Author: Michael Harrison
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780192782434
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The winter landscape at Christmas, the story of the Nativity, the celebrations of the season, and the coming of the New Year-these are explored through more than 120 poems, both old and new. Included in this wonderful illustrated collection are poems by Ted Hughes, John Betjeman, W.H. Auden, Thomas Hardy, Michael Rosen, and many more.

Author: Michael Harrison
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192763426
Category : Children's poetry, English
Languages : en
Pages : 160

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This is a stunningly packaged anthology of poems for the whole Christmas season. The collection is reflective, celebratory and humorous, with a particular focus on well-known modern poets, such as John Betjeman, Dylan Thomas, Wendy Cope and Benjamin Zephaniah, among many others.

Author: Michael Harrison
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192760807
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162

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This beautifully designed book contains well over 100 Christmas poems--old and new, traditional and modern--and features four sections, starting in winter, moving through Advent, and arriving at the Nativity and the heart of the Christmas season. Illustrations, many in color.

Author: U. A. Fanthorpe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christmas
Languages : en
Pages : 76

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A late-flowering poet who was the imaginative voice of the chronically ignored and a witty sceptic of conventional thinking.

Author: Michael Harrison
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christmas poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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More than 100 poems, old and new, to celebrate the Christmas season.

Author: Michael Harrison
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192761903
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 206

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Presents a collection of poetry covering a wide range of subjects, themes, and emotions.

Author: Michael Harrison
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christmas poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 160

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Author: Michael Harrison
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780192728739
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This is a lovely anthology of poems for the whole Christmas season. There are traditional carols and songs, and modern poems about children's experiences of Christmas: food and families, presents and celebrations, and the snow and ice of winter. The collection is both reflective and joyful and includes contributions from Eleanor Farjeon, Roger McGough, Judith Nicholls, U.A. Fanthorpe and Gareth Owen, among many others. With beautiful colour illustrations throughout, this collection makes a perfect gift at Christmas.

Author: William A. Katz
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231101042
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 488

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Reference guide to poetry anthologies with descriptions and evaluations of each anthology.

Author: Michael Harrison
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192762764
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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To coincide with the centenary of Oxford Children's Books we are proud to present this definitive new collection. Including all the major children's poets, and with a wonderful range of both classic and modern favourites, this is a book that will be treasured for a lifetime. The poems areenhanced with black and white artwork from a number of top children's illustrators to create a truly special package, which should be on every child's bookshelf.