From John Agard and Julia Donaldson to Nikita Gill, Brian Bilston, and Carol Ann Duffy, The Big Amazing Poetry Book is an amazing, accessible introduction to poetry and to fifty-two fantastic poets. Introduction by Roger McGough, the book includes illustrations by the former Children's Laureate and beloved author of the Goth Girl and Ottoline series, Chris Riddell. A warm, funny collection, this book is filled with many different styles of poetry – ballads, riddles, tongue-twisters, shapes, haikus, sonnets, and rap – about the seasons, holidays, animals, birds, love, war, food, fish, and football, and much more. Each poet is showcased with seven of their poems, accompanied by a biography to provide exciting, engaging context to their work – plus a striking line of art on each page. Essential for any young reader, The Big Amazing Poetry Book primarily features works by poets of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Included are John Agard, Brian Bilston, Lewis Carroll, Joseph Coelho, Julia Donaldson, Carol Ann Duffy, Nikita Gill, Jackie Kay, Roger McGough – and many others.
Manufacturer
- Publisher
- Macmillan Publishers
- Language
- English
- Subtitle
- -
- Cover
- Soft
- Dimensions
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- ISBN-13
- 9781035003846
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