A Shame to Miss: 1, 2 and 3

A three-part poetry anthology

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Edited by Anne Fine

Former Children's Laureate Anne Fine has selected some marvellous poems, both classic and contemporary, for inclusion in her trio of poetry anthologies, A Shame to Miss 1, 2 and 3. She has added brief comments about what the poems mean to her and how we might understand them better.

Volumes 1 and 2 are aimed at junior readers, while volume 3 would appeal to teenagers.

Publisher: Corgi Children's

Anne Fine

Children's Laureate 2001-2003
Born in the Midlands, Anne Fine studied politics and history before publishing her first children's book The Summer House Loon, in 1978. Since then, she has written books for both children and adults, including the award-winning Flour Babies, Bill's New Frock and The Tulip Touch. Her book Goggle-Eyes won the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (1990) and was adapted for BBC Television; and Madame Doubtfire was filmed by Twentieth Century Fox as 'Mrs Doubtfire', starring Robin Williams.

As the second Children's Laureate (2001-2003) Anne campaigned to raise the profile of public libraries, as well as launching the My Home Library Scheme, encouraging children to build their own libraries at home.

Find out more about Anne Fine at her website or at the Contemporary Writers website.

http://www.annefine.com