New Releases by Michael Rosen

The second collection of poems by the author of Carrying the Elephant. This is an account of the author''s life before he was diagnosed with hypothyroid - and the long path to recovery.

A noisy night for dozy dog. All of the farmyard animals cannot sleep because of dog''s snoring. 2-5 yrs.

dear joe, your wild noisy huge brother is dead. i couldn''t do what my parents did: bring two boys, four years apart, through the maze in 72 prose-poems of extraordinary power and vividness, Michael Rosen tells the story of a life: his left-wing Jewish upbringing, with baffling childhood trips to Trafalgar Square, eastern Europe and hospital, followed by trainee days at the BBC under the watchful eyes of Mi5, breakdown of a marriage, development of a new relationship, and the joy of a new baby. And, in a core series of pieces, the central calamity of his life: the sudden death from meningitis of his eighteen-year-old son. ''Rather you than me'' said one of the neighbours on hearing the news - a remark that Rosen records, as he does much else to do with the death, with a surprised, painful honesty which constantly brings the reader up short. Unflinching, totally lacking in mawkishness and self-pity, Carrying the Elephant is a triumph of imagination and curiosity.

Collection of poems about school. Suggested level: primary.

This publication is concerned with the early stages of language acquisition and is designed for use by early childhood teachers, nursery nurses, special education teachers and others working with children experiencing difficulties in learning to talk. Procedures are described that can be used to assess a child''s current skills and plan activities to increase communicative competence. The programme described is based on a developmental sequence that moves the early skills of joint attention, turn-taking and appropriate play to the more complex skills of asking and answering questions. Other issues discussed include sound development and intelligibility, the use of augmentative and alternative communication as stepping stones to speech, working with children and with families.

Knowledge of the basic mechanisms of cardiac excitation is a prerequisite to the understanding of cardiac arrythmias and their response to therapy. The goal of this book is to provide readers unacquainted with the matter with the information necessary to develop pathophysiologically oriented clinical reasoning in this area. Besides covering normal

Beginning with the chaos of breakfast and ending with the calm of bedtime, this is a collection of verse by Smarties Book Prize Winner, Michael Rosen. The poems are about everything from the pleasures of messing about to the pains of feeling ill and strange goings-on at the beach.

It was a dangerous time for Jews in Old Prague, so out of the mud Rabbi Loeb made a Golem. This was a creature of great strength but little understanding, but who would help the Rabbi protect his people as long as the rabbi could control and direct him.

Combines nonsense poems and fanciful illustrations with objects representing each letter of the alphabet.

A stunning frieze book that opens up into a free- standing landscape of vibrant drawings and witty verse. This spectacular visual feast unfolds to reveal a day - and night - in the life of a zoo. On one side the visitors watch the animals on their best behaviour but once night falls and the humans have gone, the animals spring into life as they indulge in all manner of wild and mischievous capers. Each fold depicts a different animal accompanied by a humourous poem by Michael Rosen. Full colour throughout. Ages 2 - 5.

George won''t let any of the other children into his cardboard box house, but when the tables are turned, he finds out how it feels to be excluded.

This collection is a moving record of how perceptions and realities of childhood have changed and how profoundly they have stayed the same. It draws upon many sources - autobiography, letters, diaries and songs, many written by children themselves.

Designed to fit the National Curriculum, the English 5-14 Guidelines in Scotland and the Northern Ireland Guidelines for English, this is part of the Longman Book Project. The project aims to enable teachers throughout the primary school to teach: language; fiction; and non-fiction. The project also offers practical guidance and in-built record keeping and assessment. It is carefully structured, enabling all teachers throughout the primary school to teach reading and language with success and understanding.

Designed to fit the National Curriculum, the English 5-14 Guidelines in Scotland and the Northern Ireland Guidelines for English, this is part of the Longman Book Project. The project aims to enable teachers throughout the primary school to teach: language; fiction; and non-fiction. The project also offers practical guidance and in-built record keeping and assessment. It is carefully structured, enabling all teachers throughout the primary school to teach reading and language with success and understanding.

A collection of contemporary nonsense poetry and verse.

A collection of humorous poems about the parts of the body.

An adaptation of some of the traditional German tales of Till Eulenspiegel, a merry prankster known for his outrageous tricks.

The tale of the one legged tin soldier - his adventures and steadfast devotion to the little paper dancing doll.

Michael Rosen discusses the philosophical issues involved in historical interpretation before presenting a novel and challenging solution to the problem of Hegel''s openness to criticism. Contrary to received opinion, Hegel''s philosophy does not, he argues, draw upon a universal and pre-suppositionless conception of rationality.

A collection of poems about the unique experiences and emotions of childhood.