On the Move: Poems About Migration
A powerful, award-winning poetry collection, with beautiful illustrations
$19.64
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
3 November 2022
Summary
A powerful, beautifully illustrated poetry collection from two award-winning creators, ideal for starting thoughtful conversations about migration and displacement.
“What you leave behind Won’t leave your mind. But home is where you find it. Home is where you find it.”
Former Children’s Laureates Michael Rosen and Sir Quentin Blake join forces for a landmark new collection. Michael’s poems are divided into four: in the first series, he draws on his childhood a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529504361 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529504368 |
| Author: | Michael Rosen, Quentin Blake |
| Publisher: | Walker Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Walker Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 3 November 2022 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 14mm x 130mm x 198mm |
| Audience Age: | 9-12 |
Critics Review
Enhanced by timeless pen and ink drawings from fellow former Children’s Laureate, Quentin Blake, this is a deeply moving, enduring poetry collection. In an insightful introduction, Rosen describes migration as an intrinsic part of human history, which has led to the development of richly diverse societies around the world. * BookTrust *
Blake’s haunting drawings complement Rosen’s compelling words beautifully in this very accessible volume. * The Independent *
Best: Powerful anthology.
The prolific Michael Rosen joined forces with fellow former children’s laureate Sir Quentin Blake to produce this powerful book of poems about migration. […] Blake’s haunting drawings complement Rosen’s compelling words beautifully in this very accessible volume.
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powerful collection of poems
At once commemorative, historical, political and celebratory, Michael’s poems herein have a straightforward power that is echoed in Quentin Blake’s black and white illustrations that have a haunting quality of their own. * Red Reading Hub *
Michael Rosen
Michael Rosen is one of the most popular authors for children. His bestselling titles published by Walker Books include We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, A Great Big Cuddle, Little Rabbit Foo Foo, Michael Rosen’s Sad Book, Tiny Little Fly and What Is Poetry?. Michael received the Eleanor Farjeon Award for distinguished services to children’s literature in 1997, and was the Children’s Laureate from 2007 to 2009. He presents radio programmes for the BBC, and is a political commentator.
Quentin Blake is one of the world’s foremost illustrators, particularly renowned for his collaboration with Roald Dahl. His books have won numerous awards, including the Whitbread Prize, the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Hans Christian Andersen Award. In 1999 he was appointed the first Children’s Laureate, and in 2013 he received a knighthood for his services to illustration.
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