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Providing insights into the world of numbers, sometimes humourous, sometimes thoughtful, but always entertaining, this collection of poetry should be ideal for those fascinated by numbers, providing useful material for numeracy, literacy and assemblies. The contents range from the title poem in which Einstein's number-loving parents persuade her of the fun they have with maths, to poems about the number nine, the power of the decimal point and the ancient Inca counting device the Quipo.

Based around the poem 'Half-Caste', this text is a mixture of old and new poems that address core issues and experiences for young people. Race and cultural identity is a primary theme and shapes the book.
One of the the UK's top performance poets explores issues of race and identity with a mixture of new poems and old favourites for teenagers.

Laughter is the subject of this collection of poems. There are poems about where laughter begins - does it start in your cheeks or with a tickle in your tummy? - about thin laughs, ribcracking laughs and even wet-yourself laughs. The author won the Children's Rights Workshop Other Award 1986.

Poems of steelbands, stereotypes, weathermen and English girls eating mangoes from one of Britain's great poetic voices.

A humorous and flippant look at the human condition through poetry written as though by animals.

Calypso and cricket come together in the Island's Carnival week and Riccardo Small is torn between his two loves. He has been chosen to sing in the Calypso Monarch Final, competing with the best singers on the Island. But his team mates at Calypso Cricket Club are playing the most important game in their history on the same day. Amidst the Carnival pan bands, the masqueraders and the stick-fighters Riccardo discovers why the singing competition is called 'Calypso War'. It's tough going on the cricket field too - with injuries, fires and disappearing players producing more than enough puzzles for captain Bashy to solve...