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Hopscotch in the Sky Lucinda Jacob

Hopscotch in the Sky By Lucinda Jacob

Hopscotch in the Sky by Lucinda Jacob


$16.49
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Summary

Full colour, illustrated and hardback poetry book containing poetry on all the seasons for young readers.

Hopscotch in the Sky Summary

Hopscotch in the Sky by Lucinda Jacob

Full colour, illustrated and hardback poetry book containing poetry on all the seasons for young readers.
It includes poems about nature, the landscape, the weather and children's experiences of the seasons from ice-creams to Christmas trees.
An accompanying ebook will be free to download, introducing children to the poetic forms used in the book and chock-full of ideas to encourage readers to try their hand at writing their own poems. It will be especially helpful also to teachers who would like to include writing poetry as a classroom activity with their pupils.
The full-colour illustrations are by Lauren O'Neill, winner of the Children's Books Ireland Award for Illustration in 2016.

Hopscotch in the Sky Reviews

A charming, accessible collection from one of Ireland's best poets for children, Lucinda Jacob. ... The classy, expressive illustrations by Lauren O'Neill make this a pocket treasure.

* Irish Independent *

This superb collection of illustrated poems is groundbreaking.

* Inis Magazine *

About Lucinda Jacob

Lucinda Jacob is a poet, illustrator and author of fiction for young people. She has written and illustrated a number of picture books and storybooks for new readers, scripts for the national broadcaster RTE and poetry for older children, published in numerous collections.

Lauren O'Neill is a Wexford-born illustrator and NCAD graduate who now lives and works in Dublin. Her work can be found on the covers and in the interiors of several books for children including Blazing a Trail: Irish Women who Changed the World by Sarah Webb, and she is the proud winner of the Children's Books Ireland Honour Award for Illustration 2016.

Jennifer Johnston is a Booker Prize-shortlisted author of more than twenty novels including How Many Miles to Babylon? Her 1979 novel The Old Jest won the Whitbread Award (since renamed the Costa Award) and was adapted as a film starring Anthony Hopkins. She was the recipient of the 2006 Irish PEN award and 2012 Irish Book Awards Lifetime Acheivement Award.

Additional information

GOR009663684
9781910411933
1910411930
Hopscotch in the Sky by Lucinda Jacob
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Little Island
20171005
48
Short-listed for Irish Times Book of the Year 2017
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - Hopscotch in the Sky