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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Michael Harrison , Christopher Stuart-ClarkPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Edition: New edition Weight: 0.527kg ISBN: 9780192762139ISBN 10: 0192762133 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 01 May 1999 Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsAn extensive collection, geographically arranged (as subtly revealed in a table of contents where groups are accompanied by unlabeled maps - Australia and environs; Asia; Africa; Europe; the Americas; an image representing the sea). The poems are mostly contemporary, of good literary quality, and include a few translations, especially in the African group. Many are telling descriptions that, while not written especially for children, will appeal to the middle grades; others use animals to develop themes best understood by those with more experience. Information about authors is confined to the acknowledgments; readers are left to speculate about national origins on the basis of scant clues - e.g., that Zimbabwe's Mambo Press first published Broughton Gingell's Scorpions Fighting with its powerful image of dark creatures in dancing lethal pageantry. Still, a richly rewarding anthology with splendid range - narrative or lyrical, comic or thoughtful, hard-hitting or sentimental, from both traditional and established sources. The attractive format looks a little young for the most appropriate readers; the varied illustrations, by a dozen artists, are attributed at the end. Fully indexed, including an index of animals. (Kirkus Reviews) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |