Download or read book Hopscotch in the Sky written by Lucinda Jacob and published by Little Island Books. This book was released on 2017-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From ice creams to Christmas trees, flying grannies to reading mermaids, haiku to rhyming verse, Hopscotch in the Sky takes children on a magical poetic journey through the seasons of the year. Funny and touching, sweet and sharp, these poems are full of life and verve. With a rainbow of enchanting illustration by award-winning artist Lauren O'Neill, winner of the Children's Books Ireland Award for Illustration in 2016. An accompanying ebook, The Hopscotch in the Sky Poetry Kit, will be free to download, introducing children to the poetic forms used in the book and chock-full of ideas to encourage readers to try their hand at writing their own poems. It will be especially helpful also to teachers who would like to include writing poetry as a classroom activity with their pupils. You can download it for free on the Little Island website.
Download or read book A Child s Treasury of Irish Stories and Poems written by Yvonne Carroll and published by Gill & Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-10-15 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children of all ages will love this enchanting collection of tales, legends and poems.
Download or read book Irish Poems written by Fiona Waters and published by Gill & MacMillan. This book was released on 2001 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Irish poetry both old and contemporary. Poets featured include James Stephens, W.B. Yeats, Oliver Goldsmith, Oscar Wilde, and many others.
Download or read book The White Cat and the Monk written by Jo Ellen Bogart and published by Groundwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A monk leads a simple life. He studies his books late into the evening and searches for truth in their pages. His cat, Pangur, leads a simple life, too, chasing prey in the darkness. As night turns to dawn, Pangur leads his companion to the truth he has been seeking. The White Cat and the Monk is a retelling of the classic Old Irish poem “Pangur Bán.” With Jo Ellen Bogart’s simple and elegant narration and Sydney Smith’s classically inspired images, this contemplative story pays tribute to the wisdom of animals and the wonders of the natural world.
Download or read book Irish Children s Literature and Culture written by Keith O'Sullivan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-03-17 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What constitutes a ‘national literature’ is rarely straightforward, and it is especially complex when discussing writing for young people in an Irish context. Until recently, there was only a slight body of work that could be classified as ‘Irish children’s literature’ (whatever the parameters) in comparison with Ireland’s contribution to adult literature in the twentieth century. This volume looks critically at Irish writing for children from the 1980s to the present, examining the work of many writers and illustrators and engaging with all the major forms and genres. Topics include the gothic, the speculative, picturebooks, poetry, post-colonial discourse, identity and ethnicity, and globalization. Modern Irish children’s literature is also contextualized in relation to Irish mythology and earlier writings, thereby demonstrating the complexity of this fascinating area. The contributors, who are leading experts in their fields, examine a range of texts in relation to contemporary literary and cultural theory, and also in relation to writing for adults, thereby inviting a consideration of how well writing for a young audience can compare with writing for an adult one. This groundbreaking work is essential reading for all interested in Irish literature, childhood, and children’s literature.
Download or read book Irish Children s Literature and Culture written by Keith O'Sullivan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-03-17 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irish Children’s Literature and Culture looks critically at Irish writing for children from the 1980s to the present, examining the work of many writers and illustrators and engaging with major genres, forms, and issues, including the gothic, the speculative, picturebooks, ethnicity, and globalization. It contextualizes modern Irish children’s literature in relation to Irish mythology and earlier writings, as well as in relation to Irish writing for adults, thereby demonstrating the complexity of this fascinating area. What constitutes a "national literature" is rarely straightforward, and it is especially complex when discussing writing for young people in an Irish context. Until recently, there was only a slight body of work that could be classified as "Irish children’s literature" in comparison with Ireland’s contribution to adult literature in the twentieth century. The contributors to the volume examine a range of texts in relation to contemporary literary and cultural theory, and children’s literature internationally, raising provocative questions about the future of the topic. Irish Children’s Literature and Culture is essential reading for those interested in Irish literature, culture, sociology, childhood, and children’s literature. Valerie Coghlan, Church of Ireland College of Education, Dublin, is a librarian and lecturer. She is a former co-editor of Bookbird: An International Journal of Children's Literature. She has published widely on Irish children's literature and co-edited several books on the topic. She is a former board member of the IRSCL, and a founder member of the Irish Society for the Study of Children's Literature, Children's Books Ireland, and IBBY Ireland. Keith O’Sullivan lectures in English at the Church of Ireland College of Education, Dublin. He is a founder member of the Irish Society for the Study of Children’s Literature, a former member of the board of directors of Children’s Books Ireland, and past chair of the Children’s Books Ireland/Bisto Book of the Year Awards. He has published on the works of Philip Pullman and Emily Brontë.
Download or read book I Am the Wind written by Lucinda Jacob and published by Little Island Books. This book was released on 2023-10-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover brilliant new poems and revisit old favourites in this joyously illustrated collection of children's poems from Ireland. You'll find thoughtful, surprising and powerful poems here. Poems about love and skateboarding, about feeling lonely and making friends, about jellyfish, magic, school, snowdrops, monsters, blackbirds... and lots, lots more. Chosen with love by the acclaimed children's poet Lucinda Jacob and award-winning children's writer and bookseller Sarah Webb. Beloved Irish poets including Eavan Boland, Seamus Heaney, and W.B. Yeats sit along old medieval poems and diverse contemporary voices. A book to treasure now and always.
