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May 1, 2003/in Poetry 8-10 Junior/Middle /by Angie Hill
BfK Rating:
BfK 140 May 2003
Reviewer: Helen Taylor
ISBN: 978-0141314945
Price: £4.99
Publisher: Puffin
Genre: Poetry
Age Range: 8-10 Junior/Middle
Length: 96pp
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Good Enough to Eat

Author: Roger McGoughIllustrator: Lydia Monks

Once again, McGough shows that ‘comic poetry’, nonsense verse and tongue twisters can be cleverly crafted, contemplative and inspiring. From the issues in ‘Rubber Bullets’: ‘They sound harmless / But without a doubt / Rubber bullets / Rub people out.’ to the beautiful imagery (reminiscent of the first line of Norman MacCaig’s ‘Trees and Planets’) of ‘Icy fingers’:

‘Despite the cold / A line of old trees / Playing with the moon / Tossing it / From one to the other / Never missing a catch.’

McGough, with a deft hand, weaves his magic and humour to create a multi-layered collection of poems.

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