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Poems About

6 books in this series

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  Range of themed poems including old and new; familiar poems containing patterned and predictable language and ones with more challenging vocabulary.

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  Useful tips for teachers on how to use the themed poems to fulfill literacy objectives, particularly speaking and listening. Also includes notes on how to expand the poems into cross-curricular links with religion and history, for example.

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  Features well-known poets including Brian Moses, Tony Bradman, Clare Bevan and Clive Webster, Andrew Fusek Peters and Judith Nicholl.

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  The Chinese Dragon and other Poems About Festivals

  
  

  ISBN 978 0 7502 5568 4

  
  

  211x270mm - 32 pages

  
  

  £6.99 PB

  
  
   

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  A Dragon in the Classroom and other Poems about School

  Contents:
  

  • September (Skipping Rhyme) Ann Bonner
  • The Wind James Snyder
  • Another Day John Cunliffe
  • Pufiki Anonymous
  • New Boy Pauline Stewart
  • Do You Know my Teacher? John Rice
  • Learning to Write Margaret Blount
  • On the Playground Wes Magee
  • Playground Haiku Helen Dunmore
  • Hopscotch Afua Cooper
  • Classes under the Trees Monica Gunning
  • A Dragon in the Classroom Charles Thomson
  • Snake in School Debjani Chatterjee
  • Sometimes during Storytimes James Carter
  • Whiz Kid Gina Douthwaite
  • O.K. but ... Clive Webster
  • The Lollipop Lady Pamela Gillilan
  • Down by the School Gate Wes Magee
  • Nothing Special Brian Moses

  
  

  ISBN 978 0 7502 6296 5

  
  

  171x271mm - 32 pages

  
  

  £6.99 PB

  
  
   

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  Footprints on the Moon and other Poems about Space

  Contents:
  

  • Rocket Tony Mitton
  • Rocket Rhyme Tony Mitton
  • Our Spaceship Brian Moses
  • What’s that Shape? Gina Douthwaite
  • Rocket Horse Brian Moses
  • The Moon Kjartan Poskitt
  • The Moon Jamie Booth
  • Is the Moon tired? Christina Rosetti
  • Moonlight P.J. Chaudhury
  • Only the Moon Wong May
  • Footprints on the Moon Marian Swinger
  • Star Travelling Andrew Collett
  • Star Wish Traditional
  • Riddle Sue Cowling
  • Help, Help! Walk for your lives! John Coldwell
  • The Alien Julie Holder
  • Brief Encounter Clive Webster
  • Three Cheers Barry Buckingham
  • The Visitor Tony Langham
  • The Solar System Clare Bevan

  
  

  ISBN 978 0 7502 6297 2

  
  

  151x271mm - 32 pages

  
  

  £6.99 PB

  
  
   

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  The Friendly Octopus and other Poems about Animals

  Contents:
  

  • The Friendly Octopus Mike Jubb
  • My Pet Alligator Thomas Bull
  • Geraldine Giraffe Colin West
  • Granny Goat Brian Moses
  • Mole Shopping Sue Cowling
  • Cat Ann Bonner
  • Cat next Door Trevor Harvey
  • My Rabbit June Crebbin
  • The Guard Dog John Foster
  • Who’s seen Jip? Wes Magee
  • Tarantula Clare Bevan
  • Beetle John Cotton
  • Lizard Penny Kent
  • The Tortoise Parveen Bano Mohamed
  • Leopards Barry Buckingham
  • Flamingo Robin Mellor
  • Zebra Moira Andrew
  • Elephants Moira Andrew
  • Do not Disturb the Dinosaur Gina Douthwaite

  
  

  ISBN 978 0 7502 6294 1

  
  

  191x271mm - 32 pages

  
  

  £6.99 PB

  
  
   

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  The Hard Life of a Conker and other Poems about Seasons

  Contents:
  

  • Spring is Best . . . Or Is It? Judith Nicholls
  • The Morning Was Being Freshly Cleaned! Ian Souter
  • It’s Spring! John Kitching
  • Rabbit’s Spring Brian Patten
  • Aaaahhh!!!! At Last It’s Spring!!!! James Carter
  • Frogspawn To Frog Penny Kent
  • Wet Day Jenny Morris
  • Peachy Sun Philip Waddell
  • July Bobbi Katz
  • Cinquain Matt Simpson
  • Jamaican Summers Benjamin Zephaniah
  • Keep Cool Eric Finney
  • What I Did In My Summer Holiday Eric Finney
  • Grand Slam Jill Townsend
  • The Leaf’s Lament Andrew Fusek Peters
  • Cousin Autumn Polly Peters
  • It’s Only The Storm David Greygoose
  • The Hard Life Of A Conker Ivan Jones
  • Limerick Polly Peters and Andrew Fusek Peters
  • Winter Winds Roger Stevens
  • Cold Coming Jill Townsend
  • Snow On The Trees Jane Yolen
  • Snow Tray Jill Townsend
  • Toboggan Colin West

  
  

  ISBN 978 0 7502 6293 4

  
  

  198x270mm - 32 pages

  
  

  £6.99 PB