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Untangling Spaghetti: Selected Poems

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Untangling Spaghetti: Selected Poems by Steven Herrick is a delightful collection of poetry aimed at children. The poems explore themes of everyday life with humour and heart, capturing the ups and downs of childhood. Herrick's playful language and relatable topics make it an engaging read for young readers, encouraging them to appreciate the rhythm and rhyme of poetry.
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You might enjoy this collection if you appreciate playful and heartwarming poetry that captures the joys and challenges of childhood. The poems blend humour and emotion, making it a delightful read for both children and those who enjoy reliving the simplicity and wonder of youthful experiences.

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Untangling Spaghetti: Selected Poems

Each day after school, Steven's sons would come home and tell him about their day. These stories became poems and these poems became fodder for the many school talks Steven gives around the country each year. For this new book, Steven has taken poems from three of his well-known collections and themed them together for easy access.

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Each day after school, Steven's sons would come home and tell him about their day. These stories became poems and these poems became fodder for the many school talks Steven gives around the country each year. Topics include food, animals, school, friends, sport (esp. soccer!), dogs and anything and everything relevant to kids. For this new book, Steven has taken poems from three of his well-known collections and themed them together for easy access. From footy, to kiss-chasey, to brothers and sisters, there is something for everyone!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780702237300

Publisher: University of Queensland Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 June 2009

Country: Australia

Imprint: University of Queensland Press

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 166g

Pages: 170

About the Author

Steven Herrick is one of Australia's most popular poets. He has published books of poetry for adults, young adults and younger readers. Love, ghosts and nose hair was shortlisted for the 1997 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards and the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards. A Place Like This has been shortlisted for both the 1999 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards and the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards. Over the past ten years Steven Herrick has performed his poems throughout Australia in schools, pubs, universities, festivals, rock venues and on radio and television. He has also toured Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States and Singapore. He is one of Australia's most travelled and widely heard poets.

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