UQP
July 2009
$
166p pb
ISBN: 978-0702237300
Untangling Spaghetti: selected poems
Steven Herrick
from the book...
Are toenails a good source of vitamin C?
What are ten things you will never hear your parents say?
And, more importantly, how do you untangle spaghetti?
A collection of humorous, touching and thought-provoking poems celebrating the everyday lives of children through topics as wide-ranging as food, animals, school, friends and sport - especially soccer!
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Combining
poems from three previous books, Poetry To
The Rescue, Love Poems and Leg Spinners and My Life,
My Love, My Lasagne Steven Herrick presents a fun and easy
to read novel in poems about the ups and downs of everyday family life.
The book
is divided into six thematically linked chapters. The stories generally
revolve
around brothers Jack and Joe, their dad and occasionally mum, sister,
and
various teachers. Topics range from the serious to the fun, following
daily
routines, school pranks and outdoor activities.
This
book would make a great introduction to readers unfamiliar with verse
novels as
well as introducing them to the great work of Steven Herrick. A top
read for
those aged 8 to 12 years old.