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Outside In

Nature Poems
By Daniel Thompson and Collins Kids
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Outside In offers inspiring poems to connect with nature. School Reading List Children's Fiction Book of the Year 2024 This collection of 50 poems will spark a love of nature, bring calm and happiness, and let the outside in. Beautifully illustrated, it is filled with poems... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Inspiring poems to connect with nature

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Outside In offers inspiring poems to connect with nature.

School Reading List Children's Fiction Book of the Year 2024

This collection of 50 poems will spark a love of nature, bring calm and happiness, and let the outside in.

Beautifully illustrated, it is filled with poems for children to read alone or enjoy with the whole family. With poems about the seasons, senses, wildlife, weather, and the joys of mud, it’s the perfect gift book for children to treasure.

From poet Daniel Thompson, author of Being You: Poems of Positivity – 2023 City Kids Green Awards Winner and selected for the Reading Agency’s 2023 Summer Reading Challenge.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008660253

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 April 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Collins

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Julia Murray
  • Illustrated by Julia Murray

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 141.0mm

Height: 206.0mm

Weight: 440g

Pages: 96

Collections

Children's Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Collins Kids Daniel Thompson Humour

About the Author

Daniel Thompson is a poet, storyteller, film maker and musician. His recent collection of poems 'Big Thoughts For Little Thinkers' has been an Amazon best seller in both humorous poetry for children and children's philosophy. Daniel is passionate about encouraging children to explore the philosophical principles behind self belief and inner positivity. Julia Murray is an illustrator and designer living in Tamaki Makaurau, Aotearoa (Auckland, New Zealand). Her illustrations have been applied to books, packaging, clothing and advertising for clients such as HarperCollins, Garage Project, Huffer and Westpac. Her previous experience includes working as a magazine art director in London for ten years.

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