A Century of Children's Poems

100 poems by 100 of the major children’s poets of the twentieth century
compiled by John Foster, an established and well-known anthologist and poet
in his own right.
This collection provides a substantial volume of poems by the most significant
children’s poets of the twentieth century and is sure to establish itself as
a standard collection that will sell steadily for many years. The book contains
poems by women poets, black writers and many representatives from countries
other than Britain where the book will sell. There is an index of themes as
well as indexes of authors, titles and first lines, so that teachers will find
it tremendously useful and easy to use as reference. There is also a biographical
section at the end of the book, giving brief biographies of the poets. The line
illustrations throughout the book add quality and depth to the poems and are
by distinguished children’s illustrators.
Ages 8–12