Poetry Is Not for Me! by Joshua Seigal

Poetry Is Not for Me! by Joshua Seigal

By Joshua Seigal (author) , Rebecca Burgess (illustrator) Part of the Collins Big Cat series

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Big Cat for Little Wandle Fluency has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It consists of a range of chapter books with increasing word counts across 10 fluency levels aimed at children in Year 2 and 3. Each book builds reading confidence, stamina and speed and nurtures a love for reading.

Fluency 1 books have a word count of 2880 words with an expected reading rate of 60 words per minute.

Damon is convinced that writing poetry is not for him, he's just not that creative! With time running out to write a poem for homework, he gets in a spin. He turns to his family for help but they're all too busy. It's down to him alone … can he do it?

Joshua Seigal is an internationally renowned poet, performer and educator. His first book with Bloomsbury, I Don't Like Poetry , was nominated for the Laugh Out Loud Award, an award Joshua has subsequently won twice. He is also a recipient of The People's Book Prize, and has performed at schools and festivals around the world, including the Edinburgh Book Festival, the Cheltenham Literature Festival, and the Dubai Literature Festival. He is an Official Ambassador for National Poetry Day, and has been commissioned to write and perform for the BBC. He can normally be found running poetry workshops and performances in schools, either online or in real life.

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Big Cat for Little Wandle Fluency has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It consists of a range of chapter books with increasing word counts across 10 fluency levels aimed at children in Year 2 and 3.

The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Poetry Is Not for Me! and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-8 years old

Poetry Is Not for Me! features in the following genres: Featured Books for 7+ readers, Recommendations, Poetry Books for Children, Grammar, Spelling & Literature, Reading Scheme, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage poetry, anthologies, annuals, Educational: First / native language: Reading and writing skills, Educational: Language, literature and literacy, Educational material

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Poetry Is Not for Me! was written by Joshua Seigal and published by Collins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

Poetry Is Not for Me! has 75 pages

Yes it is part of Collins Big Cat series

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