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National Trust: I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree, A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year (Poetry Collections)

Fiona Waters, Frann Preston-Gannon

National Trust: I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree, A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year (Poetry Collections)

Subjects

  • Poetry - rhyme, rhythm and rap

Average rating

5 out 5

5 reviews

Winner of the Waterstones Children’s Gift of the Year 2018, this lavish poetry collection is a perfect present for any age.

I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree: A Nature Poem For Every Day Of The Year, named after the first line of Judith Nicholls’ poem ‘Windsong’, is a beautifully illustrated gift book treasury of 366 animal poems – one for every day of the year, including leap years. Filled with familiar favourites and new discoveries, written by a wide variety of poets, including John Agard, William Blake, Emily Brontë, Charles Causley, Walter de la Mare, Emily Dickinson, Carol Ann Duffy, Eleanor Farjeon, Robert Frost, Thomas Hardy, Roger McGough, Christina Rossetti, William Shakespeare, John Updike, William Wordsworth and many more, this collection of daily poems is the perfect poetry anthology for children (and grown-ups!). Whether you are 8 or 88, you’ll find poems to share at the beginning of the day, or at bedtime, or just to dip into whenever you might like. ""An absolutely beautiful book."" Julia Donaldson

Red Magazine Big Book Award Children’s Illustrated Book of the Year 2019

Winner of the British Book Design and Production Award’s Children’s Trade 0 to 8 Years Award 2019

With sumptuous details including cloth binding, full colour illustrations throughout, textured paper jacket, ribbon marker and head and tail bands.

Published in partnership with The National Trust, this is the perfect present for any child or adult to treasure.

Reviews

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Yes me and my mum really like this book

Baron River Jamboree 07.01.2025

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a poem for every day of the year is just what i need. i will read it in the morning so i can think about what this poem means each day.

Judge Esmerelda Biscuits 10.09.2023

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A poetry book in collaboration with the National Trust including a poem for every day of the year. A great book for providing inspiration for poetry learning by heart.

Duchess Aspidistra Mittens 04.08.2023

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I love this book so much! I really enjoy reading poems!

Captain Flash Volcano 29.07.2023

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I like the different rhymes

Baron Switch Colly-Wobbles 03.08.2020