By Brian Moses (author) , Mark Elvins (illustrator)
"Perfect for entertaining children with poems while also inspiring them to write their own. "
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June 2024 Book of the Month
Brian Moses has a long history of entertaining children with his poems while also inspiring them to write their own. This collection is perfect for doing both.
The 52 poems in the collection are designed as one for every week of the year but that doesn’t mean that they need to be read in any order. Dipping into them is the perfect way of showcasing their exciting mixture of rhythms and rhymes, word play and poetry prompts.
Mark Elvins witty illustrations brings out the best of the humour while also offering interesting interpretations of some of the ideas..
Join our Poetry Street party and get creative!
Do you like stringing words together to see what they look like and what they sound like?
Do you have rhythms dancing in your head as you drift through the day?
Do you rhyme all the time while your feet tap a beat?
If you answered YES to all or most of these questions then you’re pretty much hooked on words.
Now – together – let’s take a walk down Poetry Street!
Fifty two entertaining poems to stimulate the imagination and get creative juices flowing. Contemporary subject matter and writing, crafted with Brian Moses’ wonderful rhythm and rhyme. Playful and provocative with an introduction to welcome readers, and then a spread of creative writing ideas at the end, this is both the perfect gift for a child, and the ideal writing manual for use in a classroom.
Every spread is illustrated with black and white illustrations by up and coming artist Mark Elvins, debut illustrator of the Flyntlock Bones trilogy.
‘Brian Moses is one of Britain’s favourite children’s poets.’ - National Poetry Archive
Praise for Mark Elvins' illustrations:
‘Full of chaotic energy and exaggerated characterisation, the pictures are comparable in style to those of Chris Riddell’ - Books for Keeps
‘Illustrations that really have the wow factor’ - BookTrust
Brian Moses had dreams, growing up, of becoming a musician. But it was Bob Dylan’s lyrics that fired his teenage imagination. Then he encountered the ‘Mersey Sound’ poets and he was hooked. Starting out as a teacher, he wrote poems for his pupils and their response encouraged him to become a full-blown, published poet.
Now, more than 200 books later – either as author or anthologist – he has sold over one million copies and has been labelled ‘one of Britain’s favourite children’s poets’ by the National Poetry Archive. Music, with its rhythm and repetition, informs much of his work and he performs poetry and percussion shows across the UK and abroad. Brian lives in a small Sussex village with his wife, Anne, and their black Labrador, Jess. He says that his best ideas come to him when he is ‘out walking the dog’.
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Join our Poetry Street party and get creative! Do you like stringing words together to see what they look like and what they sound like?
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed On Poetry Street and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
On Poetry Street features in the following genres: Featured Books for 7+ readers, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Books of the Month, Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month, Recommendations, Poetry Books for Children, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage poetry, anthologies, annuals
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On Poetry Street was written by Brian Moses and published by Scallywag Press
On Poetry Street has 120 pages
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