Poems Aloud
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**Poems are made to read OUT LOUD! A wittily illustrated anthology of poems, designed to be read aloud. 20 poems by the award winning â??Joseph Coelho arm children with techniques for lifting poetry off the page and performing with confidence.** Perfect for confident children and shy readers alike, this book teaches all sorts of clever ways to performing poetry. Children will learn 20 techniques for reading aloud by trying out 20 funny and thoughtful original poems by the much loved and award winning performance poet, Joseph Coelho. There are tongue twisters, poems to project, poems to whisper, poems to make you laugh. There are poems to perform to a whole class and others to whisper in somebody’s ear. Richly textured, warm and stylish illustration by Daniel Gray-Barnett bring each page to life. “Poetry for children is dead. Really? Not when there are young poets like Joseph Coelho” —Books for Keeps
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The Creatives Behind the Book
Joseph Coelho is a performance poet and playwright. He lives in London. Allison Colpoys is a designer and the illustrator of many books for children, including Abrams’ Captain Starfish. She lives in Melbourne, Australia.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780711247697
- Publication Date
- February 4, 2020
- Publisher
- Wide-Eyed Editions
- Text Details
- Set in Nature Spirit, Bodoni, and Print Clearly
- Illustration Details
- The illustrations were created with traditional and digital media.
- Page Count
- 40
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 5 - 10 years
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 1137751827
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