Publisher details

Author: Dianne Bates
Publisher: Walker Books
Genre: Children’s Poetry
Released: 01 May, 2016
ISBN: 9781925081190

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Synopsis

Dianne Bates has complied a fabulous collection of poetry written by over thirty different Australian poets for Australian children. Topics include school, family, special events like birthdays and Christmas, animals and sports.A great anthology to get kids interested in poetry, could be read from cover-to-cover or dipped into at random. Includes a fantastic selection of old and new Australian poets: CJ Dennis, Elizabeth Honey, Robin Klein, Max Fatchen, Lorraine Marwood, Bill Condon and Daisy Utemorrah to name a few!

About the author

Dianne Bates

Dianne Bates is a full-time freelance author and has written over 130 books for young readers. She has worked as a newspaper and magazine editor and manuscript assessor. Di is a recipient of The Lady Cutler Award for distinguished services to children s literature.