National Trust: I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree: A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year (Poetry Collections)

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With older children I would use the book to support and explore cross-curricular activities, such as those mentioned in the selected poems above. In August when the days are hot, / I like to find a shady spot, / And hardly move a single bit -/ And sit - / And sit - / And sit - / And sit!

This wonderful collection of poetry offers a beautifully illustrated poem for each day of the year and a diverse collection for every month and season. Lastly, Laura Dockrill’s interactive text (“Don’t even think about turning the page”) is brought to hilarious life by Maria Karipidou’s potent illustrations in Angry Cookie (Walker). The gorgeous full page illustrations represent the splendour of nature and are mesmerising to look at.The morns are meeker than they were, / The nuts are getting brown; / The berry's cheek is plumper, / The rose is out of town. The way a poem is performed can change the feeling or message you receive when listening to or reading the poem on paper. While easy-to-read cheap paperbacks make poetry accessible to all, there is definitely also a place for the more durable ‘special’ book to be kept as a family treasure and to pass on to the next generation. The winners of The Farshore Reading for Pleasure Teacher Awards 2023, highlighting the work schools are doing to encourage a love of reading, have.

By reading a poem a day with my Year 4 class on placement, I was able to integrate poetry into their daily lives and promote a continuous love for poetry! I truly believe there is something for everyone hidden within this book and that this would be a perfect addition to any classroom and anyone’s book shelf. The book captures the complexity and diversity of nature very well and as we move through it, we are made aware of the changing seasons and a variety of living things. Born and raised in Edinburgh, Fiona Waters now lives in the South of England with thousands of books and several very discerning cats.This September we are publishing, in partnership with the National Trust, I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree: A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year, illustrated by Frann Preston-Gannon and collected by Fiona Waters. There isn't enough poetry done in English lessons and this is a great way of introducing poems to young children. Published in partnership with the National Trust, illustrated by Frann Preston-Gannon and with poetry collected by Fiona Waters, I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree is a lavishly illustrated collection of 366 nature poems – one for every day of the year. Waters brings together an extensive range of poets and poems to enjoy, presenting the reader with a perfect blend of well-loved favourites and new discoveries. I would use in a classroom to read a daily poem to the children at either the beginning or the end of the day and then have a short class discussion about the nature in each poem.

We have enjoyed reading the poems in this book and would recommend for any family of nature loving children BUT it is a huge weighty tomb of a book. This is an amazing collection of poems, one for each day of the year, accompanied by illustrations which are beautiful.Filled with familiar favourites and new discoveries, written by a wide variety of poets, including John Agard, William Blake, Emily Bronte, Charles Causley, Walter de la Mare, Emily Dickinson, Carol Ann Duffy, Eleanor Farjeon, Robert Frost, Thomas Hardy, Roger McGough, Christina Rossetti, William Shakespeare, John Updike, William Wordsworth and many more, this is the perfect book for children (and grown-ups!

I have added this one to my wishlist and no doubt we will be adding it to our collection at a later date. October – Poems about rain by various authors – These poems could be used in geography lessons to explore rain. April – Voices of Water – Tony Milton – I would use this poem to explore water and the sounds associated to water. Ik ben zo blij dat Van Mourik op I am the seed that grew the tree is gestuit én dat ze besloten heeft om ons (Nederlandstaligen) ook zoiets moois te gunnen.I do not think this book is limited to a key stage, it could be adapted to work with any year group. Look inside I Am The Seed That Grew The Tree, illustrated by Frann Preston-Gannon, published by Nosy Crow in collaboration with The National Trust, and with poems selected by Fiona Waters. Selected by Fiona Waters, it covers a range that spans across both time and the globe, celebrating poems for each day of the year. I can see that it’s a poem per day that ties in with the season but the trouble is that some of the poems are very short/inferior.