The Animal Wall and Other Poems

Gillian Clarke

A collection of poems by a well-loved poet, comprising the sensitive long poem The Animal Wall and 38 other diverse poems about nature, legends, family and modern-day problems. Over 20 black-and-white illustrations. First published in 1999.

ISBN: 9781859026540

Price: £6.95

Department: Children, Poetry for Children, KS2 (7-11 yrs), KS3 (11-14 yrs)

Format: Paperback

Language: English

No. of pages: 60

Reading age: 9-12

Table of Contents

List of poems

What Sandra Said; The Animal Wall; Nain Chooses a Hat; The Box-Kite; Annie; The Vet; Stealing Peas; The Paddle-Steamers; Breaking the Horse; Balancing; Horse of the Sea; The Shire Horse; The Man in the Wilderness; In the Barn; In the Time of the Wolf; Newt; The Osprey; The Dream-Catcher; Jac the Cat; Chip-Hog; Spring Riddle; Summer Riddle; The Sword from Africa; My Box; The Lake Girl's Song; The Titanic; Branwen's Song; Breaking Stones; The Village Shop; The Honey Man; Storm; Summer-Water Sonnet; The Hand-Glass; Letters from Bosnia; If I Lived; Winter Riddle; Old Cat; A Very Cold Lamb; A Poem a Day

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