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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," oftentimes lands him in compromising contexts...

Poetry can be fun -- especially when we can read it, hear it, and discover its many delights. A Child's Introduction to Poetry joyously introduces kids (and parents) to the greatest poets in history - from Homer and Shakespeare to Langston Hughes and...

First published in 1885, A Child's Garden of Verses has delighted generations of children and adults. The complete collection of these favourite and familiar poems is here, from Bed in Summer, The Swing and The Land of Counterpane to The Lamplighter, My...

'The Poetry Bug Strikes Again' is the much awaited follow up to the 'The Poetry Bug'. The poems enable children to dream the world through different eyes. It gives a voice to how they feel about themselves, their loved ones and the exciting, confusing...

The best collection of contemporary children's poems ever! Every anthology has one or two poems that seem to shout out: 'Hey! I'm the best. Read me again. Learn me by heart. Love me.' So here, for the first time, are all of those poems collected together...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780698118553Author Eric CarleFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Putnam Publishing Group,U.S.Publisher Putnam Publishing Group,U.S.Weight(grams)...

A reimagining of Shakespeare with a Caribbean twist!Garrick takes Shakespeares's soliloquys and monologues and incorporates Jamaican Patois to make them relevant for a new age and audience. Inventive and engrossing, this collection is imperative and...

Silly, fantastical, romantic, thought-provoking... This stunning collection includes 101 classic poems that every child should read! Find Tennyson, Keats, Shelley, Wordsworth, Edward Lear, Emily Dickinson,...

Enormous Smallness is a nonfiction picture book about the poet E.E. cummings. Here E.E.'s life is presented in a way that will make children curious about him and will lead them to play with words and ask plenty of questions as well. Lively and...

From water-vapour to robots and outer-space to water, this highly original collection from John Agard, winner of the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry, explores everything exciting about science. Delighting in the wonder and oddities physics, biology and...

Haiku is a uniquely Japanese form of poetry that uses vivid words and imagery to capture a feeling or a moment in just three lines. Short but powerful, haiku poems are easy and fun to write and share with your friends. Haiku has become increasingly...

A collection of beautiful poems about the habitats of contrasting creatures. Turquoise/ Band 7 books offer literary language and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar terms.Text type - A poetry collection...

'Other folks get so well known,And nobody knows about my own,'Have you met my sister Jane? She's a great big crow! My Grandpa is an owler and Grandma knits jerseys for wasps! And my other Granny is an octopus...Meet Aunt Flo, Brother Bert and more...

INTRODUCTION BY GERMAINE GREERShakespeare's sonnets are lyrical, haunting, beautiful and often breath-taking, representing one of the finest bodies of poetry ever penned. They demonstrate the writer's skill in capturing the full range of human emotions...

This School themed anthology of poems is written by various authors. The anthologies in this series are updated and revised versions of previously published titles, each with several brand new poems in them. There's an anthology...

"I am odd, I am new. I wonder if you are too. I hear voices in the air. I see you don't, and that's not fair." Step into the world of Benjamin Giroux, a 10-year-old boy with autism, as he invites readers to see life from his perspective. In this...

Find hamsters, dogs, robins and unicorns, little cars and big diggers - and of course Big Red Dragon, in this brilliant collection of 15 action rhymes for young children and babies. Rhymes celebrate festivals and special events, such as Easter,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912765201Author Nicky GilbodyFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Blue Falcon PublishingPublisher Blue Falcon PublishingWeight(grams) 127gDimensions(mm)...

For babies and toddlers, each moment is full of wonder and discovery. This charming collection of 23 original poems celebrates the everyday things that enthrall little ones including playing peekaboo, banging pots and pans, splashing at bath time, and...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Poems inspired by the world all around us. Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language.Text type - A poetry...

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide...

A beautifully illustrated board book with selected poems by award-winning Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho. With poems and illustrations selected from Coelho and Killen's collection, Blow a Kiss, Catch a Kiss, this board book includes 10 charming poems...

Follow one girl as she builds a rocket and plans to take her friends on an amazing trip to the Sun and Moon. But will the task prove more difficult than she first thought? Imaginatively illustrated by T.S Spookytooth, this clever and inventive poem was...

What exactly is science? Stars and plants, rocks and soil, hurricanes and airplanes - science is all of these things and so much more. It's also about curiosity: asking questions and exploring possible answers. Through simple words and child friendly...

Only One of Me is a stunning collection of the best-loved children's poems from award-winning poet James Berry, filled with warm and colourful memories of a Caribbean childhood, and featuring a new introduction by much-loved children's poet, John Agard...

When he came across an old-English limerick that made him laugh, playwright Ranjit Bolt started writing nonsensical verse to entertain his friends. On a whim he decided to staple some together and offer them at a market in his home town of Cambridge when...

Action Man, please move over You're nothing but a plastic poser If there's a job that you need done The one you want is Action Mum Be entranced by Circus Mum, find out what it's like to have a Celebrity Mum, play the beautiful game with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Booklist Books for Youth Editors' Choice 1983 and Horn Book Children's Classics 1983 and Kentucky Bluegrass Master List 1985 and Library of Congress Children's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922348203Author Sara TeasdaleFormat PaperbackPage Count 84Imprint Living Book PressPublisher Living Book PressWeight(grams) 118gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Mindful haiku poems to help us rediscover our natural surroundings, without travelling too far from home.Some flowers are the subject of nursery rhymes and childhood games while others help us celebrate love, remember our homelands or mark the passing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916242203Author Matthew RalphFormat PaperbackPage Count 44Imprint Matthew RaphPublisher Matthew RaphWeight(grams) 141gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm * 3mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802854780Author Jennifer BerneFormat HardbackPage Count 56Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing CoWeight(grams)...

These haiku poems for the soul gently introduce children to mindfulness concepts like Om, Yoga and Zen, as well as goals for mindful living like Gratitude and Positivity. With its delightful cast of inclusive characters, this inspirational poetry...

This classic early reading book for Steiner-Waldorf schools is now available again in a newly edited edition. The stories and poems range in style and content from the fairy-tale elements of Class 1 (age 6-7) to the legends and animal fables introduced...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912213696Author Nicola DaviesFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg LimitedDimensions(mm) 250mm * 250mm * 5mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781595720573Author Robert Louis StevensonFormat HardbackPage Count 80Imprint Star Bright BooksPublisher Star Bright Books

If You Could See Laughter is Mandy Coe's first collection of poetry for children. An award-winning poet, Mandy Coe is an educational specialist in poetry in schools and has been commissioned by CBeebies, the Book Trust, the Barbican and National Poetry...

WINNER of The Golden Wizard Book Prize 2023! "Writing birthday telegrams - the Queen's favourite time of day. Bringing joy to all who opened them, both near and far away ... " But wait! Oh no! Queen Liz has missed her oldest friend Nessie's...

This thematic selection of the best of the material produced by the performance poet since the mid-1970s is designed to appeal to a broad range of readers of all ages. Some of the subjects are serious, such as love and death, and some are more ephemeral,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781638191070Author Ryan G Van CleaveFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Bushel & Peck BooksPublisher Bushel & Peck BooksWeight(grams) 590gDimensions(mm)...