Leads the reader through the day from dawn to dusk. The book is a selection of poetry and a picture story book, with the author acting as a guide and scene-setter, particularly for the more challenging poems. The poems come from all over the world and from all ages: ancient Greece to present day.

 

There are 144 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1997 by Pan Macmillan .

Kate Summers is the pseudonym of Georgie Adams, one of Orion's most successful writers of books for young children. She lives in Hertfordshire. Maggie Kneen has illustrated other books, amongst which are WHO'S GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS? and several novelty books, plus greetings cards and merchandise. She Rumer Godden, who died in 1998, was one of the UK's most distinguished authors. She wrote many well-known and much-loved books for both adults and children, including The Peacock Spring (also available as a Young Picador) and Black Narcissus.