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John Agard, Author
Satoshi Kitamura, Illustrator
Imprint: Hodder Children's Books
Publication date: September 21, 2017
Category: Poetry
ISBN: 9781444932607
A wonderful new anthology of poems by winner of the Queens Medal and the Eleanor Farjeon Award, 2016
Do triangles
ever get into a tangle
when their sides meet their angles?
A wonderful new children’s poetry collection, from a celebrated, award-winning poet.
From nature and science to identity, prepare to be transported on a journey through past and present. This collection from John Agard, winner of the Queens Medal and the Eleanor Farjeon Award, explores the wonders of the world – inviting your child to ponder life’s questions with lots of fun along the way!
John Agard was born in Guyana and emigrated to Britain in 1977. He has worked as an actor and a performer with a jazz group and spent several years with the Commonwealth Institute, travelling all over Britain giving talks, performances and workshops. He has visited literally thousands of schools. His poem ‘Half-caste’ is on the AQA English GCSE syllabus, and every year he tours the country performing with other top poets for GCSE students. He lives in Sussex and is married to Grace Nichols, herself a respected Caribbean poet.