Watcher of the Skies: Poems about Space and Aliens
Publisher: The Emma Press
Published: 29th September 2016
Place of publication: UK
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781910139431
Description: How big is the universe? Are there dogs in space? What if your friend or your granddad was an alien? Join the poets in wondering in Watcher of the Skies, a sparkling collection of poems about the outermost possibilities of space, life and our imaginations. Fully illustrated by Emma Wright and accompanied with helpful facts from space scientist Rachel Cochrane (Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh) and ideas for writing poems from Rachel Piercey, this is the perfect companion for any budding stargazer or astronaut.
Table of contents: title: Introduction by Rachel Piercey; title: How to Brush Your Teeth in Space, by Sohini Basak; title: Comet, by Kate Wakeling; title: Stars? Dust? Us? by Inua Ellams; title: Art 101 for Aliens, by Rebecca Colby; title: But how big is the universe? by Rachael M Nicholas; title: Recipe for Cosmic Cup Cakes, by Julie Anna Douglas; title: My granddad Burt's an alien, by Dale Neal; title: Milky Way Disco, by Camellia Stafford; title: The Starry Messenger, by John Canfield; title: Compared to What? by Robert Schechter; title: Message for Rosetta, by Rachel Piercey; title: High Frontier, by Richard O'Brien; title: A Dog in Space, by Mary Anne Clark; title: Letters, by Rob Walton; title: Many Moons Ago, by Lawrence Schimel; title: The Way the Planets Talk, by Dom Conlon; title: Alien Boy, by Mike Sims; title: Up Above, by Mandy Coe; title: The Algonquin Calendar of Changing Moons, by Cheryl Moskowitz; title: Poets in Space by Abigail Parry & Jon Stone - Emily Dickinson in Space, Shakespeare in Space, Ted Hughes in Space, Ono no Komachi in Space, Lord Byron in Space; title: Solar System Candy, by Gita Ralleigh; title: The Alien Restaurant, by David Harmer; title: Countdown, by Philip Monks; title: Uranus: Roll Up, Roll Up, by Sarah Doyle; title: The Hungry Galactic Plug Hole, by Suzanne Olivante; title: Stars, by Kate Wise; title: How to Get to Zagnaraputta, by Dharmavadana; title: Watcher of the Skies Bonus Bits:; title: Extra facts.; title: Interview with a space scientist.; title: About the editors.; title: About the poets.; title: About the Emma Press.; title: Also from the Emma Press.