Poetry

Once upon a rocket a countdown has begun, from 10, 9, 8 to 7 and 6 to 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Get ready for blast-off with this fast-paced poem that's all about space travel. From the early humans who dreamt of wings to the Moon landing, and from spacecraft...

Once upon a rocket a countdown has begun, from 10, 9, 8 to 7 and 6 to 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Get ready for blast-off with this fast-paced poem that's all about space travel. From the early humans who dreamt of wings to the Moon landing, and from spacecraft...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781848869394Author Saviour PirottaFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Maverick Arts PublishingPublisher Maverick Arts Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423652571Author Kate CoombsPage Count 22Imprint BabyLitPublisher Gibbs M. Smith Inc

Beneath our feet way deep and down are beasts asleep in the cold, dark ground. Dig down through the layers of the Earth and travel back in time. Meet the trilobites that scuttled and crawled; the munching, crunching dinosaurs; and a herd of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780698119444Author Rachel IsadoraFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Putnam Publishing Group,U.S.Publisher Putnam Publishing Group,U.S.Weight(grams)...

An hilarious classic anthology of moral instruction introduced by Quentin Blake. If you are you prone to telling tales or running away then ignore these poems at your peril or you might suffer the same fate as Matilda, Who told lies and was Burned to...

Books make good pets and don't need going to the vet.You don't have to keep them on a lead or throw them a stick.They'll wag their words whenever you flick their dog-eared pages.Even howl an ancient tale for the inward-listening ear.Did you know that a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062059055Author Randall JarrellFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

They said I couldn't change the world; it wasn't worth the fight. But in my head, a small voice said...maybe you might. A young girl makes a choice to plant a seed by a long dead riverbed. Little does she know that from this single, small act, a...

The Merchant of Venice is one of the most outstanding romantic comedies of William Shakespeare. The play revolves around the legendary characters of Antonio, a rich Italian merchant, Shylock, a rich Jew, and Portia, a rich heiress. When Antonio asks to...

The Merchant of Venice is one of the most outstanding romantic comedies of William Shakespeare. The play revolves around the legendary characters of Antonio, a rich Italian merchant, Shylock, a rich Jew, and Portia, a rich heiress. When Antonio asks to...

A poetic, heartwarming ode to the small, defining moments of a boy's life, by a critically acclaimed debut author and a Caldecott Honoree. For fans of Last Stop on Market Street. Early morning wakeups and homemade pancakes, Raucous bus rides and...

A picture book of haiku-inspired poems celebrating the four seasonsBeautiful day!Teach me, too, how to fly,mother swallow! In simple, poetic verse, a child observes their world from spring to summer, and autumn through winter, in this gentle ode to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781773238883Author Cicely Mary BarkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 20Imprint Must Have BooksPublisher Must Have BooksWeight(grams) 45gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Julius Caesar is another one of Shakespeare's famous plays that portrays actual events from Roman history. Set in ancient Rome, the play unfolds the evil conspiracy behind Caesar's murder and the great tragedy that strikes Rome in the aftermath of his...

A story for every bedtime - a collection of stories, poems and illustrations from favourite classic Puffin books and brand new talents. Perfect for reading aloud or reading independently at bedtime, this wonderful collection features brand new stories,...

An illustrated adaptation of Shakespeare's famous play - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! One of Shakespeare's most popular comedies: Set in Sicily, it revolves around King Leonates who is consumed by his doubts about his wife's...

An illustrated adaptation of Shakespeare's famous play - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! One of Shakespeare's most popular comedies: Set in Sicily, it revolves around King Leonates who is consumed by his doubts about his wife's...

"'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, and the mom raths outgrabe." Lewis Carroll's most iconic, seemingly nonsensical poem is brought to life like never before with award-winning illustrator...

If you could be a different kind of you, what would you wish to be? A monkey in a tree? Would you be a fluffy fox? A slow-moving sloth? Or maybe, if you had the choice, you wouldn't be different at all . . . because maybe, right here with the ones you...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423651529Author Kate CoombsPage Count 22Imprint Gibbs M. Smith IncPublisher Gibbs M. Smith Inc

In this lyrical picture book, world-renowned poet, New York Times bestselling author, and Coretta Scott King Honor winner Nikki Giovanni and fine artist Erin Robinson craft an ode to the magic of a library as a place not only for knowledge but also for...

Poems are made to read OUT LOUD! A wittily illustrated anthology of poems, designed to be read aloud. 20 poems by the award winning a Joseph Coelho will arm children with techniques for lifting poetry off the page and performing with confidence. ...

As You Like It is set in the enchanted Forest of Arden, where Rosalind, the daughter of an exiled duke, and Orlando, the son of one of her father's courtiers, become entangled in a game of love and mistaken identity.Also available as part of a 20 book...

As You Like It is set in the enchanted Forest of Arden, where Rosalind, the daughter of an exiled duke, and Orlando, the son of one of her father's courtiers, become entangled in a game of love and mistaken identity.Also available as part of a 20 book...

There's No Place Like Hope shows the joys of childhood, from blossoming friendship to sticky-fingered summer days, and the imaginative, messy playtimes in between. With sensitivity, it also explores overcoming tough moments and paying kindness forward...

A powerful poetry picture book from a celebrated contemporary poet and illustrator about the wonder and possibility contained in a single word: letSuppose there was a book full only of the word, let . . .Adapted from a poem called "Book of Genesis" by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781481492782Author Bruce LanskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Running Press AdultPublisher Running Press AdultWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 191mm *...

An illustrated adaptation of Shakespeare's famous play - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! Shakespeare's Timon of Athens is the tale of a rich Athenian who lived a lavish life, spending his wealth on his friends. Eventually, when his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781499807561Author Mark LoweryFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Yellow JacketPublisher Yellow JacketWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 150mm * 30mm

In this evocative and playful companion to their New York Times bestselling picture book How to Read a Book, Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander teams up with poet Deanna Nikaido and Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet to celebrate the magic of discovering your...

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare is a delightful comical love story. The play begins with a shipwreck, during which Viola, a young aristocratic-born woman, is separated from her identical twin brother, Sebastian - only to be swept onto the shores of...

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare is a delightful comical love story. The play begins with a shipwreck, during which Viola, a young aristocratic-born woman, is separated from her identical twin brother, Sebastian - only to be swept onto the shores of...

Packed full of every type of poem you can think of, this quirky, wonderful collection of poems from Roger Stevens and Steven Withrow, with fantastic funny illustrations from Katie Abey, is a great way to get kids excited about poetry! "It wasn't me-or...

An illustrated adaptation of Shakespeare's famous play - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! King Lear is one of the greatest tragedies by Shakespeare. The play is focused around Lear, the aging King of Britain, and his three daughters,...

An illustrated adaptation of Shakespeare's famous play - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! King Lear is one of the greatest tragedies by Shakespeare. The play is focused around Lear, the aging King of Britain, and his three daughters,...

Tim loved drawing tigers, he drew them whenever he could... and one day he and his sister Lucy realised the chalk he had been using was very special indeed! This rhyming story was written by Celia Warren. Tim loved drawing tigers, he drew them...

"Highly recommended, it gets 5 stars and 8 moons and a chef's kiss and a tip of the hat and a jump in the lake from me."-Bob Odenkirk, award-winning actor, writer, and comedianI'm Just No Good at Rhyming is this century's most acclaimed comedic poetry...

When a herd of poky sheep slow the Goodnight Train to a crawl, the engineer's quick thinking (and counting) has them rolling along in no-time - until one tricky sheep sends the train and its sleepy passengers tossing and turning! The clickety-clack...