Fire Words A Book of Wordplay Poems |
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| Author:
| Foster, John L. |
| Illustrator:
| Hughes, Rian |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-276244-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2001 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $15.95 |
Book Description:
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This is a collection of wordplay poems for younger children. It includes rhymes and chants, tongue-twisters and limericks, riddles and puns, and also shape poems, surprising spellings, and puzzling punctuation. As well as poems by well-known modern writers such as Michael Rosen, Spike Milligan, John Agard, Wendy Cope, and Michael Palin, there are also poems by classic poets such as Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, Christina Rossetti, and Jonathan Swift. In addition, there are many original...
More DescriptionThis is a collection of wordplay poems for younger children. It includes rhymes and chants, tongue-twisters and limericks, riddles and puns, and also shape poems, surprising spellings, and puzzling punctuation. As well as poems by well-known modern writers such as Michael Rosen, Spike Milligan, John Agard, Wendy Cope, and Michael Palin, there are also poems by classic poets such as Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, Christina Rossetti, and Jonathan Swift. In addition, there are many original poems, which have been specially written for this exciting and very funny book.