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This unique collection of fifty poems and short prose pieces,
twenty-five by each of the authors, is bound together in a very
unusual way - by genetics.;Sister and brother Jenny and Jonathan
share many things, including the desire to write. Their styles and
approaches are often different (but aren't any two poets?). What
binds and underlies these poems is their shared family experiences.
Some are written in free form and others in traditional forms such
as the sonnet; some rhyme, and some use other means of enjoying the
beauty of language to convey emotion or atmosphere. There is one
poem in French, and pieces about many different countries and
places.;The deep pull of the sea, a spell in France, a love of
nature and adventure, together with enquiring minds through family
trips, holidays and debate: these were their inspiration. There are
poems on all of these subjects, as well as one composed by each of
them on being siblings. Jenny and Jonathan lived as young children
in the North East of England. They then went with their parents for
several months to the USA and Canada. Later they lived in Marseille
and Paris before returning to the UK. Their parents spent some
years in Belgium and all members of the family travelled widely in
many parts of the world.;Both accomplished in their own right as
published authors, they have now worked together to produce an
entertaining and varied set of poems ranging from humour to deep
grief, from Cambodia to Cornwall. There is often reflection in
these poems, particularly in response to events such as lockdown.
Overall a far ranging and thought-provoking collection.
Decorate each colourful town scene with stickers from 8 pages of
over 350 fantastic stickers! Children will have hours of fun adding
stickers to these spreads to make the scenes look the way they
want. Each spread features things to look for, find and count,
along with fun facts and questions. A treasure hunt activity at the
end means children can go back and spot things they might have not
have noticed before.
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