Download or read book My Cute Book of Poems written by and published by . This book was released on 2023-12-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of Classic Irish Poems specially illustrated and vividly colored for kids. Each page bursts with whimsical original illustrations in vibrant colors, breathing life into the poems and inviting readers to explore Ireland's captivating world of verse. Complete poems spread across 30 beautifully illustrated and vividly colored pages Features works by famous Irish poets: William Allingham, William Butler Yeats, Lady Gregory, Frances Elizabeth Browne, and James Joyce Professionally illustrated and designed Original picture book Ideal gift for Irish children or anyone who admires Irish culture Introduce kids to the beautiful universe of poems with this illustrated anthology A beautiful picture book for literature class While some words might be new for little kids, it's an opportunity to teach them new vocabulary. Regardless, the whimsical pictures will delight young readers! Teens and adults will enjoy it too! children's book; children's picture book; adult children's book; kids books; Irish children's books; Irish children's picture books; Illustrated Irish poems; Illustrated Irish poetry; Irish poems; a child book of poems; a childrens book of poems; beautifully illustrated children's book; book of poems for children; book of poems for Irish children; bedtime poems for kids; Irish poems for children; books for Irish children; children book of poems; Irish books for children
Download or read book I m Proud to be Me written by Gabriel Fitzmaurice and published by Mercier Press Ltd. This book was released on 2005 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More energetic and insightful children's poetry from best-selling Irish poet.
Download or read book Golden Apples written by Jo O'Donoghue and published by Irish Amer Book Company. This book was released on 1997-07-01 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Irish poems for children featuring cats, dogs, squirrels, sheep and lambs, and of course leprechauns and fairies. There are ballads and poems such as My Aunt May and the Dublin Piper. Poems by Yeats, Kavanagh and Heaney are included, as well as the anonymous I'll Tell My Ma.
Download or read book Tread Softly written by Nicola Reddy and published by O'Brien Press. This book was released on 2023-09-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With poems by W.B. Yeats, Oscar Wilde and James Joyce, Katharine Tynan, Alice Milligan, Lady Wilde and Lady Gregory, J.M. Synge, Johnathan Swift, Austin Clarke and many others, this collection will delight readers young and old. Let the words of these masters - some heart-remembered, others new to discover - and the radiant illustrations by Erin Brown bring you from bee-loud glade to fields of light, from purple glen to caves 'neath the glittering waves.
Download or read book Something Beginning with P written by Seamus Cashman and published by O'Brien Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available in paperback for the first time - this spectacular and highly acclaimed collection of specially commissioned new poems for children is already an established bestseller. Featuring work by 103 leading Irish poets and stunning illustrations, this magnificent anthology is a book for the entire family to treasure. Includes poems from: Seamus Heaney, Paul Muldoon, Thomas Kinsella, Maighread Medbh, Paula Meehan, Brendan Kennelly, Michael Longley, Rita Ann Higgins, Matthew Sweeney, Biddy Jenkinson, Desmond O'Grady, Richard Murphy, Nuala ni Dhomhnaill, Celia de Freine, Cathal O Searcaigh, Frank McGuinness, Julie O'Callaghan, Tom McIntyre, Dermot Bolger, Eilean Ni Chuilleanain, Frank Ormsby, Siobhan Campbell, Dennis O'Driscoll, John Montague, Moya Cannon, Peter Fallon, Mary O'Malley, Micheal O'Siadhail, and John F Deane Published by the O'Brien Press in association with Poetry Ireland. Supported by the National Lottery through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
Download or read book The Poolbeg Book of Irish Poetry for Children written by Shaun Traynor and published by Poolbeg Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A treasure trove of Irish poetry, classic and contemporary, for children. From the past -- Jonathan Swift, James Joyce, W.B. Yeats -- to the present -- Seamus Heaney, Eavan Boland, Brendan Kennelly -- readers young and old will be captivated by this original collection.
Download or read book The Penguin Book of Irish Poetry written by Patrick Crotty and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2018-11-08 with total page 1120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Penguin Book of Irish Poetry features the work of the greatest Irish poets, from the monks of the ancient monasteries to the Nobel laureates W.B. Yeats and Seamus Heaney, from Jonathan Swift and Oliver Goldsmith to Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, along with a profusion of lyrics, love poems, satires, ballads and songs. Reflecting Ireland's complex past and lively present, this collection of Irish verse is an indispensable guide to the history, culture and romance of one of Europe's oldest civilizations. In his introduction to this new Penguin Classics edition, Patrick Crotty explores the traditions of poetry in Ireland, and relates the rich variety of the poems to the long and frequently troubled history of the island.
Download or read book All Through the Night written by Marie Heaney and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Irish Poems written by Matthew Sweeney and published by MacMillan UK. This book was released on 2006-02 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This children's anthology features an uplifting range of Irish poetry, ranging from such classics as 'Icham of Irlaunde' and 'Cockles and Mussels' to poems from Seamus Heaney and W.B. Yeats, as well as lesser-known gems.
Download or read book Collected Poems for Children written by Ted Hughes and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection brings together the poems Ted Hughes wrote for children throughout his life. They are arranged by volume, beginning with those for reading aloud to the very young, progressing to the poems in Under the North Star and What is the Truth? and ending with Season Songs, which Hughes remarked was written 'within hearing' of children. Raymond Briggs brings to the collection two hundred original drawings that capture the wit, gentleness and humanity of these poems and make this a book any reader - child and adult - will return to again and again.
