Write Your Own Poems

Name: Write Your Own Poems
Brand: Arotahi Agency
SKU: 9781474950879
Price: 24.99 NZD
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By Jerome Martin

Series: Write Your Own

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In Write Your Own Poems by Jerome Martin, young readers are introduced to the art of poetry writing through engaging activities and creative prompts. This children's book offers helpful tips and imaginative techniques to inspire budding poets to express their emotions and thoughts through verse, encouraging creativity and self-expression.
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Format: Spiral bound

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A write-in book filled with a wide range of poetry writing activities, tips and advice to inspire a new generation of young poets. Aims to make poetry accessible and exciting for beginners.

Illustrations: Full colour throughout

Description

Whether you want to dash off a limerick, ponder a sonnet or plot an epic poem, this write-in activity book is here to help. Each page is bursting with tips and inspiration for writing all kinds of poems – and inventing brand new styles too. With links to websites where you can listen to many of the poems in this book, and find more helpful writing tips.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781474950879

Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Format: Spiral bound

Date Published: 03 October 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Contributors:

Illustrated by Toby Newsome
Illustrated by Marco Bonatti

Audience: General / adult, Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 207.0mm

Height: 242.0mm

Weight: 490g

Pages: 96

Collections

Activity Books and Kits Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Drawing, Colouring and Painting Books for Kids Education & Reference Jerome Martin Series: Write Your Own

About the Author

Jerome Martin has written children's books about science, history, Shakespeare and food. Before joining Usborne in 2014, he spent a decade studying literature at Harvard, Cambridge and the University of Iowa, and several years behaving responsibly in a copywriting office. Now, he spends his working hours researching delightful and amazing facts, his evening hours parenting two children, and the minutes inbetween writing poetry.

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