Heard it in the Playground

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Meet Billy McBone and the Mad Professor s Daughter, be amazed by the Longest Kiss Contest, shed a tear for the Boy Without a Name and if you re a stressed teacher sing the Mrs Butler Blues. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). If you believe that your personal data has been misused, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. S. it was published by Viking Press in 1979 as Each Peach Pear Plum: an "I Spy" story; the national library catalogue summary explains, "Rhymed text and illustrations invite the reader to play 'I spy' with a variety of Mother Goose and other folklore characters.

I raised the question with Better World Books and although they could not supply a hardcover version they were extremely generous in making up for the descepency.Shed a tear for The Boy Without A Name, discover the secrets to teachers (they NEVER leave the school! Meet Billy McBone and the Mad Professor's Daughter, be amazed by the Longest Kiss Contest, shed a tear for the Boy Without a Name and - if you're a stressed teacher - sing the Mrs Butler Blues. Janet died in 1994 and Ahlberg discontinued his writing career for a few years before picking it up again. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Read more about the condition Very Good: A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition.

I remember the boys in my class turning the poem ‘Heard it in the Playground’ into a rap in the style of Vanilla Ice! This book is an essential item for any KS2 shelf, to have to hand for last minute assemblies, or for sharing some laughter during those ‘in-between’ moments of the school day.ISBN: 9780140328240 Author: Ahlberg, Allan Publisher: Puffin Publication Date: 1st August 1991 Imprint: Puffin Cover: Paperback Dewey: 821. Meet daydreamer Billy McBone, be amazed by the Longest Kiss Contest, shed a tear for the Boy Without a Name and - if youre a stressed teacher - sing the Mrs Butler Blues! It was because Janet wanted to illustrate a book that Allan wrote his first book, the Brick Street boys. A marvellous collection of poems, some funny, some thought-provoking, all written with the inimitable Ahlberg wit and wisdom.

Whether it is poems about something living in Harrison’s desk, the school boy’s love of kicking a ball, the dread of parents’ evening or the timeless questions “why must we go to school? Revisiting this classic collection of short poems, long poems and songs as a trainee teacher reveals just how perfectly Ahlberg captures the unique environment of the primary school. He has published over 100 children's books and, with his late wife Janet, created such award winning picture books as EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM and THE JOLLY POSTMAN - both winners of the Kate Greenaway Medal. Now that my mum has spotted it on my bookshelf she has dug out her copy, with refreshed enthusiasm, to use in her all boys Year 6 class. Innovative, funny and moving, his work encompasses storybooks, picture books, easy readers, joke books and novels as well as poems.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

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