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101 Poems for Children Chosen by Carol Ann Duffy: A Laureate's Choice

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title 101 Poems for Children Chosen by Carol Ann Duffy: A Laureate's Choice
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Carol Ann Duffy, DBE
Illustrated by Emily Gravett
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 130
ISBN/Barcode 9781447220268
ClassificationsDewey:821.008
Audience
Children's (6-12)
Edition Unabridged edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Pan Macmillan
Imprint Macmillan Children's Books
Publication Date 14 March 2013
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A beautiful poetry collection chosen by the Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy. Carol Ann Duffy, the Poet Laureate, has chosen her favourite poems for children for this stunning collection of classic and modern verse, exquisitely illustrated by multi-award-winning illustrator Emily Gravett.

Author Biography

Carol Ann Duffy lives in Manchester, where she is Professor and Creative Director of the Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University. She has written for both children and adults, and her poetry has received many awards, including the Signal Prize for Children's Verse, the Whitbread and Forward Prizes, and the Lannan and E. M. Forster Prize in America. In 2005 she won the T. S. Eliot Prize for Rapture. She was appointed Poet Laureate in 2009. Emily Gravett is twice winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal and the Nestle Children's Book Prize Bronze Award for Wolves and Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears.