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(She) has a sharp ear for the way children respond to poetry, consequently they should be read aloud to be fully appreciated, not just at school but in the family.\" So, here is the second collection!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Eleanor McLeod","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50406287868207,"sku":"9781906628192","price":180.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/4203\/2175\/files\/9781906628192.jpg?v=1724236067"},{"product_id":"23","title":"Poems for Children to Enjoy and Teachers Too!","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis collection of poems is ideal for the primary classroom as it covers seasonal topics such as Harvest, Halloween, Guy Fawkes Night, Christmas, Pancake Day, Easter and many others. There are also poems about the weather and about a variety of creatures which could be used to support the curriculum. Most of them have already been enjoyed by Eleanor McLeod's discerning young pupils. Using poems such as these as a starting point for learning can be fun and informative. Eleanor McLeod is from Swansea, Wales and it was when she began her Primary School teaching career in 1966 that she started writing poems for her pupils. When she decided to change direction and become a professional actress she continued to write poems, stories and dramatic monologues. In 1984 after the birth of her son, she returned to the classroom where all the old favourites and many new ones were tried and enjoyed once again. As a teacher of the LAMDA Speech and Drama syllabus and a member of the LAMDA Examining board and a adjudicator for the British and International Federation of Festivals she realises how welcome and useful a collection of poems like this will be to teachers and performers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Eleanor McLeod","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50406288032047,"sku":"9781906628239","price":180.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/4203\/2175\/files\/9781906628239.jpg?v=1724235990"},{"product_id":"24","title":"Even More Poems for Children to Enjoy and Teachers Too","description":"\u003cp\u003eEleanor McLeod is a well-established writer of poetry for children and her first two anthologies have also been welcomed by teachers as they include poems that are suitable for each school term.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this new anthology there are still sections for different times of the year but also sections on the natural world, families and travel. Initially aimed at Primary school children there are some thoughtful poems that would appeal to older pupils. As a teacher herself her connection with her young readers makes them relevant and entertaining.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Eleanor McLeod","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50406288818479,"sku":"9781803691152","price":165.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/4203\/2175\/files\/9781803691152.jpg?v=1724235924"},{"product_id":"25","title":"The Works 1 : Every Poem You Will Ever Need At School","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE WORKS contains every kind of poem you will ever need for the Literacy Hour but it is also a book packed with brilliant poems that will delight any reader. It's got chants, action verses, riddles, tongue twisters, shape poems, puns, acrostics, haikus, cinquains, kennings, couplets, thin poems, lists, conversations, monologues, epitaphs, songs, limericks, tankas, nonsense poems, raps, narrative verse and performance poetry that's just for starters. It features poems from the very best classic and modern poets, for example: William Blake, Michael Rosen, Robert Louis Stevenson, Allan Ahlberg, W.H.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuden, Brian Patten, Roger McGough, Roald Dahl, Charles Causley, Eleanor Farjeon, Benjamin Zephaniah, Ted Hughes, T.S. Eliot and William Shakespeare to name but a few. A book packed with gems for dipping in to time and time again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Paul Cookson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50406289473839,"sku":"9781447273493","price":135.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/4203\/2175\/files\/9781447273493.jpg?v=1724235827"},{"product_id":"26","title":"The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems edited by June Crebbin will absorb and delight girls and boys aged 5+. A great first poetry book; the poems span time, from Robert Louis Stevenson and Walter de la Mare right up to date with Roger McGough and Michael Rosen. Themes covered, such as mealtimes, playtime, animals, family and bedtime, really appeal to youngreaders.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA truly lovely collection of all-time favourite poems. June Crebbin is an ex-primary teacher, now a full-time writer. She is in great demand for author visits and runs very successful writing workshops in schools.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJune has written a wide range of children's books and writes poetry for children and adults. She lives in Leicester.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"June Crebbin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50406290358575,"sku":"9780141308982","price":150.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/4203\/2175\/files\/9780141308982.jpg?v=1724235690"},{"product_id":"more-scenes-for-young-performers-to-enjoy-hardback-1","title":"More Scenes for Young Performers to Enjoy (Hardback)","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEleanor McLeod is a teacher, performer, LAMDA examiner and Festival adjudicator. Her last collections of \"Scenes for Young Performers to Enjoy\" have been shared in enthusiastic performances across the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne reviewer said: 'Her understanding of writing material that will appeal to young players is evident. Her creations are well defined but offer the performer scope for individual interpretation. Drama teachers looking for scenes that will stimulate the students will be rewarded by some exciting new material.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo, following on from that comes some more 'exciting new material' - scenes based on nursery rhyme characters, often given an amusing and modern twist, so here is Incy Wincy Spider as a frustrated weather reporter, Old King Cole wanting to enter a talent contest and Little Bo-Peep putting an advert in a Lost and Found column, along with many more. 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