Hot Like Fire and Other Poems

Description

Two vibrant collections of poetry published in one volume for the first time. Valerie Bloom's poetry is beautifully crafted yet full of energy and fun. Her mixed use of standard English and dialect is a delight to read and hear. Children love reading and listening to her work! Valerie's subjects range from global pollution, problems with maths homework and the sad demise of pet frogs (he croaked of course) to taking sandwiches to school and being afraid of ghosts.

Author description

Valerie Bloom is originally from Jamaica and she came to England in 1979. She spends a huge amount of time at festivals and schools performing and promoting her work, for which she is in great demand. Valerie is also the author of the Smarties Prize Bronze Award-winning picture book Fruits - A Caribbean Counting Poem. Valerie lives with her family in Kent.

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9780747599739
• Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Imprint : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Bind : Paperback
• Author : Valerie Bloom