Poems to Perform: A Classic Collection Chosen by the Children's Laureate - Hardcover

Donaldson, Julia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 023075743X ISBN 13: 9780230757431

Publisher: Pan Macmillan, 2013

Synopsis

A vibrant collection of poems perfect to be performed by two or more voices! In this collection, Julia Donaldson has chosen poems with performance by children in mind, and in the notes section at the end of the book are her notes and ideas on performing them. 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, this is a book for teachers, parents, children: anyone who loves great poetry.

About this title

About the Author

Julia Donaldson, recently appointed as the Waterstone's Children's Laureate, is the outrageously talented, prize-winning author of some of the world's most-loved picture books, most notably The Gruffalo, which has sold over 5 million copies worldwide. In addition, Julia writes fiction, as well as poems, plays, and songs. Clare Melinsky's beautiful lino-cuts follow the style of traditional woodcuts. Over the last twenty years her illustrations have been used in books, magazines, and newspapers, and include the Harry Potter covers for Bloomsbury.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 023075743X
• ISBN 13: 9780230757431
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Melinsky Clare
• Number of pages: 160