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Paperback. A collection of poetry for children. It takes us on a mud-and-all ramble through sand, socks, songs and schoolrooms. It takes pleasure in the discovery of imaginative worlds, from the loneliness of ghosts and ghouls to a shopping trip by Manchunian cows. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AN; YQE. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 98. A collection of poetry for children. It takes us on a mud-and-all ramble through sand, socks, songs and schoolrooms. It takes pleasure in the discovery of imaginative worlds, from the loneliness of ghosts and ghouls to a shopping trip by Manchunian cows. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AN; YQE. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 98. Good clean copy showing light shelf wear, remains a nice copy.
In this delightful new collection of poetry for children, Carol Ann Duffy takes us on a mud-and-all ramble through sand, socks, songs and schoolrooms. Charming and witty, infectiously enjoyable, these poems take pleasure in the discovery of imaginative worlds, from the loneliness of ghosts and ghouls to a shopping trip by Manchunian cows. At the heart of the book a poem which follows the mischievous and educational journey of a hat blown through history, from one literary head to another, quoting its owner's most famous lines as it goes.
In this delightful new collection of poetry for children, Carol Ann Duffy takes us on a mud-and-all ramble through sand, socks, songs and schoolrooms. Charming and witty, infectiously enjoyable, these poems take pleasure in the discovery of imaginative worlds, from the loneliness of ghosts and ghouls to a shopping trip by Manchunian cows. At the heart of the book a poem which follows the mischievous and educational journey of a hat blown through history, from one literary head to another, quoting its owner's most famous lines as it goes.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571219667
SKU
KSG0021118
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Carol Ann Duffy
Carol Ann Duffy was born in Glasgow and grew up in Stafford. She has published six collections of poems for adults and has received many awards. She won the 1993 Whitbread Award for Poetry and the Forward Prize for best collection for Mean Time. The World's Wife received the E. M. Forster Award in America. She is currently Professor of ... Read more
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