Allie, the creator of The Love Book app also co-created the iF Poems app and the iF book. It is just out in America! Here is a review from Publishers Weekly. If: A Treasury of Poems for Almost Every Possibility (Canongate UK; ISBN: 9780857865571) was positively reviewed in the August 19, 2013 issue of Publishers Weekly. The reviewer says, “Readers ready to be challenged by poems of increasing depth and complexity will find much to intrigue and inspire.” To read the full review, see below the Amazon link: amazon/If-Treasury-Poems-Almost-Possibility/dp/0857865579 If: A Treasury of Poems for Almost Every Possibility Edited by Allie Esiri and Rachel Kelly, illus. by Natasha Law. Canongate (IPG/Trafalgar Sq., dist.), $27.99 (278p) ISBN 978-0-85786-557-1 This extensive collection of more than 250 poems, a companion to the “iF Poems” app, offers a broad sampling of mostly American and European poems with quiet black and yellow spot illustrations that integrate bits of type. Esiri and Kelly group the works thematically into nine sections including verse about growing up, magic, and more. Humorous and nonsense poems include work by Roald Dahl and Edward Lear, while poems on friendship and love feature classics by Emily Bronte and W.B. Yeats, as well as a surprise addition of a poem by filmmaker Tim Burton. Each poem gets a brief introduction, describing its history or use of a poetic device (a glossary of terms is included). Readers ready to be challenged by poems of increasing depth and complexity will find much to intrigue and inspire. Ages 9–up. (Sept.) If: A Treasury of Poems for Almost Every Possibility amazon A magical collection of best-loved poems, perfect for introducing young readers to the joy, solace, and beauty of poetry.
Posted on: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 20:25:25 +0000
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