Cover
Paperback
Size
198x129mm
Length
96 pages
Pub Date
Jan 7, 2021
ISBN
9781913074739
Age 7+
Weird, Wild & Wonderful
The Poetry World of James Carter
By James Carter
Illustrated by Neal Layton
Bestselling poet James Carter selects his favourite and best poems, including many classroom classics, with pictures by an award-winning children's illustrator
Welcome to the weird, wild and wonderful world of James Carter!
Expect to hear the moon speak, explore a magic wood and play air guitar. You'll meet wolves, elephants and a dung beetle; you'll get close to a gorilla and sing a lullaby to a woolly mammoth; you might even meet an alien in a library.
Packed with James Carter's most popular and requested poems, plus 8 brand new poems, this is an important collection from one of the top children's poets writing today.
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"An excellent collection. Every KS2 classroom should have one."
Pie Corbett, Educationalist/Poet
"Every one is, in its own way, wonderful...there's something for all tastes: it most definitely hooked this reviewer."
Red Reading Hub
"Packed with James Carter's most popular and requested poems, and eight brand new poems, this is an important collection from one of the top children's poets writing today."
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James Carter
Author
James Carter is a prize-winning poet, guitarist and educational writer. He travels all over the UK to give poetry performances and workshops, and is the author of many best-selling poetry books including Hey Little Bug! and I'm a Little Alien. James lives in Wallingford, Oxfordshire.
Neal Layton
Author and Illustrator
Neal Layton is an author and illustrator whose images are prized for their spontaneity and inventiveness. His picture books include The Tree, The Story of Stars, and Oscar and Arabella. Born in Chichester, he was going to be a scientist but instead studied Graphic Design, gaining a BA at Newcastle and an MA in Illustration at Central St Martins. He lives with his family in Portsmouth, Hampshire.
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