Poems Aloud

Poems Aloud

by Joseph Coelho and Daniel Gray-Barnett
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 04/02/2020

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In this fantastic collection, Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho shows us that poems are made to read OUT LOUD!


In this wittily illustrated anthology of poems, designed to be read aloud, twenty poemsarm children with techniques for lifting poetry off the page and performing with confidence.


Perfect for confident children and shy readers alike, this book teaches all sorts of clever ways to performing poetry. Children will learn 20 techniques for reading aloud by trying out 20 funny and thoughtful original poems by the much-loved and award-winning performance poet, Joseph Coelho.


There are tongue twisters, poems to project, poems to whisper, poems to make you laugh. There are poems to perform to a whole class and others to whisper in somebody's ear. Richly textured, warm and stylish illustration by Daniel Gray-Barnett bring each page to life.


"Poetry for children is dead. Really? Not when there are young poets like Joseph Coelho" —Books for Keeps

ISBN:
9780711247703
9780711247703
Category:
Poetry (Children's / Teenage)
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
04-02-2020
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wide Eyed Editions
Joseph Coelho

Joseph Coelho is a performance poet, children's author and playwright. His debut poetry collection Werewolf Club Rules won the CLPE CliPPA Poetry Award 2015 and he was included on The Guardian's 2018 list 'Fresh Voices: 50 authors you should read now.'

He is the current Waterstones Children's Laureate., 

Daniel Gray-Barnett

Daniel Gray-Barnett is an award-winning illustrator and author who lives in the Huon Valley in Tasmania with his husband, german shorthaired pointers and chickens.

Self-taught, he studied Medical Science at the University of Sydney before swapping his microscope for pencils when he realised illustration had a much lower patient mortality rate. He works across a range of projects with clients in advertising, editorial and publishing.

His book Grandma Z won the Children's Book Council of Australia award for Best New Illustrator. It was also featured in the Society of Illustrators' Original Art and annual shows and was chosen by the International Youth Library as one of 2019's White Ravens.

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