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Festival Poems
Foster, John
John Foster
ISBN: 9780192763297
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Edition: New edition
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Here is a wonderfully rich and diverse collection of poems about celebrations and traditions around the world, through the year. Find out what's special about the Korean butterfly dance, dragons in China, fishing in Nigeria and the children's carnival in Trinidad - and get celebrating!
Children are fascinated by traditions in different cultures and religions and this anthology celebrates the diversity of festivals around the world. Taking the reader through the year, there are poems about the lion dance in Singapore, the fishing festival in Nigeria, the doll festival in Japan and many more, as well as celebrations much loved in the UK. Useful footnotes give extra details about the festivals, making them really come to life. Poets include John Agard, Judith Nicholls, Wes Magee and Jack Prelutsky, and the collection is fully illustrated in colour and black and white.
| ISBN | 0192763296 | | Volumes | 1 | | ISBN13 | 9780192763297
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 237 | | Publisher | Oxford University Press | | Published in | Oxford | | Imprint | Oxford University Press | | Height (mm) | 234 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 156 | | Publication date | 06 Oct 2005 | | Spine width (mm) | 6 | | DEWEY | 821.00809282 | | Key Stage | KS1 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Children (6-12) | | Pages | 112 | |
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The richness of language that [the poems] offer between them is remarkable ... This is a magical book and a prince amongst anthologies. Spoken English A coherent and informative anthology on religious festivals around the world. Independent on Sunday Teachers will certainly find this collection especially valuable, both those already working in multi-cultural settings and those who would like to widen their pupils' experience of festivals beyond their own traditions. Books For Your Children  Be the first to write a customer review
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