This anthology of 94 poems has been designed to encourage pupils to understand conservation issues and care for their natural resources. The collection ranges from 10th century Japan to present-day Britain, from sources as diverse as American Indians, famous writers such as Gerard Manley Hopkins, Roger McGough and William Blake and modern teenagers of the 1980s. Judith Nicholls has also written two collections of poetry for children, "Magic Mirror" and "Midnight Forest".

 

This book is aimed at the following children: primary school, secondary school .

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 1989 by Faber & Faber .

Judith Nicholls is one of England's best-known children's poets. She has written over fifty poetry collections and her work is regularly broadcast on BBC Radio for Schools. Judith has three children and six grandchildren and makes her home in Wiltshire.