Roger Stevens has put together many poetry anthologies, such as The Monster That Ate the Universe (Macmillan) and Let's Recycle Grandad, The Secret Life of Pants and the CLPE award nominated A Million Brilliant Poems for A & C Black. As well as working as an anthologist and poet, Roger runs the 'Poetry Zone' website for children and is a frequent visiting author in schools specialising in poetry workshops.

A brilliant, dip-in collection of poems to be read aloud, with tips and advice on how to be the best poetry performer!
This wonderful anthology is full of poems that are easy to remember and perfect for reciting out loud. It includes new, modern and classic poems, ranging from very short to long and written by a diverse range of poets from Joshua Seigal to Christina Rossetti and from Lewis Carrol to Debjani Chatterjee. The poems are arranged in order of length, making it easy to select the right poem for every level. Featuring tips for readers, teachers and parents on how to memorise poems and on performing them out loud, this book is perfect for the memorising and performance elements in the primary National Curriculum.
Book Band: Brown
Aimed at readers aged 7+