In Poems to Perform, Julia Donaldson has chosen poems with performance by children in mind, and her notes and ideas on performing them are included in a special section at the end of the book.
From the author of The Gruffalo, Julia's passionate belief that performance can help children enjoy reading and grow in confidence is informed by her own experience both as a child and now, working with groups of children to bring stories, poems and songs to life.
The poems range from classics by Edward Lear, W H Auden and Eleanor Farjeon to contemporary work by Michael Rosen, John Agard and Clare Bevan. Illustrated throughout with exquisite, expressive lino-cuts by Clare Melinsky, this is a book for teachers, parents, children: anyone who loves great poetry.
Discover 1000s of new and classic records in GWR 2012. Get on your marks for the London Olympics and marvel at the International Space Station. See over 900 new eye-popping photos, watch 30 Records come alive with Augmented Reality technology, discover hundreds of bite-sized facts and a stunning 3D jacket design in one amazing
There’s no doubt about it—plastic is in almost everything. From our phones and computers to our toys and utensils, plastic is everywhere. But the amount of plastic we throw away is hurting the health of our planet.
With The Last Straw: Kids vs. Plastics, readers will be fascinated as they learn about the growing plastic problem and meet just a few of the young activists who are standing up and speaking out for change.
A celebration of the game and its community. In this book, you'll find challenges set by the Mojang team as well as famous YouTubers like Stampy Cat and FyreUK. With survival strategies and challenges, it shows you the ways in which Minecraft has changed the world, from the charitable Block-by-Block foundation, to the epic MineCon event.
This is an illustrated version of Lear's classic nonsense poem that tells the tale of the epic sea voyage of two courteous lovers and their eventual marriage on the island of the bong tree, with the piggy-wig and his ring, the turkey vicar and the wedding feast eaten with a runcible spoon.
Mrs Vickers is just pegging out her favourite knickers when – whoosh – they are caught in a gust of wind and fly away. That’s the end of them, thinks Mrs Vickers. But she is wrong. This is just the beginning …
Mrs Vickers’ Knickers are whisked and whirled on the breeze; on and on they sail, over the building site, through the town (where they cause traffic chaos) and round and round the rollercoaster! Will Mrs Vickers’ ever be united with her favourite pair of frilly pink knickers?
A pair of frilly knickers make a hilarious journey in this exhilarating story!
Within the pages of Allie Esiri's gorgeous poetry collection, A Poem for Every Summer Day, you will find verse that will transport you to striking summer scenes and inspire adventure.
The poems are selected from Allie Esiri’s bestselling poetry anthologies A Poem for Every Day of the Year and A Poem for Every Night of the Year.
Perfect for reading aloud and sharing with all the family, this book dazzles with an array of familiar favourites and remarkable new discoveries. These seasonal poems – together with introductory paragraphs – have a link to the date on which they appear.
Includes poems by Lord Byron, Sylvia Plath, Rudyard Kipling, W.B. Yeats and Langston Hughes who sit alongside Brian Bilston, Michael Rosen, John Agard and Kae Tempest.
This soul-enhancing book will keep you company for every day of Winter. Enjoy more seasonal poetry collections with A Poem for Every Spring Day and A Poem for Every Autumn Day.
Roald Dahl has created a ghastly assortment of wicked beasts getting up to some extraordinary and unmentionable things in this comic collection of verse. Meet the clever pig with a plan to save his bacon, the scorpion who likes to sting, the ginat toad who can jump from England into France, and lots more...(P.S. Beware of all the animals in this book!)
Fantastic new rhyming poems under 150 words that explore a range of subjects, perfect support for curriculum work on poetry and pupil writing targets at KS1.
Three original shaggy dog tales for children who have just started reading on their own. Includes stories about a dog show, a sheepdog in danger and pups who save the Dog Home from dastardly bank robbers!
