My First Oxford Book of Animal Poems1

by JohnFoster (Author), JohnFoster (Author), John Foster (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  2001

  $3.25

  My First Oxford Book of Animal Poems is a beautifully illustrated collection of animal poems for young children. Organized thematically, it takes the reader on a journey through the animal kingdom - from around the house, to the forest, fields and far beyond.

• Used

  Paperback
  2005

  $3.27

  This book contains over ninety animal poems for children, beautifully illustrated in colour by seven different artists. All sorts of animals feature, from pets to insects, farm animals to sea creatures and beasts in the jungle. Children will love the variety and humour in this anthology - in the poems as well as the illustrations. John Foster is a skilled anthologiser and he has put together a wonderful selection of poems by Walter de la Mare, John Keats, Spike Milligan, Hilaire Belloc, Dick King-Smith, Wendy Cope, Tony Mitton, and Ogden Nash, as well as many others. A must for every bookshelf, whether at home or at school.