Andrew Fusek Peters is een gevierd dichter, bloemlezer en toneelschrijver wiens productieve carrière meer dan zeventig kinderboeken omvat. Zijn werk verkent vaak poëtische expressie voor jonge lezers, wat getuigt van een diepgaand begrip van de kinderwereld. Door middel van zijn collecties en bloemlezingen stelt hij vakkundig verzen samen, waardoor de rijkdom van taal en emotie toegankelijk wordt voor kinderen.
When Bully Goat takes over Badger's house. Badger needs help to move him out. His biggest and bravest friends all make excuses. Finally help arrives from an unexpected quarter and Badger realises that size isn't everything. This traditional Iberian tale is retold with a twist by storyteller, poet and anthologist Andrew Fusek Peters.
Heart-warming picture book story of hope triumphing over despair, for families touched by depression.
When Ameerah Monkey wants to cross the river, she hatches a plot to trick crocodile into helping her. But how will she escape being his next meal? schovat popis
When Turtle challenges Bear to a race along the lakeshore, Bear is confident about the outcome, but all is not as it seems in this competition of wits. Complete with Audio CD.
A talkative tortoise lets his vanity win out over common sense in this tale of why the tortoise has a cracked shell. This traditional Himalayan 'Tale with a Twist' is retold by poet, author and storyteller, Andrew Fusek Peters. Tales from around the world provide an insight into cultures other than our own. Complete with audio CD.
The story revolves around a wise man's cleverness as he faces the threat of being eaten by a cunning tiger. With all the animals seemingly aligned against him, the wise man must navigate a web of deception and potential allies. The jackal's role adds intrigue, leaving readers to wonder whether it will assist him or betray him further. Themes of wit, survival, and the unpredictability of friendships unfold in this engaging tale.
In Dip, Andrew Fusek Peters describes an extraordinary year of wild swimming. Following in the wake of great writers such as Richard Jefferies and Edward Thomas, Dip combines meditations on place, history and myth with sharp observation and a poet's eye.
The Bush animals are fed up of Dingo dog's bullying and generate a storming idea to teach him a lesson.
A Groaning Coffin of Poems, Jokes, Riddles, and Plots Opened Up
There's nothing that Fred likes better than to stroll around the local graveyard. For Fred isn't your normal type of kid-he just loves all things ghoulish and ghosty, even if it means getting grief from Barry the Bully at school. But one day while mooching around the cemetery he suddenly slipsdown a hole and enters a whole different world-the world of ghosts! To be accepted, he must pretend to be dead (of course) and he finds himself taking the entrance exams to Ghost School. Fred succeeds and has a whale of a time, for he can now practise his spooking as much as he likes, and he meetslots of hilarious characters. When his cover is finally blown and he returns to his own world, his new friends are very useful for giving old Barry the creeps . . . Full of variety and humour with an appealing design to draw the reader in, this book is great for dipping into or reading from start tofinish. There are many different types of poems and plenty of jokes and riddles to make this collection a useful resource for teachers as well as highly appealing to children.
Featuring exquisite photography, this book offers a detailed exploration of UK butterflies, highlighting their unique traits and challenges. Each species is presented in dedicated chapters, arranged chronologically to reflect their seasonal activities. Andrew Fusek Peters combines stunning visuals with insightful descriptions, creating a celebration of these often-overlooked creatures and their natural environment.