'A MUST HAVE BOOK FOR THE HOME AND SCHOOL LIBRARY'
-- Megan Daley, Children's Books Daily

A boat of stars came down tonight
and sailed around my bed --
it sprinkled stardust on my eyes,
put dreams inside my head

Open worlds of imagination and explore themagic of everyday life with this enchanting new collection of poetry from some of Australia's most-loved writers and illustrators.

Perfect for the classroom and the home, A Boat of Stars will bring a love of language, rhythm and rhyme to every child.

MORE PRAISE

'Highly recommended for children from preschool to upper primary' -- Margaret Hamilton AM, Books+Publishing

'Poetry helps kids to love language ... A gorgeous poetry collection for any bookshelf' -- Kids' Book Review

' It is a book to go through slowly, over many days, savouring each aspect ... Recommended for three to fifty-three years old.' -- Reading Time

'... a wonderful collection of poems and drawings by Australian writers and illustrators who agree that "children love poetry ... they adore rhyme, rhythm and words that can be memorised and chanted ... This book should be in every primary school library" -- Stephen Romei, Literary Editor, The Australian

Details

ISBN13: 9780733343759
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 128
Edition:
Publication Date: 30 Apr 2025
Publisher: ABC Books
Publication City, Country: New South Wales, Australia
Dimensions (cm): 23.5(H)x15.4(L)x1(W)321
Weight (gm): 321

Author Biography

Natalie Jane Prior has won an array of awards for her wonderful books, many of which have been published around the world. Natalie lives with her husband and daughter in Brisbane, where she works as a full-time writer. nataliejaneprior.com Margaret Connolly has been a literary agent for 30 years. She began her working life as a lawyer, before being approached to join Curtis Brown in the mid-1980s. She set up her own agency in 1992. Her client list includes many of Australia's most distinguished novelists, poets, non-fiction authors, film-makers, children's writers and illustrators. She works from a purpose-built office at home, with a view in one direction over her garden and in the other of a library Les Murray has compared to the Atheneum Club. The rug outside her office, which once belonged to the much-admired writer Kate Jennings, is now permanently occupied by the recumbent form of a dog named Arthur.

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