Knock Down Ginger and other poems

Brian Moses, Illustrated by Jolyon Webb
Published by Cambridge
0-521-44683-X, £3.95

Poems based on everyday school life with introductions to each one from the author. Brian Moses draws on his time as a teacher with these sharply observed verses - playground duty, taking part in 'Readathon' and harvest festivals. festivals. Particularly useful is the final chapter on working with poems in class - he suggests using words and poems as catalysts for encouraging further creative writing. A pity the black and white illustrations give such a dated look to this useful collection.

Reviewed in BfK No. 87 (July 1994) by Val Bierman (VB)


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