{"product_id":"weird-wild-wonderful-the-poetry-world-of-james-carter-paperback","title":"Weird, Wild \u0026 Wonderful: The Poetry World of James Carter - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Carter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNeal Layton\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoet James Carter selects his favourite and best poems, including many classroom classics, with pictures by an award-winning children's illustrator. Welcome to the weird, wild and wonderful world of James Carter  Expect to hear the moon speak, explore a magic wood and play air guitar. You'll meet wolves, elephants and a dung beetle; you'll get close to a gorilla and sing a lullaby to a woolly mammoth; you might even meet an alien in a library. Packed with James Carter's most popular and requested poems, plus 8 brand new poems, this is an important collection from one of the top children's poets writing today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Carter\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning children's poet, non-fiction writer and musician. He travels all over the UK and abroad with his melodica to give lively, action-packed poetry\/music performances. A former lecturer in Creative Writing\/Children's Literature at Reading University, in the last 19 years James has visited over 1300 schools and has performed at various prestigious festivals including Cheltenham, Hay and Edinburgh. He is the author of CLiPPA-shortlisted collection Zim Zam Zoom (with Nicola Colton). He lives in Oxfordshire, UK.\u003ci\u003e Neal Layton\u003c\/i\u003e is an author and illustrator whose images are prized for their spontaneity and inventiveness. His picture books include \u003ci\u003eThe Tree, The Story of Stars, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOscar and Arabella.\u003c\/i\u003e He thought about becoming a scientist but instead studied Graphic Design, gaining a BA at Newcastle and an MA in Illustration at Central St Martins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 7.8 x 5.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767752851744,"sku":"9781913074739","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/48e77b02952149d7793eb293c7e4cfa7.webp?v=1780316679","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/weird-wild-wonderful-the-poetry-world-of-james-carter-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}