Poems to Perform: A Classic Collection Chosen by the Children's Laureate
Donaldson, Julia
Poems to Perform: A Classic Collection Chosen by the Children's Laureate - Main Market Ed. - United Kingdom; Pan Macmillan; 2014 - 160 Pages; Paperback
In Poems to Perform, Julia Donaldson has chosen poems with performance by children in mind, and her notes and ideas on performing them are included in a special section at the end of the book. Julia's passionate belief that performance can help children enjoy reading and grow in confidence is informed by her own experience both as a child and now, working with groups of children to bring stories, poems and songs to life. The poems range from classics by Edward Lear, W H Auden and Eleanor Farjeon to contemporary work by Michael Rosen, John Agard and Clare Bevan. Illustrated throughout with exquisite, expressive lino-cuts by Clare Melinsky, this is a book for teachers, parents, children: anyone who loves great poetry.
9781447243397
Interest age: from 5 years
Poetry (Children's / Teenage)
821.00
Poems to Perform: A Classic Collection Chosen by the Children's Laureate - Main Market Ed. - United Kingdom; Pan Macmillan; 2014 - 160 Pages; Paperback
In Poems to Perform, Julia Donaldson has chosen poems with performance by children in mind, and her notes and ideas on performing them are included in a special section at the end of the book. Julia's passionate belief that performance can help children enjoy reading and grow in confidence is informed by her own experience both as a child and now, working with groups of children to bring stories, poems and songs to life. The poems range from classics by Edward Lear, W H Auden and Eleanor Farjeon to contemporary work by Michael Rosen, John Agard and Clare Bevan. Illustrated throughout with exquisite, expressive lino-cuts by Clare Melinsky, this is a book for teachers, parents, children: anyone who loves great poetry.
9781447243397
Interest age: from 5 years
Poetry (Children's / Teenage)
821.00