Twinkle, Twinkle, Firefly: Band 8/ Purple (Collins Big Cat) - Tapa blanda

Reseña del editor

A wonderful anthology of poetry by award winning poets John Agard and Grace Nichols, brought to life with beautiful illustrations by Satoshi Kitamura.

· Purple/Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary.

· Text type: A poetry book.

· An illustration on pages 22 and 23 encourages children to recap the poems they have read in the anthology.

· Curriculum links: Art and Design: Portraying relationships; Music: Play it again - exploring rhythmic patterns; Citizenship: Living in a diverse world

Biografía del autor

John Agard is a playwright, poet and children's writer. He has won numerous awards for his works, including the Paul Hamlyn Award for Poetry and the Cholmondeley Award, as well as having held the position of Poet-in-Residence at both the National Maritime Museum and the BBC. His work has also been shortlisted for the Carnegie Award and his poetry has been featured in the AQA English GCSE anthology since 2002, which has helped him to become a firm favourite amongst children and adults alike.