Books with author John Foster

See you later, escalator - In a blink, fizzy drink! - See you later, roller-skater - In a tick, lolly syick!This is a vibrant collection of poems for very young children and is the fourth book in the top selling Twinkle, Twinkle, Chocolate Bar series, which has sold over 100,000 copies to date. The pictures are by a host of talented new illustrators, none of whom have been published before.* Poems on a range of themes familiar to young children, like: having a picnic, going swimming, baby brothers and sisters, dressing up, watching TV and bedtime* Wonderful selection of poets, including Jack Prelutsky, Michael Rosen, Michelle Magorian, Giles Andreae, Kaye Umansky and Eve Merriam* Selected by John Foster, who is well-known as the leading anthologist of poetry for young children, and whose books have sold over 1 million copies for OUP

Why did the Second World War start? Who had the best weapons? Why were there no bananas? What was Shanks's pony? Why was food rationed? Could you still buy sweets? Why were spies important? Why should you keep ‘mum’? Why did it go on so long? How did it end? Find out the answers to these and a lot of other exciting questions in this brilliantly informative book which will tell you everything you ever needed to know about World War II. The Imperial War Museum was founded in 1917 to collect and display material relating to the ‘Great War’, which was still being fought. Today IWM is unique in its coverage of conflicts, especially those involving Britain and the Commonwealth, from the First World War to the present. They seek to provide for, and to encourage, the study and understanding of the history of modern war and wartime experience.

A collection of wonderfully hilarious, seriously scary rhymes put together by a master compiler, well known for his collections with OUP. John Foster is a poet in his own right and is highly-regarded in both the trade and in schools for his brilliant collections.SERIOUSLY SCARY POEMS continues a sparkling new collection of nonsense poems which mark the return of Collins Children’s Books to poetry publishing. John Foster is a well-known poet, anthologist and teacher who is highly-regarded both in the trade and in schools.