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Olympic Poems - 100% Unofficial!

Olympic Poems - 100% Unofficial!

Brian Moses, Roger Stevens

The Oxford Book of Children's Poetry

The Oxford Book of Children's Poetry

Michael Harrison, Christopher Stuart-Clark

The Dragon with a Big Nose

The Dragon with a Big Nose

Kathy Henderson

Plum

Plum

Tony Mitton

A Million Brilliant Poems: A Collection of the Very Best Children's Poetry Today: Pt. 1

A Million Brilliant Poems: A Collection of the Very Best Children's Poetry Today: Pt. 1

Roger Stevens

Give Peas a Chance

Give Peas a Chance

Morris Gleitzman

How to Turn Your Teacher Purple!

How to Turn Your Teacher Purple!

James Carter

Old King Cole Played in Goal

Old King Cole Played in Goal

Laurence Anholt, Arthur Robins

There's an Alien in the Classroom - and Other Poems

There's an Alien in the Classroom - and Other Poems

Gervase Phinn, Tony Ross

Dream on, Daisy!

Dream on, Daisy!

Jenny Oldfield, Lauren Child

My Cat is in Love with The Goldfish and Other Loopy Love Poems

My Cat is in Love with The Goldfish and Other Loopy Love Poems

Graham Denton

Dead Funny

Dead Funny

John Foster

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