- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Kingfisher; Reissue edition (31 Oct 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0753456885
- ISBN-13: 978-0753456880
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 770,143 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Board book
I bought this book several years ago and used it on and off. At the beginning of last school year I made a list of poems I wanted to cover with my class by browsing through the pages of this fantastic resource. My list got long very quickly as I came across more and more poems I wanted to share with my class of ten year olds. Unfortunately, I enthused about it to a colleague and then went as far as sharing it with them. I never saw it again and so here I am on the internet buying another copy (and this time I won't be sharing)
Format:Board book
This is an absolutely superb poetry book that deserves to be better known. In many staff rooms it is indispensable and is a brilliant celebration of the many voices and moods of poetry. The collection spans centuries and continents and is an anthology of some of the finest favourites as well as many modern classics.
Just a few favourites that are included are The Song of Hiawatha, How they brought the good news from Ghent to Aix, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (extract), The Lady of Shalott, The Pied Piper of Hamelin (extract), The Lion and Albert and If. This book is a collection of many of the best-known and loved poems ever written.
Just a few favourites that are included are The Song of Hiawatha, How they brought the good news from Ghent to Aix, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (extract), The Lady of Shalott, The Pied Piper of Hamelin (extract), The Lion and Albert and If. This book is a collection of many of the best-known and loved poems ever written.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Most Amazing Collection of Poetry....ever!
22 Feb 2003
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have given this book as a gift perhaps eight times now. It is without a doubt the most amazing collection of poetry...old and new, joyful and sad, silly and profound...that I have ever seen collected under one cover. I've taught English for 30 years and it still remains my favorite. It may appear to somehow be poems for children, but it is poetry for our entire lives. I love this book....
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
A Great Anthology for All Ages
7 July 2000
Format:Paperback
This is a great selection of poems. James Berry is a poet and has a poet's ear for language. "To Be Read Aloud" is the key to the title. Open the book. Pick a poem and speak the words into the air. Read them to someone you love, young or old. Treat yourself to a poetry reading, by you, for you. This is not lightweight poetry; Yeats and Eliot are not your usual "Children's Poetry". There are classics that children love, such as "The Owl and the Pussycat," but it's not the second-rate poetry that is often pawned off on children who don't know better. If you would like your children to "know better" poetry, this anthology is full of first-rate examples.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
For More than Just Young Children
14 May 2001
Format:Paperback
We bought this in the children's section of our local bookstore, but the poetry in the book is aimed at a much broader audience. That's a plus for us -- it means I can read "Adventures of Isabel" and "It's Dark in Here" to the children and follow it up with "The Beautiful" and "A Prayer in Spring." The selections range from Silverstein to Blake to Frost to Wordsworth. All in all, they are well selected, both for their subject matter and their musicality. It's quickly becoming a family favorite.
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