MacmillanChildren's Poetry Collection (10 Books)

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A fantastic 10-book collection of hilarious, silly and ridiculous poems brought to you by Macmillan Poetry.

My Gang

This is a collection of poems about all kinds of friends: friends who stick up for you, embarrassing friends and more.

A Sea Creature Ate My Teacher

In this collection of fishy poems, readers can find out all about the love affair between the shy sea-slug and the shrimp, and much more.

I'm In Love with a Slug

A very funny and informative collection of poems about bugs, creepy crawlies and flying insects of all kinds.

The Amazing Captain Concorde

A fantastic collection of poems about superheroes of all shapes and sizes. Meet Blunder Woman, Captain Concorde, Electric Boy and many others with very special hidden talents.

Are We Nearly There Yet?

The number one non-fiction read that made John Cleese and Danny Wallace laugh and Terry Wogan and Richard Briers cry. If you think writing a guidebook is easy, think again… A family's 8,000 miles round Britain in a Vauxhall Astra they were bored, broke, burned out and turning 40, so when Ben and Dinah saw the advert looking for a husband and wife team with young kids to write a guidebook about family travel around Britain, they jumped at the chance. With naïve visions of staring moodily across Coniston Water and savouring Cornish pasties, they embark on a mad-cap five-month trip with daughter Phoebe, four, and son Charlie, two, embracing the freedom of the open road with a spirit of discovery and an industrial supply of baby wipes.

Aliens Stole My Underpants

This collection is packed with funny poems, starring some seriously out-of-this-world aliens! To understand the ways of alien beings is hard, and I've never worked it out why they landed in my backyard. And I've always wondered why on their journey to the stars, these aliens stole my underpants and took them back to Mars.

Short Visit Long Stay

School trip poems: "We went by coach to the planetarium and saw the mysteries of the Universe. We saw the birth of stars, black holes, comets trailing cosmic dust, and talked about the existence of aliens. But a greater mystery awaited us all. When we left school, 62 of us boarded the coach. When we arrived back at school, 63 of us got off."

They Think It's All Over

Football Poems: "On offer: One nippy striker, ten years old, has scored seven goals this season; has nifty footwork and a big smile... But he comes with running expenses. Weeks of washing shirts and shorts, socks and vests, a pair of trainers... Any takers?"

More Secret Lives of Teachers

Teacher Poems: "Sir's a secret agent, he's licensed to thrill; At double-oh seven-ing, he's got bags of skill".

The Evil Doctor Mucus Spleen

Villainous Poems: "Ransom note - I'm keeping widow Twankey, Nice and cosy in a sack - OH, YES I AM! And if you want her back, bring Aladdin's lamp (inclusive of genie), to the stage door at half past four. Signed: The Panto Meanie" - Sue Cowling