Poems about you and me

Twenty-one poems looking at aspects of interpersonal relationships which might be used as starting points for exploration of such issues as loss, name-calling, insiders/outsiders and co-operation. The quality of the poems, form, length and tone are varied and the illustrations a mixture of photography and airbrush techniques, sometimes both being used effectively in one spread. The picture book format may facilitate small group discussion of particular poems and there is a double page spread suggesting possibilities for shared and individual writing and reading together with a brief outline of a further half dozen related titles. If you are looking to use the book with a whole class then you will need to rely on the verbal images impacting aurally: the print is not big enough to be read from a distance.