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This one is for the kids! Find out all you need to know about the fun and lively world of poetry. Read great poems, get to know the poets, build on your skills to understand poems and give it a go; write your own poetry! The following books will absorb you into the world of poetry.

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Title

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John Agard and Grace Nichols

A Caribbean Dozen

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Jane Clarke

Stuck in the Mud

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Roald Dahl

Revolting Rhymes

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Graham Denton

Silly Superstitions

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Julia Donaldson

The Gruffalo

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Carol Ann Duffy

The Hat

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Richard Edwards

Nonsense Nursery Rhymes

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John Foster

Dinosaur Poems

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John Foster

The Poetry Chest

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David Harmer

Pirate Poems

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Michael Harrison and Christopher Stuart-Clark

Oxford Book of Children's Poetry

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Neal Layton

Bartholomew and the Bug

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Wes Magee

Stroke the Cat

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A. A. Milne

The House at Pooh Corner

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Tony Mitton

Christmas Wishes

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Michaela Morgan

Bunny Wishes

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Brian Moses

Behind the Staffroom Door

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Kenn Nesbitt

Revenge of the Lunch Ladies

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Kenn Nesbitt

When the Teacher Isn't Looking

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Brian Patten

The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry

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Andrew Fusek Peters

Animals Aboard!

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Polly Peters and Jess Stockham

It's Raining. It's Pouring. We're Exploring.

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Michael Rosen

Mustard, Custard, Grumble Belly and Gravy

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Maurice Sendak

Where The Wild Things Are

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Roger Stevens

Why Otters Don't Wear Socks

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Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters

Here's A Little Poem: A Very First Book Of Poetry

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Saturday, February 4, 2012


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