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New and Collected Poems for Children: CA Duffy
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Product Description
This stellar edition of Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy's poems brings together work from her four award-winning collections for children, and sprinkles in a generous helping of new poems to match. From her dazzlingly debut "Meeting Midnight" through to her newest, brightest poems, Carol Ann Duffy's writing for younger readers has always bubbled with wit and humour, intelligence and affection, and introduced us to many strange and wonderful characters along the way. Among the enchanting voices to be heard are those of the Loch Ness Monster's husband, the oldest girl in the world, a sheepish Johann Sebastian Baa, Henrietta the Eighth and a heard of cows on a shopping trip to Manchester. The volume also includes a delightful longer poem about a hat blown through history from the head of one famous poet onto another. This handsomely-illustrated edition shows us why Carol Ann Duffy is one of our most read and best loved poets both in and out of the classroom, and reminds us that poems of this good can be both educational and enjoyable.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #12410 in Books
- Published on: 2009-10-15
- Binding: Hardcover
- 288 pages
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About the Author
Carol Ann Duffy was born in Glasgow and grew up in Stafford. She has published six collections of poems for adults and has received many awards. She won the 1993 Whitbread Award for Poetry and the Forward Prize for best collection for Mean Time. The World's Wife received the E. M. Forster Award in America. She is currently Professor of Contemporary Poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her most recent collection is Feminine Gospels (2002). In 2009 she was named Poet Laureate.
Customer Reviews
A gem of a book.
Bought this book to read to my class of 10 year olds. The poems are gritty, real and thought provoking accompanied by wonderful illustrations. The poems allow children to extend their vocabulary and lend themselves beautifully to indepth discussions on all aspects of life. A joy to read and discuss in the classroom and at home. I highly recommend this book to adults and children of 10 years plus alike.
