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Wise Up! Wise Down!: Poems by John Agard and JonArno Lawson : An inspiring, funny and uplifting conversation through poetry for curious kids aged 7 to 70! - Softcover

Agard, John; Lawson, Jonarno

 
9781529501520: Wise Up! Wise Down!: Poems by John Agard and JonArno Lawson : An inspiring, funny and uplifting conversation through poetry for curious kids aged 7 to 70!
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1529501520 ISBN 13: 9781529501520
Verlag: Walker Books - IWUK, 2024

Inhaltsangabe

Funny, thought-provoking and bursting with curiosity, Wise Up! Wise Down! is a lively conversation between two internationally renowned poets, illustrated by treasured artist Satoshi Kitamura.

**Shortlisted for the 2025 CLiPPA - the CLPE Poetry Award, the UK's leading award for published poetry for children.**

How can laughter be more powerful than a sword? Why do days have names but not weeks? And do pigeons ever get a craving for cake? Two friends, internationally acclaimed poets John Agard and JonArno Lawson, take us on an inspiring, hilarious and wondrous journey through poetry, asking questions and attempting answers as they discover that life really is a forever and ever adventure.

Praise for Wise Up! Wise Down!

"Fun and unique and filled with laugh out loud black and white illustrations by Satoshi Kitamura, this is a poetry book like no other." Mini Travellers

"Curious minds will love the poems... Poetry at its most creative and versatile is what readers will discover in this most wonderous journey through words, ideas and pictures ~ on the page and in the mind." Armadillo Magazine

"A fun collection of poetry." Left on the Shelf

"Three awesome creative people from children's literature have collaborated on what is sure to become a favourite poetry book for many readers ... A terrific book." Red Reading Hub

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Best known for his collections of Caribbean poetry, John is also a well-known writer, anthologist and performer of poetry for children and adults. He was born in Guyana and came to Britain in 1977. He has won many prizes, including the Smarties Book Prize and the Queen's Gold Medal and in 2021 was awarded the prestigious BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award for an outstanding contribution to children's literature. John is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and his work appears in an AQA anthology for GCSE English Literature. He is the author of the Carnegie-longlisted My Name Is Book and John Agard's Windrush Child.

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Verlag
Walker Books - IWUK
Erscheinungsdatum
2024
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1529501520
ISBN 13 
9781529501520
Einband
Taschenbuch
Zeichner
Kitamura Satoshi
Anzahl der Seiten
144
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