here are nonsense poems (‘The Jumblies') classic animal poems (‘The Snail') stories of adventure (‘The Ballad of Sir Patrick Spens') and Robert Browning's classic tale of adults getting their come-uppance - The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Modern poetry also makes its contribution with wordplay (‘Zoe's Ear-rings') and images of nature (‘Weathers'). Though principally aimed at eight to thirteen-year-olds...