P is for Poetry

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'an exquisite collection of poetry ... a much anticipated and welcomed collection', Paula Galvin, Our Lady of the Apostles NS, Dublin * InTouch Magazine * More than fifteen years after it was first published, it's great to have a refreshed version of this classic collection of poems. Covering everything from big ideas about our responsibility to this world through to more everyday matters of bike riding and dog poo, this remains a truly vibrant collection. The work of illustrators Alan Clarke, Corinna Askin and typographical illustrator Emma Byrne is outstanding and there can be few other poetry collections that rival its illustrative achievements. It's a collection for every school and home bookshelf * Children's Books Ireland * What a parade of Irish poetic talent * Irish Examiner * An excellent book for people of all ages. Filled with colourful illustrations and delightful poems on a broad range of topics, this book will have the reader always wanting to turn the page to read another. Poems are presented in an attractive way for the reader and children would certainly enjoy listening to adults read aloud from this book. Opportunities to discuss illustrations before, during and after reading are plenty along with poems 'as Gaeilge' which are translated to English at the back of the book. Different types of poems are presented in alternative ways for the reader such as in text language, in small and large print, while poems for differing occasions including Halloween and Christmas are included. With opportunities aplenty for rhyming games, enhancing phonics and phonological awareness and, most importantly, to read for pleasure and enjoyment, this book will be in high demand from children, parents, teachers and adults who enjoy poetry * Seomra Ranga * A remarkable array of verse in both Irish and English, composed especially for children by the likes of Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill, Gabriel Fitzmaurice, Aine Ni Ghlinn, and Eilean Ni Chuilleanain * Evening Echo *