Dark Sky Park

Poems from the Edge of Nature

By: Philip Gross, Jesse Hodgson (Illustrator)

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Paperback | 5 July 2018

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96 Pages

Age
9+

Dimensions(cm)
19.8 x 12.9 x 0.8

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This is an exciting and thought-provoking celebration of all that is extraordinary in the natural world, that includes fascinating information about the creatures depicted.

worm dreaming
dreaming root and branch
and whale and ant
and dinosaur and
dreaming
you and me

Black smokers, glacier worms and tardigrades... arctic terns, snow leopards and the Aleppo cat... living in the Abyss, conquering Everest, marvelling at the Northern Lights.

An exciting and thought-provoking celebration of all that is extraordinary in the natural world. Includes fascinating information about the creatures depicted.

Book features :

Eagerly awaited new collection from one of the UK’s leading poets
Philip Gross is a winner of the CLPE poetry prize and the TS Eliot Prize
The poems explore the links between science and imagination, perfect for cross-curricular work in schools

About the Author

Born in Cornwall, spending most of his teenage weekends on Dartmoor, Philip Gross has a feel for wild places and ideas. He now lives in Bristol and he finds that wildness in the city too. Philip is a well-known poet for both adults and children, and his work has never been afraid to tackle real-life issues. The Wasting Game , shortlisted for the Whitbread Poetry Award, dealt with anorexia. Philip is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Glamorgan.

About the Illustrator

Jesse Hodgson is a graduate from UWE. Her work for Pongo received the Highly Commended award in the 2012 Macmillan Children’s Book Awards.

Industry Reviews

"A powerful new collection from a master poet"

-- Pie Corbett

"An exciting and thought-provoking celebration of all that is extraordinary in the natural world. Includes fascinating information about the creatures depicted. Combines poetry with contextualising factual information."

* Achuka *

"Philip Gross has chosen to celebrate some of the most unusual and unknown aspects of the natural world in this mesmerising anthology which had me wondering, learning, looking and so much more. Quite apart from being captivated by his poetic voice, I came away all the richer for what I learnt about worms, tardigrades, terns, even ivy!... It's a collection that works on so many levels."

* Reading Zone 5 star review *

"The poems in this dazzling new collection are rare, distinct and mesmerising as the creatures and landscapes he explores here. This is an imaginative, urgent and beautifully crafted collection."

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