The Young Oxford Book of Christmas Poems - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0192762478 ISBN 13: 9780192762474

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2001

Synopsis

This is a wonderful collection of poems for older children at Christmas. Starting with the Advent season in the cold of winter, the book travels through the joys and mysteries of Christmas. It moves from cards to carols, bells to angels, holy to stars, trees to Santa Claus until it reaches the birth of Jesus in the manger, the adoration of the shepherds, and the coming of the Kings. And finally it looks forward to the New Year and our hope for the future.

There is host of poems here, with the emphasis on modern poets to give a fresh slant on Christmas. The poets range from Blake, Clare, Donne, and Herrick, through Stevenson, de la Mare, Hardy and Rossetti, to Dylan Thomas, John Hegley, Charles Causley, Sylvia Plath, U.A. Fanthorpe, Ted Hughes, and many others.

Beautifully illustrated by a number of talented artists, the book will prove a constant joy to children and all the family at Christmas.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Harrison and Christopher Stuart-Clark have edited a large number of classic poetry anthologies for OUP, including the best-selling One Hundred Years of Poetry for children. Michael Harrison lives in Oxford, and Christopher Stuart-Clark lives in Windsor.

From Booklist:

Gr. 5-8. For older children at Christmas, this lavishly illustrated anthology features a wide range of mainly British poets, including William Blake, John Donne, Ted Hughes, Charles Causley, Sylvia Plath, and Seamus Heaney. They write about the holiday from Advent to Christmas Eve and after: gifts, parties, mystery, the baby in the manger, the coming of the kings. The full-color pictures, by several artists, occasionally overwhelm the words, especially when the text is printed right on the artwork, and middle-grade students will need adult help with several of the more difficult poems. The collection will be most useful as a source for holiday sharing and reading aloud--at home, in the library, and in the classroom. Hazel Rochman
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About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0192762478
• ISBN 13: 9780192762474
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160
• Editor: Harrison Michael, Stuart-Clark Christopher