Shaping the World
40 Historical Heroes in Verse
Published on 1. April 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-5290-3686-2 (ISBN)
Description
A beautiful gift anthology containing forty incredible poems written out in the shape of world shapers!
In Shaping the World learn about about Amelia Earhart in a poem shaped like a plane, Maya Angelou in a poem shaped like a bird or Francis Drake in a poem shaped like a ship. Each poem is paired with a biography, quote and fascinating fact.
This collection for young poetry fans includes poems about: Greta Thunberg, Maya Angelou, Florence Nightlingale, Anne Frank, William Wordsworth, Nelson Mandela, Albert Einstein, Sir Francis Drake, Emmeline Pankhurst, Mahatma Ghandi, Malala Yousafzai and many more.
In Shaping the World learn about about Amelia Earhart in a poem shaped like a plane, Maya Angelou in a poem shaped like a bird or Francis Drake in a poem shaped like a ship. Each poem is paired with a biography, quote and fascinating fact.
This collection for young poetry fans includes poems about: Greta Thunberg, Maya Angelou, Florence Nightlingale, Anne Frank, William Wordsworth, Nelson Mandela, Albert Einstein, Sir Francis Drake, Emmeline Pankhurst, Mahatma Ghandi, Malala Yousafzai and many more.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 7 to 11 years
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
130 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5290-3686-2 (9781529036862)
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Persons
Liz Brownlee is the author of Shaping the World. She does readings and workshops, with her assistance dog, Lola, at schools, libraries, literary and nature festivals. She has fun organizing poetry retreats, exhibitions and events, and runs the poetry website Poetry Roundabout. She is a National Poetry Day Ambassador.