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Inspiration for poetry can come from anywhere - a memory, an insight and even broccoli! Former Children's Laureate Michael Rosen explains the inspiration behind a selection of his own quirky poems, highlighting that ideas can come from many different places.
White/Band 10 books have more complex sentences and figurative language.
Text type: A poetry book
Pages 22 and 23 summarise some of the inspirations and resulting poems, allowing children to discuss and explore the ideas from the book.
Curriculum links: Literacy: Really Looking; Language play.
This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
I Never Know How Poems Start : Band 10/White
Description
Author Description
Michael Rosen is well-known as a poet and broadcaster and was Children's Laureate from 2007-2009. He has devoted his life to entertaining children with his writing and performances and to informing teachers, librarians, parents, publishers and government agencies of the importance of supporting children's books.