Paul Cookson Bücher

Every kind of poem teachers could wish for - all in one bumper book! The Works is 10 years old and this special anniversary edition features brand-new lesson plans from poets including John Foster, Brian Moses, Valerie Bloom, and Pie Corbett. The Works contains every kind of poem you will ever need for the Literacy Hour but it is also a book packed with brilliant poems that will delight any reader. It's got chants, action verses, riddles, tongue twisters, shape poems, puns, acrostics, haikus, cinquains, kennings, couplets, thin poems, lists, conversations, monologues, epitaphs, songs, limericks, tankas, nonsense poems, raps, narrative verse, and performance poetry - that's just for starters. It features poems from the very best classic and modern poets, for William Blake, Michael Rosen, Robert Louis Stevenson, Allan Ahlberg, W.H. Auden, Brian Patten, Roger McGough, Roald Dahl, Charles Causley, Eleanor Farjeon, Benjamin Zephaniah, Ted Hughes, T.S. Eliot, and William Shakespeare to name but a few.

Venture into a world of enchantment filled with dragons, ogres, and wizards through a captivating anthology of magic-themed poems. The collection features a diverse array of poets, including Shakespeare and Lewis Carroll, and is beautifully illustrated by Eilidh Muldoon. Each poem invites readers to explore their imagination, from whimsical spells to haunting tales, ensuring a mesmerizing experience. Perfect for ages 9 and up, this book promises to enchant and inspire with its rich imagery and lyrical magic.

This is a colection of tongue twisters, ranging from the humorous to the serious, both rhyming and non-rhyming, and challenging to read at speed.

"Read Me Out Loud" contains a poem for every day of the year from the very best modern and classic poets. There are raps, performance poems, chants, playground rhymes, action verses, poems to join in with, choral poems, poems from different cultures, monologues, dialogues, poems for a series of voices, songs, playlets, loud poems and quiet poems, poems with sound effects and poems with actions you can read them any way you want as long as it is Out Loud! This work includes poems from James Carter, Lewis Carroll, Charles Causely, Paul Cookson, David Harmer, Roger McGough, Gareth Owen, Roger Stevens, Nick Toczek, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Kit Wright and many, many more.

This collection offers a comprehensive variety of poems tailored for school use, catering to different themes and styles. It serves as a valuable resource for students and educators alike, providing examples that can enhance learning and inspire creativity. The book includes classic and contemporary works, making it suitable for various educational contexts and age groups. Whether for assignments, presentations, or personal enjoyment, this anthology ensures that students have access to the poetic forms they need to succeed.