Rhymes and Verses: Collected Poems for Young People

by Walter de la Mare

Book Overview

A beloved classic of children's poetry " Only the rarest kind of best in anything can be good enough for the young ," wrote Walter de la Mare, and this handsome reissue of Rhymes and Verses , an anthology of all his poems for children, does indeed offer the "rarest kind of best" to a new generation of young people.De la Mare's verse recaptures the direct appeal of the nursery rhyme in poems of amazing variety, poems marked by charm and freshness and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080507192X
• ISBN13: 9780805071924
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 351 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

a joy!

I discovered the work of Walter de la Mare poem by poem. Reading through anthologies, I picked poems I liked, and often found his name at the bottom of them. I recently bought this anthology, which puts together several of his earlier volumes of poetry for young people. Young, I think, is any age under 130. I am 42 years young, and love the magic de la Mare makes with language. Highly recommended!