Follow that Word

Follow that Word

by John Agard and Momoko Abe
Epub (Kobo - Fixed Layout), Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 26/05/2022

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The father of performance poetry, John Agard, brings you a collection of riotously funny poems. Follow that Word is a celebration of imagination and demonstrates the true diversity of language.


A dazzling collection of over sixty poems, Follow That Word delivers John Agard's musings on people and places from the modern and historical world, this wonderful collection that can be rediscovered over and over again. With gorgeous black-and-white illustrations from Momoko Abe, these poems truly come to life for all children, and this collection belongs on every bookshelf.


'It's been around from Creation dawn,

And it only takes two to catch on,

Try it people, and you'll soon see,

This is a dance that can set you free,

It's called the dance of diversity.'


Reviews for Half-caste, and Other Poems:

'Rollicking Caribbean-flavored rhythms combined with serious matters such as racism define poet extraordinaire, Agard.' - Voya


A performance poet, Agard uses his rhyme, repetition and refrains that make his work sing...Skilful use of humour to get his serious points across. - The Book Horn Inc

ISBN:
9781444968750
9781444968750
Category:
Poetry (Children's / Teenage)
Format:
Epub (Kobo - Fixed Layout), Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
26-05-2022
Language:
English
Publisher:
Hachette Children's Group
John Agard

Poet, playwright and short story writer John Agard grew up in Guyana, where his love of language grew out of listening to cricket commentaries on the radio. He has won many prizes, including the Smarties Book Prize and the Queen's Gold Medal.

John is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and his work appears in an AQA anthology for GCSE English literature.

With his partner Grace Nichols, John has edited the anthologies A Caribbean Dozen, Under the Moon and Over the Sea, Pumpkin Grumpkin and From Mouth to Mouth for Walker. He lives in Lewes, East Sussex.

Momoko Abe

Momoko Abe was born in Japan and has been drawing ever since she can remember. Aged 20, pursuing her passion for visual storytelling, she came to the UK to study filmmaking, and still works in the TV and film industry alongside her illustration work. Momoko is an AOI World Illustration Award Shortlist artist. She lives in London.

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