A must-have collection for every child's bookshelf!
101 unforgettable classic poems include William Blake's "The Tyger", Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", Edward Lear's "The Quangle Wangle's Hat", William Wordsworth's "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud", Shakespeare's Sonnet 18, "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and many, many more. Also included are traditional rhymes, riddles, carols and songs from a range of traditions.
Poems are organised by theme, and lively introductions provide information on the poets and their craft. Includes an index and glossary of poetic terms.