The Farms for City Children charity gives children from inner-city schools the chance to stay and work on a farm in Devon for a week, and to truly experience life in the country. In a similar way, the pages of this warm anthology capture an inspirational snapshot of the countryside and its animals. From Ted Hughes's famous animal poems and Michael Morpurgo's dog's-eye-view to the visit paid by the mysterious Mona in Jamila Gavin's family story, there is a special insight for everyone in this book.

 

This book is part of a book series called Stories .

There are 148 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Egmont UK Ltd .

Michael Morpurgo has brought together poems by writers as diverse as Spike Milligan and Stevie Smith, John Lennon and Jo Shapcott. QUENTIN BLAKE is Britain's leading illustrator, and was chosen as the first Children's Laureate.