Overview
This uplifting anthology contains classic and modern poems to galvanize and inspire you which are brought to life with exquisite, intricate artwork. Chosen and illustrated by Chris Riddell, Poems to Save the World With -the follow-up to Poems to Live Your Life By and Poems to Fall in Love With - will ignite your inner activist and provide comfort and inspiration. These poems speak of hope, happiness, rebellion and living in interesting times. This wonderful book features famous poems, old and new, and a few surprises. Classic verses sit alongside the modern to create the ultimate collection. Includes poems from Neil Gaiman, Nikita Gill, Maggie Smith, Brian Bilston, Raymond Antrobus, Fiona Benson, Lewis Carroll and many more.
Full Product Details
Author: Chris Riddell ,
Chris Riddell
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Imprint: Macmillan
Dimensions:
Width: 12.90cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 19.70cm
Weight: 0.190kg
ISBN: 9781529040128
ISBN 10: 1529040124
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 14 September 2023
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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General/trade
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Children / Juvenile
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
Contains enough humour, pathos and passion to enthral any bookish teenager * Daily Mail * Designed to galvanize, uplift and inspire in our challenging times * The Bookseller * a lovely collection for the turbulent world we live in. * Indybest * And after a turbulent year, every child should find some bedtime solace in Poems to Save the World With, an anthology of galvanizing poems, selected and illustrated by Chris Riddell. Anyone who baulks at reading poetry aloud should turn to the refreshingly brief entry by Robert Louis Stevenson: The world is so full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings * Daily Telegraph and Online * Chris Riddell has selected and illustrated his favourite classic and modern poems to uplift and inspire you to make the world a better place. Be inspired and take action with this insightful and beautiful collection - * WRD Magazine *
"Contains enough humour, pathos and passion to enthral any bookish teenager * Daily Mail * Designed to ""galvanize, uplift and inspire"" in our challenging times * The Bookseller * a lovely collection for the turbulent world we live in. * Indybest * Chris Riddell has selected and illustrated his favourite classic and modern poems to uplift and inspire you to make the world a better place. Be inspired and take action with this insightful and beautiful collection * WRD Magazine *"
Author Information
Author Website: https://twitter.com/chrisriddell50
Chris Riddell OBE, the 2015-2017 UK Children's Laureate, is an accomplished artist and the political cartoonist for the Observer. He has enjoyed great acclaim for his books for children. His books have won a number of major prizes, including the 2001, 2004 and 2016 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medals. Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse won the Costa Children's Book Award in 2013. His previous work for Macmillan includes the bestselling Ottoline books, The Emperor of Absurdia, and, with Paul Stewart, Muddle Earth and the Scavenger series. Chris lives in Brighton with his family.
