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Zooming the zoo
Dougherty, John2024
Book
Presents a collection of poems by John Dougherty Suggesting this zoo hold a meeting on zoomWas not sensible, wise or astuteFor the sloths all appear to have frozen onscreenAnd I think that the swan's stuck on mute.Read about slugs, dogs and bats - or ghosts, grandads and lions in love; discover a feisty Rapunzel and how to deal with bullies. Find a class teacher who runs the marathon, the talented, kind kids in Yellow Group - and learn the first rule of poetry - have fun!
Main title:
Zooming the zoo / John Dougherty ; illustrated by Tom Morgan-Jones.
Author:
Dougherty, John, authorMorgan-Jones, Tom, illustrator
Work:
Edition:
Original.
Imprint:
Hereford : Otter-Barry Books Ltd, 2024.
Collation:
96 p. : B & W illustrations throughout ; 198 x 129 mm. 86 gm.
Audience:
Young People.Reading grade level: 7-9.Interest age level: 7-11.Interest grade level: KS2.
Biography/History:
John Dougherty is a Northern Irish writer who now lives in Gloucestershire. He worked as a primary school teacher until 2004, when he became a full-time author. His first book, Zeus on the Loose, was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award, and he is the author of the hugely popular Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face books for primary-age children. John is former chair of the UK Children's Writers and Illustrators Group of the Society of Authors.
ISBN:
9781915659217 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
C821.92DOU821.92
LC class:
PR6104
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
727430