillan Animal Pants
Book SynopsisFrom long johns to bloomers, Y-fronts to boxers - Animal Pants is quite simply packed with pants! There's a cat who buys her pants from a catalogue and a frog who wears pants when he's off for a jog. Not to mention a penguin with frozen pants, or the difficulties of finding undies for an octopus. With an infectious rhyming text from the brilliant Brian Moses, and wonderfully entertaining artwork by Anja Boretzki, there's a giggle guaranteed on every page.
£5.99
Pan Macmillan The Very Best of Paul Cookson: Let No One Steal
Book SynopsisThe Very Best of Paul Cookson brings together twenty-five years of poetry. It includes his favourite poems and his most thoughtful, uplifting and memorable poems. Includes Let No One Steal Your Dreams, Father's Hands, May You Always, Invisible Magicians, This is Our School and many more.
£8.92
Andrews McMeel Publishing Four Months Past Florence
Book SynopsisEmily Paige Wilson’s inspiring YA novel in verse is at times gripping and dripping with teenage angst, but always heartwarming and inspiring. Told in captivating lyrical verse, Four Months Past Florence follows an aspiring high school journalist's journey through friendship breakups, a moral dilemma that threatens her family, and the realisation that life, like the weather, doesn’t always unfold as predicted.Four Months Past Florence is the story of Millie Willard, a high school junior from a small, coastal town in South Carolina with dreams of becoming a hard-hitting journalist, despite feeling sidelined in her current position as the weatherwoman for her school’s newspaper, The Bloom. Little does she know, Hurricane Florence is brewing off the coast with plans to change everything. Four Months Past Florence is a thunderous page turner that will leave you believing that, just maybe, the kids are all right.Trade Review“The free verse makes the hurricane’s impact feel visceral, and Millie’s motivations and determination come across as authentic… An interesting examination of journalistic integrity…” (Kirkus Reviews)“This earnest novel raises timely questions about the intersection between journalism and activism and may lead readers to consider the ways they can effect change in their communities … Primarily recommended for libraries seeking to expand their YA verse novel collections.” (School Library Journal)
£12.59
Austin Macauley Publishers Amazing Animals
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£7.59
Pan Macmillan She Will Soar: Bright, Brave Poems about Freedom
Book SynopsisA stunning gift book featuring 130 poems about wanderlust, freedom and escape written by women. With poems from classic, well loved poets as well as innovative and bold modern voices, She Will Soar is a stunning collection and an essential addition to any bookshelf. From the ancient world right up to the present day, it includes poems on wanderlust, travel, daydreams, flights of fancy, escaping into books, tranquillity, courage, hope and resilience. From frustrated housewives to passionate activists, from servants and suffragettes to some of today’s most gifted writers, here is a bold choir of voices demanding independence and celebrating their hard-won power.Immerse yourself in poems by Carol Ann Duffy, Christina Rossetti, Stevie Smith, Sarah Crossan, Emily Dickinson, Salena Godden, Mary Jean Chan, Charly Cox, Nikita Gill, Fiona Benson, Hollie McNish and Grace Nichols to name but a fewTrade Review“this glorious, exhilarating anthology makes the perfect choice for any woman you know, of any age” * Daily Mail *on She is Fierce: this is a collection to stir the blood and resonate in the bones. * Guardian *A handsome hardback poetry collection featuring a wonderfully wide range of poems by female poets - many new to me like Wolves by Ruth Awolola. The perfect gift for a thoughtful teens who loves words. * Irish Independent *Those responsible for creating inspirational school assemblies should also make extensive use of it for outstanding models of courage, resilience, hope and determination. * ReadingZone *
£13.49
Pan Macmillan Wonder: The Natural History Museum Poetry Book
Book SynopsisWonder: The Natural History Museum Poetry Book is a beautiful gift hardback collection of poetry with poems inspired by The Natural History Museum. It covers everything from the depths of space to the very centre of the earth - there are poems about the solar system, planet earth, oceans and rivers, birds, dinosaurs, fossils, wildlife, flowers, fungi, insects, explorers and palaeontologists. Each section includes an introduction and some footnotes about particularly interesting species. The museum has a collection of over eighty million objects and behind the scenes of its twenty-eight galleries crowd kilometres of preserved specimens, libraries of rare books and artworks, wonders gathered on some of the most famous voyages in history, rooms packed with pressed plants, warehouses teeming with stuffed animals and freezers full of DNA. As well as a museum, it is a state-of-the-art centre for discovery with over three hundred resident scientists and over ten thousand visiting researchers each year, investigating everything from dinosaurs to life on other planets.The collection is made up of brand new and classic poems and is illustrated with botanical drawings and engravings from the museum’s collections.This fantastic collection speaks of the wonder of nature and shows us why we need to look after our incredible planet.Trade Reviewoffers a cornucopia of words about bugs, birds, fossils, fish, plants, people and dinosaurs, of course. Marketed for children, it’s a wonderful, varied collection for all ages -- Bel Mooney * Mail Online *this gorgeously illustrated anthology covers everything from oceans and rivers to fossils. * Red magazine *it’s as awe-inspiring and thoughtful as you’d hope * Indybest *The book is a celebration of our planet and the natural world, and there’s plenty here to inspire children (and adults) to do all that we can to keep it safe, with Gerard Benson’s “A Small Star” and Pascale Petit’s “#ExtinctionRebellion” providing great talking points with our older readers about climate change and what we can all do to help make a difference. -- Sarah Dawson * The Independent *I can't recommend this collection highly enough and will be sharing with colleagues in school as well as suggesting it as a read for our teacher book groups. A WONDERful book! * ReadingZone *the book is a wonder indeed, the poetry giving a genuine sense of the magnificence of the museum’s collections; it’s surprising, inspiring, eye-opening. * Books For Keeps *
£13.49
