100 best poems for children
A12=Sheila Moxley
Author_Sheila Moxley
books for 10 year old boys
books for 7 year old boys
books for 7 year old girls
books for 9 year old girls
Category=YDP
childrens books
childrens books age 7 to 9
childrens books age 9-11
childrens poetry books age 9-11
eq_bestseller
eq_childrens
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_teenage-young-adult
gifts for 10 year old boys
gifts for 10 year olds girls
gifts for 9 year old boys
gifts for 9 year old girls
kids books
kids books age 9 12
poem book
poem books
poems
poems for children
poet
poetry
poetry anthology
poetry book
poetry books
poetry books for children
poetry for children
vegan
Product details
- ISBN 9780141310589
- Weight: 528g
- Dimensions: 198 x 262mm
- Publication Date: 03 Oct 2002
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
A collection of the very best poems for children, edited by Roger McGough
A wonderful collection of contemporary and classic poems chosen by children from schools around the UK. Roger McGough made the final selection and wrote the introduction.
Roger McGough was born in Liverpool and educated at the University of Hull. He came to prominence in the 1960s with the publication of THE MERSEY SOUND, and is one of today's most popular poets. He writes for children and adults and performs his poetry all over the world. He was honoured with an OBE in 1997, and won the Signal Poetry Award in 1998. Roger now lives in London.
Sheila Moxley is gaining a powerful reputation for her multi-cultural illustration. She lives in London.
Roger McGough (External Editor)
Roger McGough was a member of the group Scaffold in the 1960s when he contributed poems to the Penguin title The Mersey Sound, which has since sold over a million copies and is now available as a Penguin Classic. He has published many books of poems for children and adults, and both his Collected Poems (2004) and Selected Poems (2006) are also available in Penguin. He presents Poetry Please on Radio 4 and is President of the Poetry Society. He was honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool in 2001 and with a CBE in 2005 for services to literature.
Roger McGough was a member of the group Scaffold in the 1960s when he contributed poems to the Penguin title The Mersey Sound, which has since sold over a million copies and is now available as a Penguin Classic. He has published many books of poems for children and adults, and both his Collected Poems (2004) and Selected Poems (2006) are also available in Penguin. He presents Poetry Please on Radio 4 and is President of the Poetry Society. He was honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool in 2001 and with a CBE in 2005 for services to literature.
