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A Year of Animal Poems
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Discover a beautiful animal poem every week of the year! Journey around the world, under the sea, into the skies and through the deepest forests in this stunning new gift collection of classic poetry β all about animals. With 52 poems, one for every week of...
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Discover a beautiful animal poem every week of the year!
A new illustrated childrenβs book for 2026, filled with classic animal poems
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Description
Discover a beautiful animal poem every week of the year!
Journey around the world, under the sea, into the skies and through the deepest forests in this stunning new gift collection of classic poetry β all about animals.
With 52 poems, one for every week of the year, this carefully curated selection is the perfect introduction to poetry for children β and a beautiful gift collection for adult poetry fans alike. Dip in and out throughout the year, or read them all at once!
Featuring much-loved classic poems by writers including Christina Rossetti, Edward Lear and Emily Dickinson, alongside more recent poems β readers can discover plenty of new favourites.
A Year of Animal Poems includes full colour illustrations throughout.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780008800659
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 04 June 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Red Shed
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Kaja KajfeΕΎ
- Illustrated by Mariona Cabassa
- Illustrated by Santiago Calle
- Illustrated by Mateo Markov
- Illustrated by Max Rambaldi
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 12.0mm
Width: 195.0mm
Height: 252.0mm
Weight: 400g
Pages: 64
About the Author
Max Rambaldi draws mostly with my graphic tablet, but loves the freshness of watercolors and the mellowness of the acrylics, so always tries to incorporate them by using textured brushes. What she loves more than anything is scientific children books. Mariona Cabassa is an award-winning illustrator.
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