Most Popular Books by Roger McGough

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One of a child''s most exciting early challenges is discovering the world of numbers: what do they look like? what do they mean? how does a person answer the questions "how much" and "how many"? The Oxford 123 Book of Number Rhymes is a lively introduction to the numerals one through ten that makes learning about numbers as much fun as it is educational. The book presents each number through imaginative poems and pictures, as well as puzzles, games, jokes, and limericks--all accompanied by happy and colorful illustrations--that directly involve young readers in the explanations. The book also introduces other important concepts through numbers, such as the seven days of the week, the five senses, and other basic elements that make up a young child''s world. After they''ve mastered the individual numerals, the longer poems at the end of the book challenge children to practice counting in sequence. For parents and children to discover together, and for more experienced young readers to explore on their own, The Oxford 123 Book of Number Rhymes is a fine introduction to one of the first important concepts a child will learn.

These poems contain Roger McGough''s own spin on innocence and experience. Poems about his docker father and his new daughter; poems about how, in his dreams, he gave the idea of "Hey Jude" to McCartney and advised Dylan to go electric; and poems about sad music and the sad eclipses of everyday life. 2002.

Roger McGough prende gli animali che conosciamo e li trasforma in un suo zoo dell’immaginazione, dove le parole sono libere di correre da tutte le parti... Un divertentissimo bestiario popolato da creature reali e inventate che – con la complicità di Franco Nasi e delle sue “traduzioni aperte” – si sono trasformate in un’altra lingua e qualche volta hanno anche cambiato nome, in un gioco infinito di travestimenti che il lettore può cimentarsi a continuareRoger McGough prende gli animali che conosciamo e li trasforma in un suo zoo dell’immaginazione, dove le parole sono libere di correre da tutte le parti... Un divertentissimo bestiario popolato da creature reali e inventate che – con la complicità di Franco Nasi e delle sue “traduzioni aperte” – si sono trasformate in un’altra lingua e qualche volta hanno anche cambiato nome, in un gioco infinito di travestimenti che il lettore può cimentarsi a continuare.

In inglese “baby burp” è il ruttino che i genitori cercano di provocare nel neonato dopo la poppata. Quando finalmente il ruttino vien fuori, di solito la mamma o il papà si sentono sollevati e si complimentano con l’esecutore come fosse un musicista: “Bravo! Bravo!” Poi, non si sa esattamente a che età, fare un ruttino a tavola non è più consentito. A ben leggere, però, “baby burp” può essere anche un rutto appena nato. Non il rutto di un bambino, ma un rutto bambino. Dunque può succedere, che a una ragazzina inglese scappi un ruttino. I genitori non apprezzeranno e lei si scuserà. Ma Ruttino non sarà molto contento della fredda accoglienza che la famiglia gli ha riservato, e così comincerà a volare per la stanza, e poi scapperà di casa, se ne andrà fuori dalla finestra, in giro per i quartieri di Londra... Roger McGough rovista nell’inventario di suoni e significati delle parole e ne trae mondi inimmaginabili, ritmi pop e storie pazzesche.

A collection of poems for children encompassing everything from epigrams to longer narratives, letters and story poems.

AN EXUBERANT NEW COLLECTION FROM ONE OF BRITAIN''S BEST LOVED POETS ''The patron saint of poetry'' Carol Ann Duffy For more than fifty years, Roger McGough has entranced generations of readers with poetry which is at once playful and poignant, intimate and ambitious in its scope. From forgotten friendships and the idiosyncrasies of family life, to the trauma of war right through to contemporary politics, joinedupwriting explores the human experience in all its shades of light and dark, but always with McGough''s signature wit and style. This is the nation''s favourite poet at his very finest. ''McGough has done for poetry what champagne does for weddings'' Time Out

A collection of poems by Roger McGough and Christina Rosetti. At Key Stage 2 Wordsmith gives you ''single voice'' collections of poetry. This approach enables children to familiarise themselves with the poets as individuals, learning about their lives and inspirations to help bring their work to life.

BBC Radio 4''s Poetry Please is the longest-running broadcast of verse anywhere in the world. First aired in 1979, the programme, a request show which broadcasts to two million listeners a week, has become a unique record of the country''s best-loved poems over the decades since its inception. The BBC has looked back through its rich archive of recordings to produce a poll of the most asked for and most broadcast pieces ever: fifty of those poems are read here by Adjoa Andoh and Anton Lesser, both regular voices for the programme. The selection includes poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, William Blake, Rupert Brooke, Lord Byron, G.K. Chesterton, T. S. Eliot, Robert Frost, John Keats, Edward Lear, Sylvia Plath, Christina Rossetti, William Shakespeare, Dylan Thomas, William Wordsworth, and W.B. Yeats

Poetry themes: School and leaving school - Animals - Likes and hates - Life in towns - Life in the countryside - Games - Love - Laughter - Emotions.

POETRY PIE is a brilliant collection of poems for children by Roger McGough.There are over 50 poems in this hugely enjoyable poetry collection with themes ranging from food and animals to school and ghouls. As always, Roger McGough''s poems are full of wit and wisdom, with word play, puns and sharp observations on all aspects of life. Illustrated throughout with his own unique line drawings which are full of humour and pathos. Roger McGough is one of the UK''s most celebrated and distinctive poets. He is the author of more than fifty books and has written numerous scripts, including the script for the Beatles'' film Yellow Submarine. He is an international ambassador for poetry and in 1997 was awarded an OBE.

A collection of over 200 poems, limericks, and verses from such authors as Emily Dickinson, Lewis Carroll, and Shel Silverstein, compiled by a British poet and broadcaster.

A brilliant new collection of poems. The poetry contains the clever word-play, rich ideas and humour associated with Roger McGough. It includes a series of poems about the exploits of some gangster cats and verse based on CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS by Saint Saens.