Heard It in the Playground (Puffin Books)

By Allan Ahlberg

Book Overview

This illustrated collection of amusing poems and songs celebrating primary school life won the Signal Poetry Award in 1990.

Meet Billy McBone and the Mad Professor's Daughter, be amazed by the Longest Kiss Contest, shed a tear for the Boy Without a Name and - if you're a stressed teacher - sing the Mrs Butler Blues.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140328246
• ISBN13: 9780140328240
• Release Date: August 1991
• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 7 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 4