The Kingfisher Book of Family Poems

by Belinda Hollyer and Holly Swain

Today's children experience many different types of families in their own as well as in their friends' lives. This exuberant collection includes more than 150 poems from some of today's best poets to reflect the enormous diversity of modern family life. Poems about individual family members are deftly interwoven with themes of belonging and togetherness, family feuds, shared memories, play, loss, and love. Holly Swain's delightful illustrations add...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0753455579
• ISBN13: 9780753455579
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Kingfisher
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.0" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5