All Sorts to Make a World
By (Author) John Agard
Illustrated by Michael Broad
HarperCollins Publishers
Barrington Stoke Ltd
7th January 2014
1st July 2014
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
64
Width 130mm, Height 198mm, Spine 4mm
120g
A magical story about bringing people together. Shona and her dad are just returning from a trip to the Natural History Museum when - oh no! - their train comes to a halt. What can Shona do to pass the time except study the passengers in her carriage Fun, light-hearted comedy. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 7+
John Agard is a playwright, poet and children's writer from Guyana, who moved to the United Kingdom in 1977. He became the first Writer in Residence at the South Bank Centre in London and became Poet in Residence at the BBC in London as well. He has won a total of five awards for his works, including the Paul Hamlyn Award for Poetry in 1997 and the Cholmondeley Award in 2004.