The Song that Sings the Bird

A rich, original and challenging collection for any child or, indeed, adult. Particularly welcome at a time when so much of children's poetry is really verse, this anthology ranges widely across ages, cultures and styles to offer poems as various as 'Linstead Market' and 'Any Old Iron' to 'The Dancing Cbman' and 'Mushrooms'; as well as a range of authors from Anon. to Sylvia Plath. Very few are the usual staples of anthologies but nevertheless are accessible, if demanding. A real pleasure for solo reading or to read aloud.