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All Sorts to Make a World by John Agard
21.00 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
Comedy and charm abound in this quirky story about different personalities. Shona and her dad are just returning from a trip to the Natural History Museum when - oh no! - their train comes to a halt. What can Shona do to pass the time except study the passengers in her carriage? Fun, light-hearted com ...Show more
Coyote's Soundbite - A Poem for Our Planet by John Agard; Piet Grobler (Illustrator)
34.99 NZD
Category: Children's Poetry
Excitement spreads like wildfire through the jungle. Earth-goddesses are planning a conference From Australia to Antarctica, Amazon to Africa, goddesses will debate the burning environmental issues of our times . . . and bushy-tailed, smooth-talking Coyote wants in on the action. Can this infamous tric ...Show more
From Mouth to Mouth by John Agard
16.95 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
This anthology brings together poems passed from mouth to mouth, generation to generation, from all over the world: Russia, India, Jamaica, Vietnam...There are schoolyard chants, sea shanties, work-songs, riddles, spells and curses, and much, much more..
Goldilocks on CCTV by John Agard
18.99 NZD
Category: Picture Books
There she was on the news, Miss Goody Two-Shoes, Caught on CCTV. Don't look so shocked! Of course you know who - Who else but Goldilocks? Poor Goldilocks, caught on camera breaking into a house of suburban grizzlies; Pumpkin Biker Cinderella; two ugly sisters with attitude; Puss-in-Trainers, a feline wi ...Show more
Half-caste and Other Poems - Paperback edition by John Agard
16.99 NZD
Category: Children's Poetry
"Half-Caste" is one of the poems on the AQA GCSE English syllabus and thus studied by every student following this major syllabus. As a consequence, it and its author are among the best-known in secondary schools. John Agard is also very active touring England with "GCSE Poetry Live", day-long events of ...Show more
Hello H20 by John Agard
16.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
Full of wonder and excitement at the discoveries of science, this is another highly original collection of poems from one of Britain's leading poets, uniquely complemented by the witty and entertaining illustrations of a much acclaimed children's books illustrator. Certain to be enjoyed by all who have ...Show more
My Name is Book by John Agard
18.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
Quirky and humorous, part poetry, part reflection, this is the story of the book told by none other than ...BOOK! This extraordinary character begins by reminding us of his origins in oral story and clay tablets, then ponders on papyrus, parchment and paper, and on being a scroll who finally gets a spin ...Show more
Pumpkin Grumpkin: Nonsense Poems from Around the World by John Agard
16.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
Have you ever heard of a doctopus or a hippopotamustn't? Have you ever visited the Ning Nang Nong or lived in a floorless room? Did you know that in Japan cows go 'mo', in Vietnam they go 'o-o' and that in the Philippines they go 'ngna-ngna'? This title collects nonsense poems from all around the world. ...Show more
The Young Inferno by John Agard
19.99 NZD
Category: Picture Books
Can our hoodie hero make it through nine circles of Hell and back again? Will he find love with his soulmate, Beatrice? Discover the city of Dis where everybody disses everybody. Meet Frankenstein, the lovesick bouncer with the bling-bling. Come face to face with the Furies, a gang of snake-haired f ...Show more
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