All the Colours of the Earth
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This issue's cover illustration by Adrian Reynolds is from Julia Jarman's Big Red Bath, published by Orchard Books. Julia Jarman is interviewed by Stephanie Nettell. Thanks to Orchard Books for their help with this July cover.
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All the Colours of the Earth
Wendy Cooling
A diverse collection of 31 poems from all over the world, looking at some of the concerns of children from play to poverty. Among the poets featured are Tagore, Robert Louis Stevenson, Christina Rossetti and Felice Holman. The overall theme is global citizenship and though the poems encompass issues such as deforestation and hunger, the lingering mood is upbeat, particularly in the offerings by Steve Turner, John Agard and Benjamin Zephaniah where hope and positivity are sung out. The book is generously illustrated in full colour. Moxley uses an appropriately naive style which helps draw readers into the poets' world.