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What on Earth...?: Poems with a Conservation Theme


No. of pages 128

Published: 1989

Great for age 5-18 years

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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".

 

 

There are 128 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 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.