What Are We Fighting For?: Poems About War

by Brian Moses, Roger Stevens

Overview

What Are We Fighting For? is a poetry collection that explores the concept of war in a brilliantly accessible way for younger readers.

Fascinating and moving in equal measure, there are poems about incredibly brave dogs, cats and pigeons; the Christmas truce of WWI when soldiers played football in No Man's Land; poems about rationing and what it was like to be an evacuee, poems about modern warfare and the reality of war today; plus lots of amazing true historical facts.

This cross-curricular poetry book is a brilliant way to get young readers thinking about both the historical and philosophical aspects of war.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781447248620
Publisher:	Pan Macmillan
Publication date:	01/30/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	7 - 9 Years

About the Author

Brian Moses has been labelled 'one of Britain's favourite children's poets' by the National Poetry Archive and has worked as a professional poet since 1988. He performs his poetry and percussion show in schools, libraries, theatres and festivals around the UK and overseas. He has written or edited over 200 books and has sold over one million copies of his poetry books and anthologies for Macmillan including A Cat Called Elvis and his 'best of' collection, Behind the Staffroom Door.

Roger Stevens is a children's author and poet who visits schools, libraries and festivals performing and running workshops. His books for Macmillan include Why Otters Don't Wear Socks, The Jumble Book, compiled for Dyslexia Action and Beware! Low Flying Rabbits - a solo collection of children's poems. Roger also runs the Poetry Zone, a website for children and teachers.

Brian Moses and Roger Stevens have also collaborated on Aliens Stole My Underpants, The Truth about Parents, The Truth about Teachers, and Olympic Poems 100% Unofficial for Macmillan Children's Books.

Brian Moses spends much of his time visiting schools, where he runs workshops sessions and performs his poetry. He has compiled numerous collections for Macmillan (total sales of over 750,000 copies), including The Works 2 and The Secret Lives of Teachers. He lives in Sussex with his wife and two daughters.
Roger Stevens is a children's author and poet who visits schools performing and running workshops. His books include The Jumble Book, compiled for Dyslexia Action and Why Otters Don't Wear Socks. Roger also runs the Poetry Zone, a website for children and teachers.