Sensational! Poems Inspired By The Five Senses
chosen by Roger McGough

Macmillan Children's, 2004

An award-winning collection, incredibly useful and entertaining; divided into sections on each of the senses – plenty here to inspire.

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Overheard On A Saltmarsh: Poets' Favourite Poems
edited by Carol Ann Duffy

Macmillan Children's, 2004

Award-winning poet Carol Ann Duffy has asked poets to select their favourite children's poem to appear alongside a poem of their own. An illuminating book.

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Wicked Poems
edited by Roger McGough

Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2002

A wonderful resource of poems about the misbehaving side of life.

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Cock Crow: Poems About Life In The Countryside
chosen by Michael Morpurgo and Jane Feaver

Egmont Books, 2005

This is a delightful anthology, edited by the former Children's Laureate, who with his wife has run Farms for City Children now for over thirty years. A great way to discover the life of countryside and its farms.

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Shades Of Green
chosen by Anne Harvey

Random House Children's Books, 1991

An award-winning collection of poems on a green theme, lots of really nice choices, a delightful resource on this subject.

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A Poke In The Eye: A Collection Of Concrete Poems
selected by Paul Janeczko

Walker Books, 2001

A joyous and beautifully designed book of shape poems.

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Paint Me A Poem: New Poems Inspired By Art In TheTate
Grace Nichols

A & A Black, 2004

Poems inspired by paintings, by Grace Nichols and by children visiting the gallery. With some very useful tips on how to look at a work of art and how to write poems about it.

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Blood And Roses: British History In Poetry
compiled by Brian Moses

Hodder Children's, 2004

A lively collection of poems about historical subjects.

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