We Are Britain! [Hardcover]

Benjamin Zephaniah (Author), Prodeepta Das (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2002 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

A new poetry collection from renowned performance poet Benjamin Zephaniah, celebrating the diversity of British society. A unique portrait of British children, Benjamin has written 12 poems, each one about a child in his or her home environment. The children are from a range of backgrounds and cultures and the book challenges traditional perceptions of the way children live. It shows that despite their differences, children have many similar preoccupations whatever their cultural background. We Are Britain springs from the rich interaction between many peoples which characterises modern Britain. Illustrated with Prodeepta Das' vibrant photographs, this is a fascinating and fun collection which children will love.

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About the Author

Benjamin Zephaniah is a celebrated performance poet whose previous poetry collections include Talking Turkeys and Funky Chickens (Puffin), the Bloomsbury Book of Love Poems (Bloomsbury), and School's Out: Poems Not For School (AK Press). He has written one novel - Face (Bloomsbury).; Prodeepta Das was born in Cuttack, in eastern India. Currently a freelance photographer and author, his pictures have been published in over 20 children's titles. In 1991 Inside India, which he also wrote, won the Commonwealth Photographer's Award. His previous books for Frances Lincoln are I is for India and Geeta's Day.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln (March 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0711217645
• ISBN-13: 978-0711217645
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,838,529 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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