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Books with title One Week of Space Poems

  • One Week of Space Poems

    Julia Rawlinson

    language (, Oct. 12, 2015)
    Have you ever wondered where to buy the perfect planet? How to entertain an alien? What all those knobs on a rocket do?From smooth-talking salesmen to somersaulting spacemen, oozing aliens to accident-prone astronauts, let your imagination soar with these seven out of this world poems from children’s author Julia Rawlinson.Includes the poems My Rocket, Goodbye Gravity, Moon Moods, The Perfect Planet Superstore, If Aliens Come to Tea, Rocket Ride and Earth Turn."My rocket's got lots of levers,My rocket's got lots of springs,My rocket's got lots of nuts and boltsAnd shiny metal things..."
  • One Week of Seaside Poems

    Julia Rawlinson

    language (, July 12, 2018)
    Have you ever defended a sandcastle against the waves? Shouted with excitement at your first glimpse of the sea? Wondered what the creatures in a rock pool chat about? Join bored barnacles and panicking crabs, squealing swimmers and pebble kings and queens, as you take a trip to the beach with these seven seaside poems from children’s author Julia Rawlinson.Includes the poems Running Side to Side, The Plunge, Pebble King and Pebble Queen, I Can See the Sea, Conversations in a Rock Pool, I Woke up one Morning and Day Trip.“Crabs ought to like the ocean, as we live upon the shore,But I’ve always been unsettled by its foamy rush and roar,And I wave my claws in panic at the rising of the tide,And I try to scrabble backwards, but keep running side to side...”
  • One Week of Nature Poems

    Julia Rawlinson

    language (, April 23, 2015)
    Have you ever wondered whether caterpillars dream of flying? Whether frogs miss their tails? Whether birds worry about childcare?From adventurous moles to anxious tadpoles, philosophical snails to fluttering butterflies, discover the secret lives amongst the leaves with these seven nature poems from children’s author Julia Rawlinson.Includes the poems The Wisdom of the Snail, The Seven Ages of a Leaf, The Tadpole's Tail, Beetle, Waiting for my Eggs to Hatch, If a Mole... and Does a Caterpillar Dream?"As a caterpillar crunchesAll those lovely leafy lunches,Does it raise its little eyesTo the butterfly-filled skies?Does it watch them as they dance?Does it wish for just one chanceTo escape its leafy place,And fly free in light and space..."
  • One Week of Poems Omnibus

    Julia Rawlinson

    eBook (, Nov. 19, 2017)
    The first six books in the One Week of Poems series are gathered together in this great value omnibus. So whether you’re looking for poems about rockets or reindeer, butterflies or banshees, goals or ghouls, velociraptors or vampires, you’re sure to find something to put a smile on your face. Contains the books One Week of Christmas Poems; One Week of Dinosaur Poems; One Week of Nature Poems; One Week of Space Poems; One Week of Football Poems; and One Week of Spooky Poems by children’s author Julia Rawlinson.If aliens should come to tea,You need to greet them formally,Give every tentacle a shake,And offer each a slice of cake.An alien with many headsNeeds many cakes to keep it fed,While some will gobble cake and plate,And, sadly, some regurgitate...
  • One Week of Pirate Poems

    Julia Rawlinson

    eBook (, June 8, 2019)
    Have you ever wondered what would make the perfect pirate pet? Which spot X really marks? What they study at pirate school?Join swashbuckling spirits and brave buccaneers, treasure-hunting monkeys and bad-mannered parrots, as you set sail on the high seas with these seven piratical poems from children’s author Julia Rawlinson.Includes the poems The Worst Pirate Ever, The Perfect Pirate Pet, The Tale of the Mirabelle, Pirate Song, Tales of Pirates Past, Pirate Party and Avast!“You’re scared of skeletons, rats and wrecks,And jiggly rigging, and swaying decks,And sunburn, thunder and windy weather...You’re the worst pirate ever!”
  • One Week of Puzzle Poems

    Julia Rawlinson

    (, March 24, 2020)
    Do you enjoy perplexing puzzles? Tricky riddles? Mix-ups and muddles?Discover fluttering elephants and snuggly crocodiles, confusing contradictions and obscure occupations as you bamboozle your brain with these seven puzzling poems from children’s author Julia Rawlinson.Includes the poems Mix-up at the Zoo, Riddle, Just the Job, Opposites, Animal Spotting, My Poopsm’s in a Muddloops and What Can I Be?"I’m the colour of a cabbage,I jump further than a flea,My tongue stretches like elastic,Do you know what I could be?"
  • One Week of Spooky Poems

    Julia Rawlinson

    eBook (, Oct. 12, 2016)
    Have you ever wondered what ghosts study at school? Heard a creepy tap tap tapping on your window pane? Followed the light of a jack-o-lantern at Halloween? From hopeless ghosts to headless horsemen, hungry vampires to whiffy wizards, send a shiver down your spine with these seven spooky poems from children’s author Julia Rawlinson.Includes the poems Timetable, A Letter Home, Haunted House, Tap Tap Tap, A Wonderful Week, To Bertha Banshee and Pumpkin Pumpkin.First-year ghosts, 9pm,First class, ‘Elementary Moaning,’10pm at local churchyard, ‘Get to Grips with Graveyard Groaning,’10.30, practical, ‘How to Remove your Head,’12 midnight, back to churchyard, ‘Seven Steps to Wake the Dead’...