Heard it in the Playground

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My nearly 6 year old daughter really enjoys both reading and listening to poetry, and was really caught up in this book! This book is an essential item for any KS2 shelf, to have to hand for last minute assemblies, or for sharing some laughter during those ‘in-between’ moments of the school day. Shed a tear for The Boy Without A Name, discover the secrets to teachers (they NEVER leave the school! Janet sadly died in 1994, but Allan has gone on to work with other illustrators and is still producing lots of new books. Packed with rhythmic poetry and playful songs, this timeless collection has delighted children for generations.

Now that my mum has spotted it on my bookshelf she has dug out her copy, with refreshed enthusiasm, to use in her all boys Year 6 class. Allan Ahlberg’s collection of poems and songs paint a funny and accurate portrait of primary school life, with highly appealing and atmospheric illustrations by Fritz Wegner.Allan Ahlberg's collection of poems and songs paint a funny and accurate portrait of primary school life, with highly appealing and atmospheric illustrations by Fritz Wegner. Meet Billy McBone and the Mad Professor's Daughter, be amazed by the Longest Kiss Contest, shed a tear for the Boy Without a Name and - if you're a stressed teacher - sing the Mrs Butler Blues. Janet died in 1994 and Ahlberg discontinued his writing career for a few years before picking it up again. Unfortunately rather than being hardcover as described at time of sale, it was a paperback but it is in good condition .

Allan has collaborated with many illustrators, including Andre Amstutz, Gillian Tyler and Katharine McEwen, as well as his late wife, Janet Ahlberg (nee Hall) and his daughter Jessica Ahlberg. Read more about the condition Very Good: A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Meet Billy McBone and the Mad Professor's Daughter, be amazed by the Longest Kiss Contest, shed a tear for the Boy Without a Name and, if you're a stressed teacher sing the Mrs Butler Blues. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.Innovative, funny and moving, his work encompasses storybooks, picture books, easy readers, joke books and novels as well as poems. I raised the question with Better World Books and although they could not supply a hardcover version they were extremely generous in making up for the descepency.

He has won numerous awards for his books including, the Kurt Maschler Award in 1986, The Children's Book Award in 1987, the Blue Peter Book Award 2001, and The Children's Book Award: Books for Young Children award 2002. Classic characters like Burglar Bill and The Jolly Postman have become firm favourites with a generation of children who are now reading them to their own offspring. Meet Billy McBone and the Mad Professor’s Daughter, be amazed by the Longest Kiss Contest, shed a tear for the Boy Without a Name and – if you’re a stressed teacher – sing the Mrs Butler Blues. Meet Billy McBone and the Mad Professor s Daughter, be amazed by the Longest Kiss Contest, shed a tear for the Boy Without a Name and if you re a stressed teacher sing the Mrs Butler Blues.ISBN: 9780140328240 Author: Ahlberg, Allan Publisher: Puffin Publication Date: 1st August 1991 Imprint: Puffin Cover: Paperback Dewey: 821. I remember the boys in my class turning the poem ‘Heard it in the Playground’ into a rap in the style of Vanilla Ice! Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives.