The Oxford Treasury of Classic Poems - Hardcover

Harrison, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 019276120X ISBN 13: 9780192761200

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1996

Synopsis

An anthology of famous, established, and well-loved poems both old and new, which should delight children for many years. There are old classics, such as "The Owl and the Pussycat", "Ozymandias", and "The Forsaken Merman", and newer classics too, by Ted Hughes, Stevie Smith, and Brian Patten.

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Review

"150 high-quality pages of works.... I love this book; I walk renewed among its monuments."--Peter F. Neumeyer, Boston Sunday Globe"The 93 poems in this glorious collection have thrilled readers and performers for years, and the lines still sing to kids today."--Booklist"Assembled for children, this collection will please most of us of any age.... A wonderfully balanced collection, with the nonsense poems we all love, story poems, ... emotionally moving, enigmatic poems, something to please any reader. And the illustrations really do add a dimension that helps clarify the meaning and mood of the poetry."--Kliatt"Will provide children with the essential opportunity to employ their imaginations, question their relationship to the world around them, and deepen their perceptions about nature and human feelings.... The book is marvelously illustrated by 10 artists."--Memphis Commercial Appeal "150 high-quality pages of works.... I love this book; I walk renewed among its monuments."--Peter F. Neumeyer, Boston Sunday Globe "The 93 poems in this glorious collection have thrilled readers and performers for years, and the lines still sing to kids today."--Booklist "Assembled for children, this collection will please most of us of any age.... A wonderfully balanced collection, with the nonsense poems we all love, story poems, ... emotionally moving, enigmatic poems, something to please any reader. And the illustrations really do add a dimension that helps clarify the meaning and mood of the poetry."--Kliatt "Will provide children with the essential opportunity to employ their imaginations, question their relationship to the world around them, and deepen their perceptions about nature and human feelings.... The book is marvelously illustrated by 10 artists."--Memphis Commercial Appeal "150 high-quality pages of works.... I love this book; I walk renewed among its monuments."--Peter F. Neumeyer, Boston Sunday Globe "The 93 poems in this glorious collection have thrilled readers and performers for years, and the lines still sing to kids today."--Booklist "Assembled for children, this collection will please most of us of any age.... A wonderfully balanced collection, with the nonsense poems we all love, story poems, ... emotionally moving, enigmatic poems, something to please any reader. And the illustrations really do add a dimension that helps clarify the meaning and mood of the poetry."--Kliatt "Will provide children with the essential opportunity to employ their imaginations, question their relationship to the world around them, and deepen their perceptions about nature and human feelings.... The book is marvelously illustrated by 10 artists."--Memphis Commercial Appeal "150 high-quality pages of works.... I love this book; I walk renewed among its monuments."--Peter F. Neumeyer, Boston Sunday Globe"The 93 poems in this glorious collection have thrilled readers and performers for years, and the lines still sing to kids today."--Booklist"Assembled for children, this collection will please most of us of any age.... A wonderfully balanced collection, with the nonsense poems we all love, story poems, ... emotionally moving, enigmatic poems, something to please any reader. And the illustrations really do add a dimension that helpsclarify the meaning and mood of the poetry."--Kliatt"Will provide children with the essential opportunity to employ their imaginations, question their relationship to the world around them, and deepen their perceptions about nature and human feelings.... The book is marvelously illustrated by 10 artists."--Memphis Commercial Appeal

About the Author

Michael Harrison and Christopher Stuart-Clark have compiled many successful anthologies for OUP, including The Oxford Treasury of Children's Poems, The Oxford Treasury of Children's Stories, The New Oxford Treasury of Children's Poems, and The Oxford Book of Christmas Poems.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 019276120X
• ISBN 13: 9780192761200
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160