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A Child's Garden of Verses

by Robert Louis Stevenson and Michael Foreman
Hardback
Age range: 5+ years old Publication Date: 01/11/2017

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A Child's Garden of Verses is one of the best-loved classic poetry books for children ever written. The world-famous illustrator Michael Foreman complements these classic and beloved verses with illustrations as luminous and clear as Stevenson's own word pictures.

This edition was first published to mark the collection's centenary year of 1985, and is now reissued in a finely-produced gift edition in hardcover with cloth binding and a ribbon marker. Includes a new foreword by best-selling author Alexander McCall Smith.

ISBN:
9781910959107
9781910959107
Category:
Poetry (Children's / Teenage)
Age range:
5+ years old
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
01-11-2017
Language:
English
Publisher:
Otter-Barry Books
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Dimensions (mm):
231.14x180.34x17.78mm
Weight:
0.51kg
Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-94) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He studied law but preferred writing and in 1881 was inspired by his stepson to write Treasure Island.

Other famous adventure stories followed including Kidnapped, as well as the famous collection of poems for children, A Child's Garden of Verses. Robert Louis Stevenson is buried on the island of Samoa.

Michael Foreman

Michael Foreman is one of the most talented and popular creators of children's books today. He has won the Kate Greenaway Medal two times and has been the UK nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award twice. His highly acclaimed books are published all over the world. He is married and has three sons. He divides his time between St Ives in Cornwall and London.

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