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Out Of This World
- Author
- Michael Rosen
- Narrator
- Michael Rosen
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 29 August 2024
- Run Time
- 1 hour 38 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
A brand new collection of poetry by former Children's Laureate Michael Rosen, author of We're Going on a Bear Hunt.
What would it be like to live in the future? Or underwater? What would you do if you could go back in time? Or be a cat? Or a blood cell? What would happen if a monster ate every letter of the alphabet?
In this extraordinary collection of brand new poems, beloved writer and former Children's Laureate Michael Rosen will make you laugh, make you smile, make you think, and take you out of this world.
This is a book to treasure and share – a perfect introduction to poetry for readers of all ages.
Critics Review
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"These poems for children are little gems … Readers will find plenty to make them laugh and smile." ★★★★★ The Telegraph
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"Out of This World has suitably comic and thoughtful monochrome details, scenes and silhouettes by the illustrator Ed Vere. Long, free-verse poems conjure Rosen’s performances as he plays with words, memories and wild imaginings." The Times
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Praise for Michael Rosen:
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“Michael Rosen is a poet with a superb ear for the rhythms of language” Guardian
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“One of our most popular writers – the champion for every bored, overdrilled, tested-to-tears pupil in the land” The Times
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Details
- Author
- Michael Rosen
- Narrator
- Michael Rosen
- Duration
- 1 hour 38 minutes
- Release Date
- 29 August 2024
- ISBN
- 9780008509842
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Magical realism / Magical fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Stories in verse, Children’s / Teenage: Poetry / poems, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past
Synopsis
A brand new collection of poetry by former Children's Laureate Michael Rosen, author of We're Going on a Bear Hunt. What would it be like to live in the future? Or underwater? What would you do if you could go back in time? Or be a cat? Or a blood cell? What would happen if a monster ate every letter of the alphabet? In this extraordinary collection of brand new poems, beloved writer and former Children's Laureate Michael Rosen will make you laugh, make you smile, make you think, and take you out of this world. This is a book to treasure and share – a perfect introduction to poetry for readers of all ages.
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