All the Wild Wonders by Wendy Cooling

All the Wild Wonders by Wendy Cooling

For this celebration of our Earth, distinguished anthologist Wendy Cooling has chosen poems to make children look, think, and ask questions. Why are trees so important? How are motorways damaging our countryside? What can we do about rubbish?What can we do to protect our Earth for the future? Strong, colourful illustrations combine to make this a gift book with a difference.

'An inspiring poetry collection which will encourage children to take interest in and relish the nature they see all around them and to consider the future of the earth'

All together this is a great selection, great for casual or purposeful reading, great as a teaching resource, great as inspiration for further efforts.

Poems that span the globe encouraging all readers to look at the good and the bad aspects of it make this a rich and original anthology. Twinning the themes of the wonders of the world and the horrors of how we despoil it means that the poems are both celebratory and angry. That leads to an interesting contradiction of styles and moods. Piet Grobler’s vibrant illustrations bring the feel of different countries to life.

Poems that span the globe encouraging all readers to look at the good and the bad aspects of it make this a rich and original anthology. Twinning the themes of the wonders of the world and the horrors of how we despoil it means that the poems are both celebratory and angry. That leads to an interesting contradiction of styles and moods. Piet Grobler’ s vibrant illustrations bring the feel of different countries to life.

All together this is a great selection, great for casual or purposeful reading, great as a teaching resource, great as inspiration for further efforts.

It is a strong collection and Piet Grobler’ s watercolour illustrations beautifully complement the poems.

'An inspiring poetry collection which will encourage children to take interest in and relish the nature they see all around them and to consider the future of the earth.'

Piet Grobler  grew up on a farm in Limpopo, South Africa. After working as a church minister, he made a career in illustration and now lectures at the University of Worcester. He is the recipient of many international illustration awards, including the IBBY Honours List. His books for Frances Lincoln include The Great Tug of War  (9781845070557),  Aesop's Fables (9781847800077) and Who Is King? (9781847805140) with Beverley Naidoo,  Fussy Freya (9781845075118) with Katharine Quarmby,  The Magic Bojabi Tree with Dianne Hofmeyr (9781847805867) and  All the Wild Wonders  (9781847806260)  and A is Amazing (9781847805133)  with Wendy Cooling.

Wendy Cooling is a highly respected figure in the children's book world. A former teacher, she is the founder of the Bookstart programme and has edited story collections for Puffin, Orion and Collins, poetry anthologies for Franklin Watts and has retold traditional tales for Barefoot Books. Wendy lives in Hertfordshire.

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ISBN 13	9781847803368
ISBN 10	1847803369
Title	All the Wild Wonders
Author	Wendy Cooling
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Quarto Publishing PLC
Year published	2012-04-05
Number of pages	48
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