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Michael Rosen's A to Z
By Michael Rosen
Former children’s laureate Michael Rosen gathers together the best children’s poetry from Agard to Zephaniah in this new collection.
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New and Collected Poems for Children
By Carol Ann Duffy
This collection from Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy brings together the best of her poems for children.
New and Collected Poems for Children review -
Revolting Rhymes
By Roald Dahl
This is an hilarious collection of some well-loved fairy tales, cleverly reinvented by Roald Dahl.
Revolting Rhymes review -
Collected Poems
By Allan Ahlberg
This collection of verse from Allan Ahlberg, should be given a space on the shelf of every primary school teacher in the country.
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J is for Jamaica
By Benjamin Zephaniah
Welcome to this whistle-stop tour of Jamaica - from A for Ackee to Z for zinc.
J is for Jamaica review -
Cloud Busting
By Malorie Blackman
Narrated in verse, Cloud Busting, which was shortlisted for the 2004 Nestlé Smarties Book…
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Sensational! Poems Inspired by the Five Senses
By Roger McGough ed
This wonderful anthology won the 2005 C.L.P.E Poetry Award, and deservedly so.
Sensational! review -
Collected Poems for Children
By Ted Hughes
This edition of the former Poet Laureate's children’s poems, measures up at 250 pages - evidence of…
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Red Cherry Red
By Jackie Kay
Truthful, soulful and witty poems in this collection explore a theme of identity. Who are we? What reveals us? Is our identity bound up in where we live or in the dreams we hold?
Red Cherry Red review -
Heartbeat
By Sharon Creech
Annie loves drawing, running barefoot, her family, and possibly Max, her running partner. It’s an…
Heartbeat review
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Ten poetry books


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discojo
Aug 16th, 2010 at 08:26:29 hrs
it was ok