{"product_id":"dragons-and-wolves-emma-grundy-9781739451004","title":"Dragons and wolves: A collection of poems for young readers","description":"\u003cp\u003eDragons don't always breathe fire. Wolves don't just howl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoetry is one of the best ways for any young reader to develop a long-lasting love of language.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe quirkily-illustrated poems in this collection encourage young readers (approx 6 - 13) to love the rhythm, power, sound, feel, and meanings of words. Anyone who reads aloud to children will enjoy bringing the many different worlds and stories to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYoung readers who enjoy word-pictures, unusual ideas, or unexpected endings will find a rich supply in this collection to amuse, interest or surprise them\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are rhyming poems, but there are also many examples of haiku, senryũ, acrostic, and free verse. There is even an experimental dragon sonnet!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are fearsome dragons and strange dragons like Hose Nose who has a unique way of helping his local fire brigade. There are wolves of fairytale fame and those who haunt landscapes beneath cold moons. These are poems written to be fun and others written to be thought-provoking or darker. A few poems even set readers a direct challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poems for each of the creatures are organised so that those for younger readers come before those that give older readers a wider range of ideas or challenges to think about or interpret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emma Grundy,Alan Sturgess\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1739451007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781739451004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verse Shed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d","brand":"Emma Grundy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48873802793215,"sku":"9781739451004","price":9.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dragons-and-wolves-emma-grundy-9781739451004","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}