Seagull Seagull : selected poems from the Tree House / James K. Baxter ; illustrations by Kieran Rynhart.
Momo rauemi: TextKaiwhakaputa: Wellington, N.Z. : Gecko Press, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Whakaahuatanga: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781776572816
- Baxter, James K. 1926-1972, Tree house and other poems for children [author.]
Momo tuemi | Tauwāhi onāianei | Kohinga | Tau karanga | Tūnga | Rā oti | Waeherepae | Ngā puringa tuemi | |
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Children's nonfiction | Ōpunakē LibraryPlus Children's | Children's nonfiction | 821 LANGUAGE (Tirotirohia te whatanga(Opens below)) | Wātea | i2198258 | |||
Children's nonfiction | Pātea LibraryPlus Children's | Children's nonfiction | 821 LANGUAGE (Tirotirohia te whatanga(Opens below)) | Wātea | i2198257 |
The grasshopper --The tree house -- Rain -- Swing, swing, swing -- Twenty little engines -- Andy Dandy -- Jack Frost -- If I were King of Sweden -- The snowman -- The growly bear -- The gorse fire -- The seagull -- The shepherd -- Eel fishing -- The ships -- The big black whale -- Spring-healed Jack -- Old man Jeremy -- The skindiver --The old owl.
The poems are light and easy read-alouds for classrooms or with toddlers-on-the-couch. They remain popular for their accessible rhythms, humour, and quintessentially New Zealand settings. This edition of Baxter's poems is illustrated by Kieran Rynhart in dramatic spreads and beautifully drawn details.
4 yrs+
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