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Walking with My Iguana
When the temperature rises to above eighty-five, my iguana is looking like he's coming alive. This story started out as the author's most popular poem when he performs in schools. It is full of energy, rhythm, and fun. With the addition of colorful illustrations, it is turned in to the perfect picture book for sharing, reading out loud, or reading alone. The back of the book features a list of facts about iguanas, and hints on performing the poem aloud.
32 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2005
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About the author
Brian Moses
320 books7 followersBrian Moses has been a professional children’s poet since 1988.. To date he has over 200 books published including volumes of his own poetry such as A Cat Called Elvis and Lost Magic: The Very Best of Brian Moses (both Macmillan), anthologies such as The Secret Lives of Teachers and Aliens Stole My Underpants (both Macmillan) and picture books such as Beetle in the Bathroom and Trouble at the Dinosaur Cafe (both Puffin).
Over 1 million copies of Brian’s poetry books have now been sold by Macmillan.
Brian also runs writing workshops and performs his own poetry and percussion shows. To date he has given over 3000 performances in schools, libraries, theatres and at festivals throughout the UK and abroad.
He is also founder & co-director of a national scheme for able writers administered by his booking agency Authors Abroad.
CBBC commissioned him to write a poem for the Queen’s 80th birthday and he was invited by Prince Charles to speak at his Cambridge University teachers’ day in 2007.
A new book of history poems: 1066 & Before That (co-written with Roger Stevens), picture books The Frog Olympics and Dreamer: Saving Our Wild World (OtterBarry Books) and his childhood memoir Keeping Clear of Paradise Street have just been published.
Forthcoming are Python - his first children’s novel, The Waggiest Tails: Dog Poems written with Roger Stevens, and a ‘Best of’ of his poems for younger children.
Over 1 million copies of Brian’s poetry books have now been sold by Macmillan.
Brian also runs writing workshops and performs his own poetry and percussion shows. To date he has given over 3000 performances in schools, libraries, theatres and at festivals throughout the UK and abroad.
He is also founder & co-director of a national scheme for able writers administered by his booking agency Authors Abroad.
CBBC commissioned him to write a poem for the Queen’s 80th birthday and he was invited by Prince Charles to speak at his Cambridge University teachers’ day in 2007.
A new book of history poems: 1066 & Before That (co-written with Roger Stevens), picture books The Frog Olympics and Dreamer: Saving Our Wild World (OtterBarry Books) and his childhood memoir Keeping Clear of Paradise Street have just been published.
Forthcoming are Python - his first children’s novel, The Waggiest Tails: Dog Poems written with Roger Stevens, and a ‘Best of’ of his poems for younger children.
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June 9, 2019
Highly entertaining poetry book. This book would be great for a classroom library to engage the children in poetry. It could be used as an introduction to poetry and better used in KS2 to help engross children. This book could also be read by the teacher and discussed as a class. The illustrations within the book are very humorous and could engage the children further as to which poem to read. These poems could be used as a topic of discussion and used as a template for children to write their own poems.
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