Collected Poems for Children

Author: Ted Hughes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780571215027
Category : Children's poetry, English
Languages : en
Pages : 259

Book Description
This collection brings together the poems Ted Hughes wrote for children throughout his life. They are arranged by volume, beginning with those for reading aloud to the very young, progressing to the poems in Under the North Star and What is the Truth? and ending with Season Songs, which Hughes remarked was written 'within hearing' of children. Raymond Briggs brings to the collection two hundred original drawings that capture the wit, gentleness and humanity of these poems and make this a book any reader - child and adult - will return to again and again.

Collected Poems for Children

Author: Charles Causley
Publisher: Pan
ISBN: 9780330389808
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400

Book Description
Charles Causley's poetry combines a traditional lyrical element with a knowledge of children and their lives/loves/fears/games that is totally up to date. Here are 228 poems divided into eleven sections such as Charm and Flower, Season & Festival, Myth and Fable.

The Random House Book of Poetry for Children

Author: Jack Prelutsky
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0394850106
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The most accessible and joyous introduction to the world of poetry! The Random House Book of Poetry for Children offers both funny and illuminating poems for kids personally selected by the nation's first Children's Poet Laureate, Jack Prelutsky. Featuring a wealth of beloved classic poems from the past and modern glittering gems, every child who opens this treasury will finda world of surprises and delights which will instill a lifelong love of poetry. Featuring 572 unforgettable poems, and over 400 one-of-a-kind illustrations from the Caldecott-winning illustrator of the Frog and Toad series, Arnold Lobel, this collection is, quite simply, the perfect way to introduce children to the world of poetry.

The Oxford Illustrated Book of American Children's Poems

Author: Donald Hall
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195123735
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98

Book Description
An anthology of American poems, is arranged chronologically, from colonial alphabet rhymes to Native American cradle songs to contemporary poems. 50 illustrations, 20 in color.

A Child's Book of Poems

Author:
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781402750618
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134

Book Description
A collection of poems evoking the world and feelings of childhood.

Collected Rhymes and Verses

Author: Walter De la Mare
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780571111572
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book Description
Complementing his Collected Poems, this volume gathers together all Walter de la Mare's poems for children. The book includes what, for the adult, are among his greatest pure lyrics. His descriptions of birds, beasts and natural phenomena are judged particularly sharp and accurate.

Illustrated Poems for Children

Author:
Publisher: Hubbard Scientific
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
A collection of more than 100 poems by such well-known poets as Tennyson, Stevenson, Frost, Dickinson, Lear, and many more.

A Collection of Children's Poems, Verses & Rhymes for All Ages

Author: Teresa Belgrove
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1425109454
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216

Book Description
This is a book of poems, verses and rhymes for children of all ages. There are over 175, and it covers a wide variety of subjects at various times of the year with many amusing characters. It includes the alphabet and 'Santa' for the smaller children, animals, nature, family and much more. There is also a collection of amusing 'short stories', which works well for all members of the family. It is ideal for children to read themselves or for bedtime stories. It is a unique collection of poems, verses and rhymes with a combination of learning and educational reading, yet at at the same time, fun and entertaining. It is suitable for children from the age of three upwards. There is something for everyone - hope you enjoy!

One Hundred Years of Poetry for Children

Author: Michael Harrison
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192761903
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 206

Book Description
Presents a collection of poetry covering a wide range of subjects, themes, and emotions.

I Am Loved

Author: Nikki Giovanni
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534404937
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28

Book Description
Newbery Award honoree Ashley Bryan has hand-selected a dozen of National Book Award winner Nikki Giovanni’s poems to illustrate with his inimitable flourish. There is nothing more important to a child than to feel loved, and this gorgeous gathering of poems written by Nikki Giovanni celebrates exactly that. Hand-selected by Newbery honoree Ashley Bryan, he has, with his masterful flourish of color, shape, and movement, added a visual layering that drums the most impartant message of all to young, old, parent, child, grandparent, and friend alike: You are loved. You are loved. You are loved. As a bonus, one page is mirrored, so children reading the book can see exactly who is loved—themselves!