Valerie Bloom

A fantastic new multicultural collection spanning continents and centuries. ONE RIVER, MANY CREEKS is a spectacular celebration of the diversity of the peoples of the world, featuring poems from many different countries and from poets of all nationalities now living in Britain.

Poems from Around the World

One River, Many Creeks

Imaginative, clever and often humorous, this beautifully illustrated poetry collection by Valerie Bloom is inspired by the strange and wonderful creatures of the natural world. * Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction. * Text type: A poetry book * Curriculum links: Citizenship

Jaws and Claws and Things with Wings

Pie Corbett

Lightning provides: 32 books with 3 levels of differentiation per book; whole texts that provide NLS genre coverage; linked themes across fiction, non-fiction and the wider curriculum; focussed teaching support for each book including comprehension and writing activities; and a teaching and practice CD that provides opportunities for ICT.

Lightning: Year 4 Poetry Anthology - Know What I Mean?

I traveled once around the world On stars with flaming tails, And touched the colors of my dreams Along some silver trails. Look out for best friends, pancakes, and Grandad singing; discover a river dolphin, a poison dart frog and the most dangerous animal in the world; imagine a talking nose, meet the Zimbats of Zingley Dell and find the color of your dreams. This collection includes poems to make you laugh, get you thinking and fill you with wonder - from an internationally renowned poet and illustrator, working together here for the first time.

Poems

Stars with Flaming Tails

Debbie Lush

When de July sun hot like fire, Den I have jus' one desire, To run down to de shop an' buy a Kisko pop. The World Is Sweet and Hot Like Fire published in one volume for the first time. Valerie Bloom's poetry is beautifully crafted yet full of energy and fun. Her mixed use of standard English and dialect is a delight to read and hear. Children love reading and listening to her work! Valerie's subjects range from global pollution, problems with maths homework and the sad demise of pet frogs (he croaked of course) to taking sandwiches to school and being afraid of ghosts.

Poems from The World is Sweet and Hot Like Fire

Hot Like Fire and Other Poems

Band 15/Emerald

Christopher Brown: Accidental Detective

Selected Poems for Children

Let Me Touch the Sky

An anthology of children's poems about journeys both real and imagined, ranging from the comic to the thought-provoking. The poets include Geraldine McCaughrean, John Cunliffe, Valerie Bloom and Brian Moses, and there are humorous illustrations to catch children's attention.

On a Camel to the Moon and Other Poems about Journeys

Winner of the Smarties Prize Bronze Award How much fruit can one girl eat in a day? You'd be amazed! Follow her and count along as she eats up oranges, pawpaw, apples, mangoes and more. Fruits by Valerie Bloom is a Caribbean counting poem full of gorgeous illustrations by the creator of We're Going on a Lion Hunt, David Axtell. With a rhyming text perfect for reading aloud, this wonderful poem helps children learn to count whilst exploring a variety of exotic fruit.

A Caribbean Counting Poem

Fruits

David Axtell

Winner of the Smarties Prize Bronze Award. How much fruit do you think one small girl can manage to eat in one day? In the case of the narrator of this counting poem, the answer is a lot! Count from one to ten and learn the names of some Caribbean fruits, and find out what happens after eating a cocktail of mangoes, bananas and more. Valerie Bloom's Fruits is a Caribbean counting poem full of sumptuous illustrations by David Axtell, the creator of We're Going on a Lion Hunt. The rhyming text will help children learn to count whilst exploring the many fruits of the Caribbean.

Touch Mi, Tell Mi

This is a collection of Valerie Bloom's distinctively lyrical poems, which sparkle with exuberance and wit.

Valerie Bloom

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