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Sheep Don't Go to School: Mad and Magical Children's Poetry of Eastern Europe

Sheep Don't Go to School: Mad and Magical Children's Poetry of Eastern Europe

by Andrew Peters (Editor), Marketa Prachaticka (Illustrator), Andrew Peters (Editor), Marketa Prachaticka (Illustrator)

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    Illustrated 1999

    $12.64
Synopsis

"Sheep Don't Go to School" contains a whole flock of mad and magical poems from Eastern Europe. There are silly rhymes, surreal tales and serious stories from strange places - all bleating with wordplay, riddling and true magic. These weirdly wonderful poems have been shepherded into English from Albania, Bielarussia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia and the former Yugoslavia. This is the first book to round up such a rowdy mixture of poems for kids from the outlandish heart of Old Europe. Aimed at children up to 12 or 13, it will also make rams and ewes of all ages baa with delight. Not all the poems are penned about sheep, but every one is shear poetry!

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 96
 Publisher: Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Published: 01 Jun 1999
ISBN 10: 1852244089
ISBN 13: 9781852244088

Media Reviews
'Fresh, original, funny and thoughtful...the year's most innovative poetry publication' - Anne Harvey, Guardian'This book should be in everyone's poetry collection...wonderful poetry, fresh views and new experiences...places with people who have dreams and a sense of humour rather than just names we hear on the news. Buy it!' - Helen Taylor, Books For Keeps
Author Bio
Andrew Fusek Peters is a poet, children's author and didjeridu player who has also been a presenter and writer for BBCa 1's Wham Bam Strawberry Jam. His family fled Prague during the Russian coup of 1948. This background has greatly influenced his books, which include The Barefoot Book of Strange and Spooky Stories, May the Angels Be With Us ('More than just a collection...unique' - Brian Patten), and The Weather's Getting Verse. He has done much work on Radio 4 and as a performer/writer in education. He is based in Shropshire.