The Land of the Flibbertigibbets
Will be published approx. on 15. January 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-1-84471-288-5 (ISBN)
Description
In the Land of the Flibbertigibbets is a collection of playful poems and versatile verses bound to entertain and capture the imagination of the young reader. From poems about a wizard's dragon and a dinosaurs' health spa, nonsense versions of nursery rhymes and fantastic football results, to a cautionary tale about a boy who is always sticking his tongue out. These new poems for children aged 7 to 12, include wordplay poems about anagrams and homonyms, a word-building poem about how to make a teacher, a chant about onomatopoeia and a poem about peculiar plurals. Haikus and clerihews, epitaphs and epigrams, kennings and lists make up this inventive collection.
Reviews / Votes
A collection of poems in which he moves expertly from puns and poetic lists to clerihews and concrete poem creations. It's clever stuff, entertaining and eclectic, and really is wizardish with words. -- Wes Magee John Foster writes verse for children with understanding and with no trace of superiority. In their wisdom and enlightenment they are outstanding. -- Junior Bookshelf John Foster's sharp eye has caught exactly how children view school, parents, siblings, friends and much more besides. His sharp ear has caught children's language enabling him to write poems that speak directly to them. -- Children's Books of the YearMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Reading Age: From 9 to 11 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-A)
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 111 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
68 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84471-288-5 (9781844712885)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
John Foster is the well-known anthologist of over 150 collections of poetry for children, including the best-selling Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar and the six books of poetry illustrated by Korky Paul - Dinosaur Poems, Fantastic Football Poems etc. John also compiled the Glow-worms poetry books in the Oxford Reading Tree series. He is the author of twelve books of his own poetry for children, such as Four O'Clock Friday and The Poetry Chest - a collection of over 250 of his original poems and of two rhyming dictionaries - the Oxford First Rhyming Dictionary and the Oxford Junior Rhyming Dictionary.
Content
Acknowledgements
I Am a Poem
In the Land of the Flibbertigibbets
In Looking-Glass Land
The Wizard's Dragon
The Spotted Origami
This is a Troll-Bridge
The Grand Old Count of York
When Dracula Went to the Doctor
Beware the Draculasaurus
Di Knows What's Best For Dinosaurs
A Cheeky Boy Called Robert Rung
You're for the High Jump!
My Brother's Allergies
Grandpa's False Teeth
In Memory of Billy Green
Epitaphs
The Name of the Game
How To Make a Football
Best Selling Football Books
Football Haiku
There Was an Old Woman
Mary's Dad Was Football Mad
Final Scores
Let's Give a Cheer for Onomatopeia
Have You Heard?
What Do You Call...
Anagram Antics
Backwards and Forwards
Geographical Definitions
Travellers' Tales
The Itinerant Worker
I Used To Work
By Definition: Scents
Classified Ants
Animal Complaints
How To Make a Teacher
The Word Wizard Said: Give Yourself a Break
Anna's All-Star Band
Z's a Zipper-Zapper
Adverbially Speaking
It's a Question of Homonyms
Exceptional Pasts
Things That Sound Old
Blowing Hot and Cold
Understanding Uncle Sam
Hey Diddle Diddle
Bedbug, Bedbug
Riddle
Spells
Threats
After the Storm
Toothache is a Torturer
Six Clerihews
Two Kennings
Diamond Poem
I Am a Free Verse Poem
In My Mind's Eye
Epigrams
Behind the Raised Eyebrow
Inside a Shell
I Am a Poem
In the Land of the Flibbertigibbets
In Looking-Glass Land
The Wizard's Dragon
The Spotted Origami
This is a Troll-Bridge
The Grand Old Count of York
When Dracula Went to the Doctor
Beware the Draculasaurus
Di Knows What's Best For Dinosaurs
A Cheeky Boy Called Robert Rung
You're for the High Jump!
My Brother's Allergies
Grandpa's False Teeth
In Memory of Billy Green
Epitaphs
The Name of the Game
How To Make a Football
Best Selling Football Books
Football Haiku
There Was an Old Woman
Mary's Dad Was Football Mad
Final Scores
Let's Give a Cheer for Onomatopeia
Have You Heard?
What Do You Call...
Anagram Antics
Backwards and Forwards
Geographical Definitions
Travellers' Tales
The Itinerant Worker
I Used To Work
By Definition: Scents
Classified Ants
Animal Complaints
How To Make a Teacher
The Word Wizard Said: Give Yourself a Break
Anna's All-Star Band
Z's a Zipper-Zapper
Adverbially Speaking
It's a Question of Homonyms
Exceptional Pasts
Things That Sound Old
Blowing Hot and Cold
Understanding Uncle Sam
Hey Diddle Diddle
Bedbug, Bedbug
Riddle
Spells
Threats
After the Storm
Toothache is a Torturer
Six Clerihews
Two Kennings
Diamond Poem
I Am a Free Verse Poem
In My Mind's Eye
Epigrams
Behind the Raised Eyebrow
Inside a Shell