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I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree – A Nature Poem for Every D: National Trust

£25.00

This is an illustrated collection of 366 nature poems – one for every day of the year. Filled with familiar favourites and new discoveries, written by a variety of poets, including William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, John Updike, Langston Hughes, N.M. Bodecker, Okamoto Kanoko and many more, this is the perfect book for children (and grown-ups!) to share at the beginning or the end of the day.

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Winner of the Waterstones Children’s Gift of the Year 2018, this lavish poetry collection is a perfect present for any age.

I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree: A Nature Poem For Every Day Of The Year, named after the first line of Judith Nicholls’ poem ‘Windsong’, is a beautifully illustrated gift book treasury of 366 animal poems – one for every day of the year, including leap years. Filled with familiar favourites and new discoveries, written by a wide variety of poets, including John Agard, William Blake, Emily Bront�, Charles Causley, Walter de la Mare, Emily Dickinson, Carol Ann Duffy, Eleanor Farjeon, Robert Frost, Thomas Hardy, Roger McGough, Christina Rossetti, William Shakespeare, John Updike, William Wordsworth and many more, this collection of daily poems is the perfect poetry anthology for children (and grown-ups!). Whether you are 8 or 88, you’ll find poems to share at the beginning of the day, or at bedtime, or just to dip into whenever you might like.

“An absolutely beautiful book.” Julia Donaldson

Red Magazine Big Book Award Children’s Illustrated Book of the Year 2019

Winner of the British Book Design and Production Award’s Children’s Trade 0 to 8 Years Award 2019

With sumptuous details including cloth binding, full colour illustrations throughout, textured paper jacket, ribbon marker and head and tail bands.

Published in partnership with The National Trust, this is the perfect present for any child or adult to treasure.

Additional information

Weight 1.97 kg
Dimensions 28.2 × 25.3 × 3.3 cm
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Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

333

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

821.008036 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J