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Featuring turbo-charged trees, double agent forests and leaves that perform magic, this is a wide-ranging collection of fun, lyrical and thought-provoking poems. Some have already appeared on programmes such as Blue Peter, Poetry Please and BBC Poetry Pie. Others have delighted audiences up and down the country. There are new poems that celebrate the outdoors, tree-climbing, forest school, ecological matters and nature in the city, alongside a smattering of favourites from previous anthologies and collections. As ever Andrew infuses the poems with his bonkers and surreal imagination.
List of contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Leaves Are Like Traffic Lights
- Fight To The Death
- Trees Don't Go To School
- The Time-Travelling Leaf
- Autumn Rhythms
- Top Secret Weather Report [Decoded]
- Guy Forks
- Leaf Song
- My Brother The Tree
- The No-No Bird
- Hare Piece
- The City Breathing
- Easy Beyond Beleaf
- December
- Winter Garden Birds
- Sledge
- Winter Cookbook
- Oak
- Winter
- Too Late Results
- Imagination
- Thief
- The Gold-Leaf Gangster
- What A Lark!
- A Fussy Riddle
- Keep Out!
- Arrest That Tree!
- Rhythm Of The Day
- The Rubbish Man
- Riddle-Me-Read
- The Magician
- The Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of Knitting
- I Know That You Might Think It Odd
- Journey Of A Tree
- Water-Cycle
- Alder
- The Last Tree In The World
- The Safest Place In The World
- Pigeon
- No Skateboarding Allowed
- Ballad Of The Trees
- Rain Song
- Dambusters
- The Old Mansion
- Forest Fire, Greece
- Loop The Loop
- Summer Swim
- Sunset
- Tide & Seek
- Night & Day
- Riddle Me Time
- Forest School
- Forestry Commission Meeting Minutes
- Slash & Burn
- 1. Lift That Leg, Doggy!
- 2. The Tree's Reply
- A Very Thin Riddle
- A Tidy Poem
- Sellout
- Superfast
- The Whole Wide Wood
- Chant
- Answers To Riddles
About the author
Andrew Fusek Peters has written and edited over 80 books, many critically acclaimed. He has performed his children's poetry on Radio and TV and features on the Poetry Archive. His books include the best of his children's poetry Mad, Bad and Dangerously Haddock {Lion} and for older readers, Poems With Attitude {Wayland}. This new collection features a varied selection of both fun and lyrical poems on the theme of trees and seasons.
Summary
Featuring turbo-charged trees, double agent forests and leaves that perform magic, this is a wide-ranging collection of fun, lyrical and thought-provoking poems.
