A Fourth Poetry Book

by John Foster

These beautifully illustrated books present the best of what's new in poetry for children between the ages of 5 and 13. Many of the poems were written especially for these volumes, and among the poets included are Roald Dahl, Grace Nichols, Judith Viorst, Jack Prelutsky, and David McCord. Drawings, cartoons and photographs -- mostly in color -- draw attention to every page.

Genres: Poetry

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

John Foster taught English for twenty years before becoming a full-time writer. He is the author of over 100 books for classroom use including the best-selling PSHE and Citizenship course Your Life. He is also a highly regarded children's poet, anthologist and poetry performer.

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Reviews

[Kirsty · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this selection of poems would be great for increasing children's reading of poetry for pleasure, because they are really quite fun and most of them do not take a lot of work to analyse them to understand them. There are interesting illustrations to accompany most of the poems, adding to the mood felt whilst reading the poems. There are lots of animal poems.

[Laura Toomer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ive loved this book so much sonce i was a small child. I still loved it as an adult

[Cheryl · Rating 2 out of 5]

A wide variety, some a little macabre.