Oxford Book of Poetry for Children

By Edward Blishen and Brian Wildsmith

Book Overview

At last, this favorite first introduction to poetry is available in a beautifully designed paperback. Introduce young children to poetry and help them make the leap from nursery rhymes to other kinds of verse--ballads, poems of mystery, delicate tales of fairies, songs of the sea--with a jingle or limerick mixed in here and there, and always an element of surprise.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192760580
• ISBN13: 9780192760586
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.7" x 0.3" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

oxford book of poetry for children

Edward Blishen's Oxford Book of Poetry for Children, illustrated by Brian Wildsmith, is the best poetry collection for children I have found. Younger children would enjoy hearing many of the poems read aloud and for older children, there are poems of every type and mood. The selection offers poetry of a very high quality and ranges from nursery and nonsense rhymes to many of the language's major poets. I purchased this lovely book for my two grandchildren but they won't be seeing it until I have copied out several old favourites for which I have been searching in vain for some time.