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The Winding Road Celebrate each age and stage of your child's life with this poetic travelling companion. The Winding Road offers over 200 poems on the theme of childhood and growing up by writers ancient and modern - from Gaelic blessings to Navajo prayers, from William Blake to Eleanor Farjeon and Billy Collins. This rich treasury of poems, verses,
blessings and meditations reflects a child's journey from baby
to teenager, from first milestones to leaving home:- |
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224pp; 210 x 148mm;
'What pleasure awaits those who not only dip into this book at random, but who also search for the particular poem or verse which has personal meaning. What a gift for the family - and how wonderful to think of a new book growing with the family and being passed on, thoroughly finger-smudged, tear-stained and page-turned.' Jamila Gavin, |
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Matthew Barton is a translator, editor, teacher and poet. He also taught kindergarten for many years at the Bristol Waldorf School. His first collection of poems, Learning To Row, was published by Peterloo in 1999. He has won numerous prizes for his work, including an Arts Council Writer's Award and a Hawthornden Fellowship. |
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