The Young Oxford Book of Christmas Poems - Softcover

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9780192762528: The Young Oxford Book of Christmas Poems

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192762524 ISBN 13: 9780192762528

Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr, 2000

A collections of poems celebrates the magic and wonder of Christmas, from bells and angels to trees and Santa Claus, and features selections from British and American poets old and new.

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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.

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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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