Books with title Growing Up Rita

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This book contains 78 poems, written for children aged between 7-13 years. They cover many aspects of life. The 26 delightful llustrations and the cover picture are by Yorkshire artist, David S Earnshaw, the elder brother of Dr Audrey Coatesworth. The author, Dr Coatesworth, is a retired psychiatrist, mother and grandmother. Some of the verses tell meaningful stories, all have a message, many contain humour whilst others show how wisdom, pleasure and growth can spring from the simplest and most natural things within a busy and materialistic world. Dr Coatesworth knows that growing up is rarely plain sailing, even in a loving and caring family environment, and her writing doesn’t shy away from uncomfortable truths. She writes from her concern for children, but these poems do not patronise children and the effect is never threatening or negative; any learning the reader may do takes place in a safe and manageable context. The collection is written from experience and knowledge to encourage values such as kindness. courage and endurance.