The Oxford Book of Story Poems - Softcover

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9780192762122: The Oxford Book of Story Poems

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192762125 ISBN 13: 9780192762122

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 1999

Dragons, castles and knights; mermaids,witches and magicians; ships on the high seas and journeys into mystery. Every pom tells a story in this wonderful book of poetry for children. There are short poems and funny poems, famous poems and new poems, and lots of beautiful illustrations. Michael Harrison and Christopher Stuart-Clark are two of our most experienced and best-selling anthologisers. In Story Poems they mix well-known poems with some new surprises to create an enchanting collection which will appeal to a wide age range. Now reprinted with a new cover.

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Review:

"What library, school or family could afford to be without it? This is a stunning anthology."--The Sunday Times "This satisfying collection of modern and classic poems serves well for private pleasure, read-alouds, and recitation."--Yellow Brick Road "An excellent source of verses both well-known and unfamiliar.... A marvelous resource."--Library Lane "What library, school or family could afford to be without it? This is a stunning anthology."--The Sunday Times "This satisfying collection of modern and classic poems serves well for private pleasure, read-alouds, and recitation."--Yellow Brick Road "An excellent source of verses both well-known and unfamiliar.... A marvelous resource."--Library Lane "What library, school or family could afford to be without it? This is a stunning anthology."--The Sunday Times "This satisfying collection of modern and classic poems serves well for private pleasure, read-alouds, and recitation."--Yellow Brick Road "An excellent source of verses both well-known and unfamiliar.... A marvelous resource."--Library Lane "What library, school or family could afford to be without it? This is a stunning anthology."--The Sunday Times "This satisfying collection of modern and classic poems serves well for private pleasure, read-alouds, and recitation."--Yellow Brick Road "An excellent source of verses both well-known and unfamiliar.... A marvelous resource."--Library Lane

Book Description:

A wonderful book of story poems-now reissued in paperback

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