100 Best Poems for Children (English, Paperback, McGough Roger)

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McGough Roger

Highlights

Language: English
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780141310589, 0141310588
Edition: 2002
Pages: 144

Description

1001 Best Poems for Children is a unique treasure trove. From the hundreds of poems originally chosen by children themselves, Roger McGough has selected an irresistible top one hundred no child should be without.

Arranged alphabetically, this glorious collection offers a fantastic voyage of discovery. Here you'll find Dr Seuss rubbing shoulders with Shakespeare, Spike Milligan sharing a page with A. A. Milne and Christina Rossetti sitting next to Michael Rosen. With a wealth of contemporary and classic verse, there is something for everyone.

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Book Details

Imprint	Puffin
Publication Year	2002

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Author Info

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.

Dimensions

Width	12 mm
Height	264 mm
Length	197 mm
Weight	524 gr

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