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'Michelle's poems feature everything from redback spiders and sharks to koalas and sugar gliders, to things that go bump in the night and horrible habits, to favourite foods and school, to the uniqueness of our country and its characters... Many poems have a recognisable Australian sense of humour and a larrikin tone which young readers will no doubt enjoy.A variety of poetic styles and forms are used in the book. These include traditional rhyming, free verse, haiku, list poem, ode, lullaby, anagram, fantastical nonsense poems, landscape poems, lyrical poems, narrative poems. This book would be an invaluable resource for teachers introducing students to the diversity of poetry, while at the same time bringing poems which are fun and accessible to children.The book is especially suitable for children in their primary school, as well as preschool-aged children (aided by an adult reader) As well as being an excellent introduction to the amazing world of poetry, teenagers, adults and children, will enjoy many of these poems for their humour and playfulness.' (Publication summary)
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Briefly reviewed in Five Bells 14.2, Autumn (2007): 33
Contents
- If the World Belonged to Dogsi"My dad would slobber all day long", single work poetry
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Review] If the World Belonged to Dogs
2007-2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Five Bells , Summer vol. 15 no. 1 2007-2008; (p. 61-62)
— Review of If the World Belonged to Dogs 2007 selected work poetry -
[Review] If the World Belonged to Dogs
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 22 no. 1 2007; (p. 19)
— Review of If the World Belonged to Dogs 2007 selected work poetry -
[Review] If the World Belonged to Dogs
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time: The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 51 no. 2 2007; (p. 33)
— Review of If the World Belonged to Dogs 2007 selected work poetry -
Snapshot
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 20 - 26 June no. 641 2007; (p. 7)
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[Review] If the World Belonged to Dogs
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time: The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 51 no. 2 2007; (p. 33)
— Review of If the World Belonged to Dogs 2007 selected work poetry -
[Review] If the World Belonged to Dogs
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 22 no. 1 2007; (p. 19)
— Review of If the World Belonged to Dogs 2007 selected work poetry -
[Review] If the World Belonged to Dogs
2007-2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Five Bells , Summer vol. 15 no. 1 2007-2008; (p. 61-62)
— Review of If the World Belonged to Dogs 2007 selected work poetry -
Snapshot
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 20 - 26 June no. 641 2007; (p. 7)