{"product_id":"national-trust-i-am-the-seed-that-grew-the-tree-a-nature-poem-for-every-day-of-t-9780857637703","title":"National Trust: I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree, A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year (Poetry Collections)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Waterstones Children's Gift of the Year 2018\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dazzling, soaring compendium of illustration and verse, I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree presents a poem for every day of the year – including those that leap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCapturing themes of the natural world, this sumptuous volume gathers together an exciting sweep of names, including works from Ted Hughes , William Carlos Williams , Emily Brontë , Carol Ann Duffy , John Updike , Grace Nichols and William Blake . From ice-dusted birch trees on a January night to an autumn glimpse of a hawk in flight, this landmark anthology sings with the power of language to capture the magic of our changing world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese thoughtful poems have been gathered from all around the world, and specifically chosen to suit each individual day of the year. The selections were curated by Fiona Waters , a passionate champion of children’s literature. Waters has worked with children’s books all her life as a bookseller, publisher, author and reviewer, and won the CLPE Poetry Prize in 2005. In collecting the poems for I Am the Seed , Fiona and the publisher Nosy Crow have maintained regional spellings and usage, in order to preserve the integrity of the originals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe captivating and playful illustrations are provided by Frann Preston-Gannon , who was previously shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize in 2013 for The Journey Home . She has brought life and imagination to every page, enough to make children and adults alike stop in their tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA breath-taking compendium of words and pictures that beg to be read and cherished, this a book that will be at the top of many of our own bookseller’s Christmas lists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Fiona Waters\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePoetry (Children's \/ Teenage)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6 Sep 2018 by Nosy Crow Ltd.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fiona Waters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319230308730,"sku":"9780857637703","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9780857637703.jpg?v=1790625131","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/national-trust-i-am-the-seed-that-grew-the-tree-a-nature-poem-for-every-day-of-t-9780857637703","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}