PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
This is a lovely way to introduce young readers to the wonders of poetry, and the way it can express ideas and emotions in a way other writing cannot. Drawing on a variety of writers, some new to me, some very well-known (Carol Ann Duffy, Robert MacFarlane), with beautiful illustrations (even the end papers are gorgeous), this introduction to poetry is also a celebration of our remarkable natural world and why we should treasure it. -- Joe Gordon These twenty terrific poems sing of the natural world with such beauty and poise. Meditative, playful and richly imaginative, this splendid book guides us through forests, across oceans and back in time. Our Earth is a Poem is a gentle summons for each of us to listen anew to what the world around us might have to say. -- Kate Wakeling
