The New Book of Days

by Eleanor Farjeon

Overview

For every day of the year Eleanor Farjeon provides a scrap of fun or fancy, poetry or nonsense, fact or fable. Here young readers can set out with Will Kemp on his nine-day dance from London to Norwich and read the lovely tale of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus, as well as celebrate Lincoln's birthday with a poem, and Christmas with a carol.

A wonderful, timeless and utterly unique read for the whole family.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781448171859
Publisher:	Penguin Random House Children's UK
Publication date:	12/31/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	608
Sales rank:	746,254
File size:	9 MB
Age Range:	9 - 11 Years

About the Author

Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965) was a British author of children's stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire. She lived much of her life among the literary and theatrical circles of London, and her friends included D H Lawrence, Walter de la Mare and Robert Frost. She won many literary awards and the prestigious Eleanor Farjeon Award for children's literature is presented annually in her memory by the Children's Book Circle.